Jerri Green

Background

Jerri Green is a Memphis City Council member and Shelby County Chief Public Defender, and is a mother of three. Born and raised in Memphis, she earned degrees from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and Georgetown University Law Center; she has worked as a public defender and in Shelby County government.

Sources: Meet Jerri Green, Nashville Banner

What the candidate has said

Statements are attributed to the linked sources.

• Affordability and services

  Green said she wants to end the grocery tax, fully fund public schools and improve healthcare, citing rural hospital closures as a concern.

  NewsChannel 5

• Healthcare and affordability

  She supports accepting federal Medicaid expansion funds and using available funds to address medical debt, housing security deposits and childcare waitlists.

  Tennessee Lookout

• Housing

  Green supports starter-home development, down-payment assistance for first-time buyers and local zoning reforms to encourage mixed-income housing.

  Main Street Media