Tennessee House District 8

Clerk Heidi Kuhn began her journey with Shelby County Government in 2000, as a Health Programs Manager. Throughout her career, she has served in various roles, including Executive Director of the Crime Victims Center, Deputy Director of Community Services, Director of Training, and Special Assistant and Lead Strategist to the Sheriff, and then elected as Criminal Court Clerk in 2018. Each position has enabled her to positively influence the community, and she remains dedicated to serving the residents of Shelby County.

​​Clerk Kuhn holds a Master’s degree from Christian Brothers University Business School and a Bachelor’s degree in Education from the University of New Mexico. She also holds certifications in Leadership, Management and Ethics. Clerk Kuhn believes in giving back to the community and thus has served and continues to serve on several boards and is active within the community.

Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk Heidi Kuhn is a wife, mother of four, and grandmother of two and a proven public servant and leader with over two decades of successful experience in government leadership. Kuhn brings a track record of innovation, compassion, and results-driven leadership; especially in creating second chances for justice-involved individuals and expanding access to opportunities to all residents of Shelby County.

Nationally recognized for her work to expand expungement access in Tennessee, her office has processed nearly 10,000 expungements, helping individuals and families rebuild their lives.

Her leadership and community involvement has earned her numerous awards and accolades, including:

• TN Clerk of the Year (2025)

• Legacy of Community Impact Award (2024)

• Leadership Memphis Changemaker (2022)

• Southern Justice Summit Award (2021)

• Memphis Business Journal “Top 40 Under 40”

• Memphis Woman Magazine’s “50 Women Who Make a Difference”

• 3V Leading Lady Award

As a congressional candidate, Heidi Kuhn brings more than 26 years of experience in government roles, not just as a role holder, but as one that looks to make impact and real change. She offers bold, compassionate leadership rooted in experience and a deep commitment to justice, equity, and opportunity for West Tennessee. Her proven ability to modernize government, remove systemic barriers, and uplift communities makes her uniquely qualified to lead District 8 into a brighter future for ALL citizens.

Clerk Kuhn is committed to serving the people of West Tennessee to the best of her ability in Congress.

     Councilwoman Jerri Green, a proud Memphian, was elected to the Memphis City Council on November 16, 2023. Having graduated from White Station High School, she pursued her higher education at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where she earned her B.A. in English and Political Science. Continuing her academic journey, Jerri obtained her Juris Doctorate from Georgetown University School of Law in Washington, D.C.

     She is a licensed attorney in the state of Tennessee and a member of the Memphis Bar Association, Tennessee Bar Association, the Association for Women Attorneys, and the American Inns of Court. She has practiced public interest law in areas ranging from international human rights to criminal defense, in Washington, D.C., Nashville, and Memphis. She also taught criminal law and juvenile justice for almost a decade through the University of Phoenix. She has worked at the University Memphis Law School and was the previous Executive Director of the Community Legal Center where she worked to advance the mission of bridging the justice gap in the Memphis community.

     Jerri currently serves as the Deputy Chief of Staff to Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris. In her most recent professional role, she served as the Senior Policy Advisor to Mayor Lee Harris where she worked on many issues, from Women’s Health and Public Safety to Refugee Assistance and Blight Remediation. Her accomplishments in this role include leading projects to insure over 70% of the local prison population was vaccinated at the height of COVID, finalizing the last group of Shelby County employees received a living wage, and establishing a first of its kind free gun lock by mail program.

     Councilwoman Green was named a Superwoman in Business by the Memphis Business Journal in 2023 and was selected as a fellow for the Aspen Institute’s Memphis Workforce Leadership Academy. She is the past President of the Democratic Women of Shelby County, a member of the Board of Directors for the Girls, Inc. and the Humane Society of Memphis and Shelby County and was the statewide election lead for the Tennessee Moms Demand Action Chapter.

     Councilwoman Green now serves as the Chairwoman of the Economic Development, Tourism, & Technology Committee and the Vice-Chair of the Transportation Committee. Additionally, she serves as the Council’s liaison for Memphis River Parks Partnership and the Urban Art Commission.

     Councilwoman Green takes immense pride in her role as a mother and wife. Patrick is her loving husband, and she is blessed to be the mother of Beau, Vivienne, and Wilder.

Memphis City Councilwoman, Jerri Green, is running for Tennessee governor: https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/local/2025/07/14/memphis-city-councilwoman-jerri-tennessee-governor/85191204007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z115251p116450c116450e005400v115251b0045xxd004565&gca-ft=150&gca-ds=sophi 

LEADERSHIP FOR HEALTHY AND SAFE COMMUNITIES

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.

A COMMUNITY ADVOCATE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

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 

A HARDWORKING

BOARD MEMBER

• Executive Director, Sowing Justice

• Environmental Justice Chair for the Tennessee Chapter, Sierra Club

• International Coalition to Ban Depleted Uranium Weapons

• African American Environmental Justice Network 

• Military Toxics Project

• Youth Terminating Pollution

• Mid-South Peace and Justice Center

• Tennesse Vally Authority Regional Energy Resource Council

Awards and Recognition:

• Dick Mochow Environmental Justice Award, Sierra Club

• Human Rights Award, Mid-South Peace and Justice Center

• VOX Student Award: Financial Literacy High School Pilot, PRSSA

• Changemaker Award

• History In Green Award

• Harriet Tubman Living Legacy Award