Nashville Tenn., June 24, 2024 -- The Tennessee Young Democrats (TNYD) is pleased to announce our 1st wave of endorsements for the 2024 Election Cycle. These candidates were voted on and approved at the June 20 meeting of the TNYD State Executive Board. "The candidates that we have decided to endorse today, are candidates that aligns with the values of our members," said Taylor Gentry TNYD President. "Our number one goal this year is to ensure that we end the Super Majority in both the General Assembly and in our Congressional Delegation, and these candidates, we believe, are the best candidates to do that," said Joshua Patrick TNYD Political Affairs Committee Chairman. Here is the list of Candidates that are being endorsed today:
United States House of Representatives
Maryam Abolfazli (D) - Tennessee's 5th Congressional District
Megan Barry (D) - Tennessee's 7th Congressional District
Tennessee State Senate
James Dallas (D) - Tennessee's 28th Senatorial District
Tennessee House of Representative
Lexi Melton (D) - Tennessee's 35th House District
Matt Ferry (D) - Tennessee's 48th House District
Luis Mata (D) - Tennessee's 49th House District
Ailina Carona (D) - Tennessee's 57th House District
Allie Phillips (D) - Tennessee's 75th House District
Noah Nordstrom (D) - Tennessee's 83rd House District
Jesse Huseth (D) - Tennessee's 97th House District
About Tennessee Young Democrats
Tennessee Young Democrats is a state-chartered unit of the Young Democrats of America. TNYD is the largest Democratic Youth organization in the state of Tennessee. TNYD has local county chapters across Tennessee. TNYD is committed to electing Democrats, especially Young Democrats, to elected office either locally, statewide, or at the Federal level. We are mobilizing Young Democrats all across Tennessee, from Memphis to Mountain City, to help bring an end to the Republican Supermajority so that we can build a better bluer Tennessee for all.