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Brandon Puttbrese
Brandon J. Puttbrese was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 19 of the Tennessee State Senate.[1]
Campaign themes
2014
Puttbrese's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[2]
Build a Stronger Middle Class
- Excerpt: "Cutting the influence of big money in politics, like corporate prisons and predatory lenders."
- Excerpt: "Making smart investments in education and job training."
- Excerpt: "Raising the minimum wage."
- Excerpt: "Rebuilding our broken roads and bridges with Tennessee workers."
- Excerpt: "Leading the nation on tackling climate change with technology and innovation."
- Excerpt: "
Education
- Excerpt: "Shut down the school-to-prison pipeline and get kids into college and technical programs."
- Excerpt: "Extend high quality pre-kindergarten to every family in Nashville."
- Excerpt: "Empower educators, teach critical thinking and problem solving, and de-emphasize high-stakes testing."
- Excerpt: "Create incentives to recruit and retain the next generation of highly skilled educators."
- Excerpt: "Keep public schools public and stop privatization schemes."
Elections
2014
- See also: Tennessee State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for 18 seats in the Tennessee State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 7, 2014. A general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 3, 2014. Incumbent Thelma Harper defeated Brandon Puttbrese in the Democratic primary. Sterlina Inez Brady was unopposed in the Republican primary. George Thomas ran as an independent candidate. Harper defeated Brady and Thomas in the general election.[3][1]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Thelma M. Harper Incumbent |
75.3% | 23,235 | |
| Republican | Sterlina Inez Brady | 15.2% | 4,701 | |
| Independent | George Thomas | 9.4% | 2,899 | |
| Independent | Rueben (Dock) Dockery (write-in) | 0.1% | 38 | |
| Total Votes | 30,873 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Thelma Harper Incumbent |
86.2% | 10,520 |
| Brandon Puttbrese | 13.8% | 1,685 |
| Total Votes | 12,205 | |
Endorsements
2014
In 2014, Puttbrese's endorsements include the following:[4]
- Nashville Fraternal Order of Police
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Brandon + Puttbrese + Tennessee + Senate"
- All stories may not be relevant to this legislator due to the nature of the search engine.
See also
- Tennessee General Assembly
- Tennessee State Senate District 19
- Tennessee State Senate
- Tennessee State Senate elections, 2014
External links
- Official campaign website
- Brandon Puttbrese on Facebook
- Brandon Puttbrese on LinkedIn
- Brandon Puttbrese on Twitter
- Tennessee General Assembly
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tennessee Secretary of State, "Petitions Filed for State Senate and State House of Representatives," accessed April 5, 2014
- ↑ Brandon Puttbrese for State Senate, "Priorities," accessed July 17, 2014
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "August 7, 2014 Election Results," accessed September 11, 2014
- ↑ Brandon Puttbrese for State Senate, "Main page," accessed July 17, 2014
