by allison | Sep 9, 2024 | From the 2024 Campaign Trail
Two governments tackle public health In May I knocked the door of a hospital administrator who travels the country studying best practices in public health. One government that’s doing it right, she said, is the Cherokee Nation in northeastern Oklahoma. Cobbling...
by allison | Sep 3, 2024 | From the 2024 Campaign Trail
If you’re a Tennessean who votes R, I have a question: do you consider yourself one of the most conservative people in the entire United States? According to the Conservative Political Action Committee, based on our recently passed state laws, Tennessee is the...
by allison | Aug 20, 2024 | From the 2024 Campaign Trail
How political narratives drive our laws Last December, I was sifting through sweaters at T.J. Maxx in Hixson when the woman standing next to me whispered, “They come in here and steal whole armfuls of stuff. Nobody stops them.” I followed her gaze toward an empty...
by allison | Aug 13, 2024 | From the 2024 Campaign Trail
On being happy and business friendly, and MYODB I’ve spent the last week soaking up Gov. Tim Walz’s midwestern-dad energy. As a Tennessean, two things I heard him say struck home for me. First was his unofficial Minnesota motto: “Mind your own damn business.” If our...
by allison | Aug 6, 2024 | From the 2024 Campaign Trail
Respectful conversation is an investment in our shared future. My goal as I knock doors is to secure 20,001 votes. Given that task, it doesn’t make sense for me to talk to folks not on my canvassing list. Maybe it’s the southern in me, but I can’t make myself ignore...
by allison | Jul 29, 2024 | From the 2024 Campaign Trail
People have been waiting on someone to vote for Maybe it’s the looming towers that made the landscape around Sequoyah seem so still when I canvassed there. I’m sure the July heat kept many folks inside. Whether I was walking empty suburban streets or driving long...
