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Tennessee
Candidate profile

Lauren Pinkston

I · Tennessee · 2026

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GovernorTennessee · 2026
Top priorities
  • Offer a nonpartisan alternative for Tennessee voters
  • Improve education, health care, and public trust
  • Build cross-partisan civic participation

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Biography

Lauren Pinkston is an independent candidate for Tennessee governor and former Lipscomb University professor. Her campaign presents a nonpartisan alternative focused on education, democracy, health care, public trust, and building a broader coalition outside the major-party primary system.

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