Sherri Garrett

Current office and 2026 campaign

Sherri Garrett is a Republican candidate for Tennessee State Executive Committeewoman representing Senate District 5 in the 2026 election ⁴. She qualified for the ballot by meeting the state's qualifying deadline of March 10, 2026 ². Garrett describes herself as a nurse and grassroots leader advocating for constitutional rights, parental rights, and child protection ⁴.

Garrett serves as the chapter chair for Moms for Liberty in Knox County, Tennessee ³⁵. In this role, she has organized community events such as "Winning Workshops" to encourage local political involvement ⁷. She has also focused on advocating for responsible artificial intelligence policies in local schools and protecting student data ⁶. Garrett states that she is running to ensure Senate District 5 has strong, principled representation within the Republican Party ⁴.

Background and education

Sherri Garrett is a mother of five sons and a grandmother to twelve ⁵. She has worked as a nurse for 37 years ⁴⁵. Garrett serves as the chair of the Moms for Liberty chapter in Knox County, Tennessee ³⁵. In this role, she advocates for parental rights, the protection of children, and constitutional rights ⁴. She also holds leadership positions with Knox for Liberty and has served on local school boards ³⁴.

Career

Sherri Garrett has worked as a nurse for 37 years ⁴. She self-describes her professional background as that of a nurse and grassroots leader who advocates for constitutional rights, parental rights, and the protection of children ⁴.

Garrett serves as the chapter chair for Moms for Liberty in Knox County, Tennessee ⁵. In this role, she has focused on issues such as special needs children in public schools, the rights of homeschoolers, and the implementation of AI policies in classrooms to protect student data and preserve teacher roles ³⁶. She has also hosted workshops to encourage local community involvement and leadership ⁷.

Office history

Sherri Garrett ran for election to the Knox County Board of Education to represent District 7 in Tennessee ¹. She lost in the Republican primary on May 3, 2022 ¹.

Garrett serves as the chair of the Moms for Liberty chapter in Knox County, Tennessee ³. In this role, she advocates for parental rights and engages with school boards on issues including special needs education, homeschooling rights, and artificial intelligence policy in classrooms ⁴⁵⁶. She has also hosted community workshops to encourage local political involvement ⁷.

Garrett is a registered nurse with 37 years of experience ⁴⁵. She self-describes as a grassroots leader and advocate for constitutional rights, faith, family, and freedom ⁴.

Garrett is running for election to the Republican State Executive Committee to represent Senate District 5 in Tennessee ⁴. The qualifying deadline for this race was March 10, 2026 ².

Legislative record and accomplishments

Sherri Garrett has not held elected legislative office, having lost in the Republican primary for the Knox County Board of Education on May 3, 2022 ¹. Consequently, she does not have a legislative record involving sponsored bills, specific votes, or committee assignments within the Tennessee General Assembly.

Garrett’s policy advocacy focuses on parental rights, constitutional protections, and education oversight, particularly regarding artificial intelligence in classrooms ⁴⁶. As Chair of the Moms for Liberty Knox County chapter, she has organized workshops to encourage community involvement and has advocated for policies that protect student data and preserve the role of teachers ⁵⁶. She also serves as a member of the Republican State Executive Committee for Senate District 5, aiming to provide principled representation within the party structure ²⁴.

Business interests and wealth source

Sherri Garrett’s primary professional background is in healthcare, where she self-describes as having served as a nurse for 37 years ³⁴. She states that this long tenure provided her with skills useful in her advocacy roles, particularly regarding student data and parental rights ⁵. There is no information in the provided sources indicating that Garrett owns private businesses, holds significant ownership stakes in commercial enterprises, or derives wealth from business sales.

Publicly available financial disclosure records for Garrett are not included in the provided source material. Consequently, specific details regarding her personal wealth source, net worth, or other business interests beyond her nursing career cannot be confirmed from these documents ¹².

Family

Sherri Garrett self-describes as a mother of five children and a grandmother to twelve ³⁵. She states that she serves alongside her husband in her free time ³. Her family members are not described as public figures or holding political office in the available sources.

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