Leslie Braddock
Leslie Braddock (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Tennessee House of Representatives to represent District 12. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Braddock completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Leslie Braddock was born in Georgia. Braddock earned a high school diploma from Jennings High School. Braddock earned an associate degree from the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale in 1991 and a bachelor's degree from California Coast University in 2024. Braddock's career experience includes working in real estate. Braddock has been affiliated with Alpha Delta Pi, the American Psychological Association, Delta Epsilon Tau, and Girl Scouts of America.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 12
Fred Atchley defeated Leslie Braddock in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 12 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Fred Atchley (R) | 82.2 | 23,955 |
 | Leslie Braddock (D)  | 17.8 | 5,196 | |
| Total votes: 29,151 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 12
Leslie Braddock advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 12 on August 1, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Leslie Braddock | 100.0 | 504 |
| Total votes: 504 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 12
Fred Atchley defeated Larry Linton and Christian Brown in the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 12 on August 1, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Fred Atchley | 71.0 | 3,401 |
 | Larry Linton | 24.3 | 1,167 | |
| Christian Brown | 4.7 | 225 | ||
| Total votes: 4,793 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Braddock in this election.
Pledges
Braddock signed the following pledges.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Leslie Braddock completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Braddock's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I believe that a representative represents the voices of the people, not just their own. I am here to fight for removing the grocery tax and Tennessee so that middle income families can afford more per shopping trip. I am here to fight to keep IVF And birth control legal. A woman’s healthcare is between her and her Doctor. I am not taking any corporate funds and I’m running a grassroots campaign. I do not believe the same old systems and politics have worked for this area. That is how we got into the situation we’re in. I believe we need new leader ship and new ideas For Sevier county and district 12. I believe in term limits and I believe that Congress both state and US should not trade stocks while in office. I believe public Funds should stay in public schools and do not support any voucher systems. I support teachers and raises for those teachers who worked tirelessly to educate our children.
I also support raising the minimum wage in the state of Tennessee to $15 an hour. Our Tennessee and citizens deserve to make a living wage that they can support themselves. The current minimum wage does not do that.- Public funds belong in public schools. Voucher systems have been used in other states such as Arizona and have failed because the voucher schools are not held to the same academic standards. Testing has shown this.
- I support women’s right to have access to IVF treatments and to birth-control as well as choices about her own body. These decisions should be between a woman and her doctor and not up to the government to dictate what a woman should do.
- I support common sense gun reform. Safe gun owner nurse want to live next-door to safe gun owners.
Specifically this is preventing people with Domestic violence convictions from Purchasing guns. Mandatory safe storage act.
Also utilizing the warehouse of trigger locks that the state has that is currently unused. These would help prevent accidents within the home.
This is not always easy especially when people are passionate about their positions. But I believe healing our state and the divisions that have come to play recently in our government is crucial to a functioning democracy.
You cannot always get a bill to pass but you can always be the voice of the needs of your constituents.
I would like to expand Medicaid so that Tennessee can have access to affordable healthcare.
District 12 currently has a 98% occupancy rate and the housing prices and rental prices are unaffordable for most people.
I believe in term limits.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 8, 2024
