Lauren Pinkston
Role at the time: Independent candidate for Tennessee governor
Mixed or conditional
Statement summary
Pinkston supports limited ALPR use for investigations with short retention, verified matches, case-linked searches, and controlled interagency sharing.
“Tennesseans should be free from a surveillance state.”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)Lauren Pinkston for Tennessee, issues platformPublic Safety & Justice: Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPRs / Flock Cameras)
Pinkston's campaign platform proposes a seven-day retention limit, human confirmation of matches, case-linked searches, and restrictions on outside agency access.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
Pinkston would permit investigative use under conditions, rather than eliminate the systems.