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Allison Gorman for State House District 26
I’m a native Tennessean and a graduate of the UT School of Journalism. I work as an editor and a writer. My husband and I have lived in Chattanooga (District 26) since 1997 and raised our three daughters here.
As a member of the State House, I will be a progressive voice for the people of Tennessee.
Policy Points
01
Reproductive Rights
Tennessee bans abortion from the moment of conception. The Republican majority in the State House didn’t just vote for this ban, which hundreds of Tennessee doctors warned was dangerous to pregnant women; they also voted against an exception for raped children. That’s because these legislators answer to lobbyists, not to medical experts or their own constituents. Most Tennesseans don’t support this ban.
02
Public Education
Tennessee’s public schools are poorly funded. Our public-school teachers are poorly paid. Now, against the wishes of most parents and local school boards, our state government is giving public school dollars to private schools through $7,000 vouchers, and to for-profit charter schools. This is a deliberate strategy by Republican legislators to defund and dismantle public education and reward the deep-pocketed “school choice” groups that finance their campaigns.
03
Gun Safety
Most Tennesseans support reasonable laws that make it harder for dangerous or unstable people to get firearms. Unfortunately our Republican legislators answer only to the gun industry. Tennesseans—including children—are paying the price. Between 2011 and 2021, as Republicans loosened our state’s gun laws, the rate of gun deaths of minor children in Tennessee increased 180 percent. The Tennessee GOP has chosen guns over kids every time.
04
Health Care
Hundreds of thousands of Tennesseans don’t have health insurance but don’t qualify for TennCare. As a result, Tennesseans are sicker than most Americans and have more medical debt, and our rural hospitals are closing because patients can’t pay their medical bills. Every year our Republican-led government turns away billions in our own federal tax dollars that would address these problems by expanding Medicaid. There’s no logical reason why.
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Reproductive Rights
I’ll push to restore access to abortion in Tennessee to the reasonable, medically responsible limits allowed under Roe v. Wade. I’ll also push for broader access to birth control and science-based sex education.
Public Education
I’ll push to fund K-12 education fully and strategically, so every Tennessee family will have the choice to send their child to an excellent public school in their own neighborhood.
Gun Safety
I’ll push for what most Tennesseans want: safe storage laws, universal background checks, a red flag law, and the restoration of the permit requirement, including gun-safety training.
Health Care
I’ll push to expand Medicaid (TennCare), so hundreds of thousands more Tennesseans can afford to see the doctor and buy medicine. It’s an economic winner—and the ethical thing to do.
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