Senator
Marquita Bradshaw
M. Bradshaw
Democrat
Tell us about your campaign.
Marquita Bradshaw is a Tennessee native; a Memphian who has extensive experience in the environmental justice movement and an advocate for human rights. Marquita grew up in South Memphis and is an alumna of University of Memphis. She is a single mom who raised her son on a working-class salary.
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Describe your qualifications for this office.
Marquita’s career and service have spanned labor, environment, education reform, tax reform, trade policy, and social justice work. Her passion for a clean and safe environment drives her to raise awareness and fight for environmental justice which impacts the poor and most vulnerable in any society. Volunteer and Community Organizing Work Includes: Defense Depot Memphis, TN-Concerned Citizens Committee Youth Terminating Pollution (Founding member) Mid-South Peace & Justice Center Sierra Club Executive Committee Stand for Children AFGE AFL-CIO Memphis Community Advisory Board: Southern Gateway Environmental Health Disparities Research Center of Excellence Memphis Chapter Coalition, Black Trade Unionist Community Action and Response Against Toxics (CBTU-CARAT) Team Tennessee African American Environmental Justice Network Tennesseans for Fair Taxation Memphis NAACP Climate & Justice Chair Asa Philip Randolph Institute
