After weeks of questionnaires, virtual forums, policy discussions, comparison charts, and member review, Indivisible Tri-Cities TN is proud to announce our endorsement of Jerri Green for Governor of Tennessee. Jerri Green received nearly 97% of the vote from participating members. That margin reflects more than agreement on policy positions. In conversations among members, one point came up again and again. Jerri Green has spent real time in Northeast Tennessee listening to people, learning our concerns, and building relationships in a part of the state that is often politically overlooked. Members noticed that she knew local activists by first name, understood many of the specific challenges facing our region, and spoke about Northeast Tennessee as a place worth investing in rather than simply a campaign stop to pass through. That mattered deeply in this endorsement process. We are at the far end of the state of Tennessee. Few candidates take the time and expend the resources to come here once. Jerri has been here at least twice and she’s coming for a third visit on June 27. Throughout the campaign, Jerri Green has traveled across Tennessee holding more than 100 town halls and community stops in urban, suburban, and rural communities alike. At her townhall in Jonesborough (October) and in Kingsport (February), she had real conversations with our community, answering unfiltered questions from the audience. At a time when many elected officials avoid public accountability, our members viewed that accessibility as a sign of leadership. Members also found strong alignment with many of Green’s policy positions, including support for: public education, healthcare expansion, reproductive freedom, civil rights of the LGBTQ+, environmental protections, immigrant protections, government transparency, and protection of democratic institutions during a time of growing political extremism and division.