Politics
Everything you need to know about politics in the Chattanooga area, from local government meetings to elections.
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State senate candidate Missy Crutchfield believes people can find common ground
Democrat Missy Crutchfield has her eye on Tennessee's District 10 Senate seat. She said it's her love for people that fuels her fire.
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U.S. House Democratic nominee Jack Allen wants to close divisions between people
Democrat Jack Allen said he is running for Congress to try to bring people back together.
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Fleischmann says excessive regulation, taxes put opportunities at risk
U.S. Rep Chuck Fleischmann, R-Ooltewah, is running for reelection to his District 3 congressional seat. If reelected, Fleischmann will serve his eighth term in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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State Sen. Todd Gardenhire describes himself as a fixer with an independent streak
State Sen. Todd Gardenhire, R-Chattanooga, is running for reelection in the Tennessee Senate representing District 10.
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Protest candidates: Key moments for Gloria Johnson, Marsha Blackburn centered on demonstrations
Now the Knoxville state representative is challenging the U.S. senator from Tennessee as early voting is set to start Wednesday.
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Greg Martin and Allison Gorman vie to represent Chattanooga, Hixson area
In a rematch of the 2022 election, State Rep. Greg Martin, R-Hixson, faces Democrat Allison Gorman in the race to represent District 26 in the Tennessee House of Representatives.
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Are male voters reluctant to vote for a woman? Harris’ backers are confronting the question head on
The concern has been there all along, but now it's being talked about openly: Are some men reluctant to vote for Democrat Kamala Harris because she's a woman?
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Data shows migrants aren’t taking ‘Black jobs’ or ‘Hispanic jobs,’ despite what Trump says
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump promises the biggest deportation event the U.S. has ever seen if he is elected — a promise he has predicated, in part, on the notion that immigrants in the U.S. legally and illegally are stealing what he calls "Black jobs" and "Hispanic jobs."
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Trump drives his anti-immigration message in Aurora, Colorado
Donald Trump detoured from the battleground states Friday to visit a Colorado suburb that's been in the news over illegal immigration as he drives a message, often using false or misleading claims and dehumanizing language, that migrants are causing chaos in smaller American cities and towns.
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Poll: Harris viewed more positively by Hispanic women than by Hispanic men
A solid majority of Hispanic women have a positive opinion of Vice President Kamala Harris and a negative view of former President Donald Trump, but Hispanic men are more divided on both candidates, according to a recent poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
