Marquita Bradshaw
Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Tennessee
$33.1K
NOV 7, 2026
General Election
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Live Odds — Tennessee Senate winner?
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3.5%chance to win
$33.1KNOV 7, 2026Candidate Overview
Key details about the candidate’s background, party, office sought and current campaign.
Current roleEnvironmentalist
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
Age52 years old (Jan 19, 1974)
GenderFemale
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LocationTennessee
BackgroundEnvironmentalist
EducationUniversity of Memphis (BLS)
Notable personal detailsMarquita Bradshaw is a Tennessee-based environmental justice advocate and political candidate. She was the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Tennessee in 2020, becoming the first African American woman to win a major political party nomination in any statewide Tennessee race. She is the founder and executive director of Sowing Justice and is a graduate of the University of Memphis.
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Political Positions
Economy & Taxes
Bradshaw supports raising taxes on the wealthy and backs a wealth tax to fund public programs. She also supports federal spending to promote economic growth and opposes lowering corporate taxes as an economic strategy.
Healthcare
Marquita Bradshaw says she believes in healthcare for all. Her campaign says she would fight to end situations where Tennesseans go bankrupt from seeking needed medical care, and says she has experienced hardship under the current system herself.
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Immigration & Border
Marquita Bradshaw is described as supporting DACA and a welcoming approach for families seeking refuge from oppression, tyranny, violence, and persecution. No detailed public border-enforcement platform was identified in the sources reviewed.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Marquita Bradshaw’s campaign materials say she supports comprehensive reproductive health services as part of healthcare and frames healthcare as something she will fight to expand. A later issue summary describes her as supporting a woman’s right to choose and protecting access to reproductive healthcare, which points to a pro-access position with no detailed limits stated in the sources reviewed.
Climate & Energy
Marquita Bradshaw explicitly supports the Green New Deal and says it is the way to address climate justice and environmental justice. Her campaign materials call for heavy investment in infrastructure, jobs, and renewable-energy-related training and development. She also frames her climate agenda around environmental justice and a cleaner economy for Tennessee.
Public Safety & Guns
Marquita Bradshaw supports universal background checks and community policing. Her public-facing issue pages also emphasize restorative justice and a broader justice-system overhaul.
Latest News
Marquita Bradshaw is in the news as part of the Democratic field in Tennessee’s 2026 governor’s race. The latest coverage focuses more on Marsha Blackburn’s lead in the Republican primary, but it also notes the Democratic primary contest. There are no major new developments about Bradshaw herself in the provided summary.
Endorsements
3Campaign Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Campaign finance totals from the latest available reporting period.
2024
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LatestCycle 2024
Cycle 2026
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