Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly, an independent, has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz in their bid for president and vice president against former President Donald Trump and U.S. Sen. JD Vance of Ohio.
Kelly made remarks Saturday evening in front of 400 Democrats at the Hamilton County Democratic Party’s annual Estes Kefauver Dinner at the Westin hotel.
“The people in this room are not who are going to decide this next election,” Kelly said. “You’ve got to tell your friends, you’ve got to bring in the Republicans and independents.”
State Rep. Justin J. Pearson, D-Memphis, was the keynote speaker at the fundraiser, and special guests included state Rep. Gloria Johnson, D-Knoxville.