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Jerri Green is a Memphis City Council member for District 2 and the Democratic nominee for Tennessee governor in 2026. An attorney, she previously led the Community Legal Center and served as a senior policy advisor and deputy chief of staff to the Shelby County mayor. She was appointed interim Shelby County chief public defender in January 2026. She holds a BA in English and political science from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and a law degree from Georgetown University. She taught criminal law and juvenile justice at the University of Phoenix. Her community board service has included Girls Inc. and the Humane Society of Memphis and Shelby County.
Role at the time: Memphis City Council member and Democratic candidate for Tennessee governor
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Statement summary
Green supports targeted police technology but rejects unregulated mass surveillance and calls for statewide limits on retention, access, and data sharing.
“But public safety cannot become a blank check for mass surveillance.”
Networked automated license-plate cameras can assemble searchable records of vehicle movements. Candidates and officials disagree over whether to ban the systems, keep them with limits, or defend them as investigative tools. This tracker separates outright bans from narrower restrictions.
