{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"G. A. Hardaway, Sr.","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":"","party":"D","person":{"biography":"## Background and education\n- DePaul University, B. S. Finance\n\n## Career\n- Real Estate Investor\n\n- Member, Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee\n- Member, Commerce Committee\n- Member, Commerce Committee of 1st Extraordinary Session\n- Member, Criminal Justice Committee\n- Member, Criminal Justice Committee of 1st Extraordinary Session\n- Member, Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee of 1st Extraordinary Session\n- Member, Criminal Justice Subcommittee\n- Member, Criminal Justice Subcommittee of 1st Extraordinary Session\n\n- House member of the 105th through 113th General Assemblies\n- Africa in April Festival \u2013 Board of Directors\n- Al- Kadosh Shrine Temple\n- Black Business Association\n- Black Family Channel \u2013 Board of Directors\n- CBU Black Alumni Association\n- CBU Oliver Thornton Scholarship Fund\n- Herendon #10 Masonic Lodge\n- MAHS (Memphis Academy of Health Sciences) - Founder/ Visionary, Chairman, Board of Advisors, Vice-Chairman, Board of Governors\n- NAACP\n- Rosa Parks Academy\n- Parkway Gardens Presbyterian Church\n- Southern Christian Leadership Conference\n- Rainbow PUSH Coalition- Political Director\n- Save LibertyLand Organization\n- Shelby County Juvenile Court Advisory Council\n- New Sardis Baptist Church\n- Shelby County Democratic Women\n- Shelby County Debt Collaborative\n- DADS/DADS Against Discrimination\n\n## Family\n- Three Children\n\n## Sources\n- [https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=H93](https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=H93)\n","firstname":"G.A.","lastname":"Hardaway","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"SNRmj1EfNX"},"token":"g_a_hardaway_sr"},{"candidatename":"Renarda Renee Clariett","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":"","party":"R","person":{"biography":"\nLinks:\n\n[https://ballotpedia.org/Renarda_Clariett](https://ballotpedia.org/Renarda_Clariett)\n\nCommercial Appeal Article: [Commercial Appeal](https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/04/16/tennessee-elections-2024-memphis-primary/73216106007/)","firstname":"Renarda","lastname":"Clariett","middlename":"Renee","suffix":null,"token":"RAOJpxJta0"},"token":"renarda_renee_clariett"}],"choices":null,"description":"","district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"state_representative","o.office":null,"office":"state_house_93","officedescription":"The Tennessee House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the state legislature, with 99 members elected from single-member districts to two-year terms. Representatives pass state laws, originate revenue bills, approve the state budget, and \u2014 with the Senate \u2014 confirm gubernatorial appointments and propose constitutional amendments.","officequalities":"- **Integrity** \u2014 Acts in the interest of constituents and the public good rather than for personal gain, and remains independent of undue influence from donors, lobbyists, and party leadership.\n- **Understanding of the constituency** \u2014 Grasps both the economic-development needs of the district and the day-to-day concerns of individual residents \u2014 safety, healthcare, education, infrastructure.\n- **Persuasion** \u2014 Engages, listens to, and persuades both fellow legislators and constituents. Can change minds and explain votes honestly.\n- **Legislative craft** \u2014 Reads, drafts, and amends statute with care. Understands how specific bill language translates to outcomes, and knows the body of law being modified.\n- **Coalition-building** \u2014 Finds common ground across partisan and factional lines, brokers compromises that hold, and forms working majorities even when consensus is hard to reach.","officeterm":2,"officetitle":"State Representative","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":"","source":null,"title":"State Representative District 93"}