Issue 11 of 12
Elections, civil rights and state government
Q1Primary elections
Blackburn
Supports closed primaries requiring voters to register with a political party before participating in its nomination process.
Green
No 2026 gubernatorial position identified from sources reviewed.
Q2Election administration
Blackburn
Supports additional election-security measures and party registration.
Green
Expresses confidence in local election administrators but opposes what she characterizes as unnecessary voting barriers.
Q3Transgender participation in sports
Blackburn
Supports restricting girls' and women's school sports to biological females.
Green
Opposes legislation she considers discriminatory toward LGBTQ+ Tennesseans.
Q4LGBTQ+ legislation
Blackburn
Campaign explicitly emphasizes restrictions on transgender participation in women's sports.
Green
Pledges to veto legislation targeting LGBTQ+ communities and fund certain related support services.
Q5State spending transparency
Blackburn
Proposes reducing government waste and fraud.
Green
Proposes an online public report card tracking state contracts, grants and their intended results.
Q6Local government authority
Blackburn
No 2026 gubernatorial position identified from sources reviewed.
Green
Supports greater municipal fiscal authority and opposes state-imposed caps on local property taxes.
Sources for this issue
- Blackburn: protecting Tennessee elections and supporting party registration (2026)
- Blackburn: cutting wasteful government spending (2026)
- Jerri Green for Governor: policy platform (2026)
- Marsha Blackburn for Governor: issues (2026)
Archived copies of every source as read on 2026-10-14 are kept for the corrections record. All sources.