It's official. I'm on the ballot for the upcoming August and November elections! I am grateful for everyone who signed my petition and supported me this far, but now the real work begins. I'm going to need all the help I can get to defeat my opponent, but together we can!
And the plot thickens. It appears that not only is she not qualified, she's not even a resident of the state! What are you doing to our Tennessee,
@GovBillLee
???
JUST NOW: “Not only is
@GovBillLee
’s
@TNedu
commish Lizzette Reynolds legally unqualified—she likely ISN’T EVEN A RESIDENT OF TENNESSEE… it’s a smash & grab.”
Dems
@yarbro
@CalebHemmer
@VoteBo
@JRClemmons
show evidence Reynolds resides in Texas as she pushes Lee’s voucher scam.
I've not yet introduced myself. My name is Brian Robertson and I'm running for State Rep, Dist 44. TN is in a race for the bottom unless we act and encourage positive policy change. Click the link in my bio to show your support for a brighter future. Thanks!
This year is sure to be a game charger in the TN House of Representatives. More than half of the districts in TN have a Democratic challenger, which threatens to upset the super majority. Now, this news makes it even worse. If only more Republicans had this integrity.
It's funny to see my opponent and his caucus call these people thugs when it is the GOP and their ilk that embolden these people. This is a direct result of the hate the Republicans have wrought on TN through bad legislation and condescending to anyone who dares disagree with
Go away Nazi thugs. This is Tennessee and you are NOT welcome here. Btw, why not show your faces so we can all see who you are? I would be willing to bet that none of you are from anywhere near here.
It's official! Pulled petition paperwork today at the Sumner County Election Commission. I hope Sumner County and District 44 are ready for REAL representation in the State House because this working dad is ready to work for ALL my people!
"Why can't we find a Tennessean that can run Tennessee schools?"
The current Commissioner of Education is from Texas. Why is he hiring from out of state when there's plenty of exceptional school administrators and advocates here?!
Down to earth, common sense Tennesseans have demonstrated that they want change in the State House. The People's House! It is past time to calm the radical temperament that has gripped our state for too long. Let this be a warning to the
@TNGOP
that their supermajority days are
As of today, all four seats in Sumner Co. - three House, one Senate - will have Dems on the ballot this August. 🤸♀️
This is why community- and coalition-building matters. I’m thankful. 💙
Look, I'm a moderate 2A, law-abiding, responsible gun owners myself. So, why is it so hard for people who claim to be responsible gun owners to actually take responsibility for their weapons and secure them? What has happened to personal accountability?
Tragically, Tennessee has led the nation in this surge in gun thefts from cars. The graph below shows the change since the legislature passed guns-in-cars law.
That’s why Rep.
@CalebHemmer
& I have been trying to pass secure storage laws.
In another win for Tennessee families today, my district's school board passed a resolution opposing
@GovBillLee
and the
@TNGOP
's voucher scam thereby adding themselves to a long list of other counties and school districts that oppose it.
People want to see change in Tennessee. The only way that will happen is if people like me and you step up and run! Will everyone win? Probably not, but if we continually put up a fight, that fight will get easier and we will begin to make a real difference in our home. There's
We need Democrats stepping up to run for office in every district in 2024. We CAN'T allow Republicans to run unopposed. Want to run for State House? We want to help. Visit and complete our candidate interest form or email recruit
@tndp
.org.
Elections have consequences! Ukraine is fighting to exercise their right to freedom. Freedom to elect their leaders instead of having a Russian state controlled puppet. We were once in Ukraine's place fighting the British. Don't let the struggles of our forefathers be for
🔥 WATCH: U.S. Marine Corps Veteran Brian Robertson gets to the TRUTH—if Putin wins, he may be emboldened to invade our NATO allies, leading to WW3.
"We can avoid that by putting pressure on the MAGA GOP leadership to DO THEIR JOB to ensure that freedom rings for our allies!"
It really needs no explanation. Our governor's push to privatize millions of dollars in education funds will set Tennessee on a path that will take us decades to undo and recover from should his plan succeed. We can't allow that to happen! Share and spread the message! We need to
Rules for thee, but not for me!
I'm calling for the resignation of
@GovBillLee
for knowingly violating the law by hiring someone for a state government position who is not qualified to hold it. I also call for Lizzette Reynolds to resign for holding a position she is not
Lee knew the law saying she is not qualified and ignored it!! Similar to our state’s bribery laws. Our laws are for everyone else and not the Governor? Gov. Lee says Tennessee education commissioner meets requirements, despite lack of teaching license
This sounds like a "beat around the bush" approach to the events that happened today in Nashville. Call it out for what it is and who it is, Bill!! Be straight forward and denounce these people!
Nazism and antisemitism should never be tolerated in any form. As Jewish people around the world continue to face persecution, Tennessee remains unwavering in our support for the nation of Israel and her people.
Thank you
@WilliamLamberth
for saying the quiet part out loud. Comments like these makes it clear that Republicans aren't interested in governing, they simply want to rule and make us all their subjects.
I couldn't be more proud of our Sumner County students. They constantly surprise me with their maturity and tenacity. With future leaders like Julia, we are surely in good hands.
Get to it folks! Nothing changes without representation. You want change? Then get out and vote, and vote for those who are working to make positive change!
@JeremyFaison4TN
@WilliamLamberth
That's your opinion. The Constitution doesn't say that we MUST pledge allegiance. Quite the opposite. It gives us the right to exercise our free will. To be forced to take an oath or pledge isn't freedom, it's fascism.
I can not wait to serve with this woman. With the addition of Lexi Melton for District 35, we have a Democratic challenger running in all three Sumner County districts. Let's go!!
Turned in my petition today so your girl is officially going to be on the ballot for District 45! I’m grateful for the opportunity to bring radical empathy and love for our neighbors to the Tennessee legislature. Forward together. 🩷
I'll share a moment of vulnerability.
Mother's Day has been a hard holiday since 2017. She'd be giving me this look if she knew I had shared this picture, haha. But she was a wonderful woman who raised me right, worried about me on deployments, and always encouraged me to do
Absolutely disrespectful, distasteful, and downright disgraceful to bring this up on the anniversary of such a tragic event for Nashville.
@repmarkcochran
be ashamed and do better!
This week, on March 27 — the very same day thousands will link arms in honor of the anniversary of the Covenant school shooting in NASHVILLE — Republican
@repmarkcochran
is slated to present a resolution honoring the “Tennessee Rifle” to the state government committee🤔
At this point, I think we can all connect the dots and safety say that his company will greatly benefit from this corporate tax rebate. Who does he think he's kidding?
Gov. Bill Lee refuses to say whether his business, The Lee Company, will benefit from his proposed $1.9 billion corporate handout and tax break.
Now he’s fighting with the legislature to make it a secret which corporations are getting paid!
Our
@TNGOP
controlled state legislature is hell-bent on doing absolutely nothing for our working families. Always focusing on the wrong things. Vote them out and vote me in so that we can have some meaningful progress for the everyday Tennessean!
@NC5PhilWilliams
That's exactly what they're doing. They're strategizing who looks most vulnerable so they can have them vote no to hopefully save their seat while still having enough votes to pass the bill.
Worst**
Your poorly worded statement is exactly why you and the
@TNGOP
need to indefinitely shelve the governor's voucher scam and fully fund public schools instead.
It is my goal to expand Medicaid for better coverage for our working families, children, and elderly. I honestly can't believe Republicans are against helping people get the medical coverage that they deserve.
TN voters, we deserve to receive an ROI on our federal tax dollars. Hold the TNGOP accountable in Nov for their refusal to expand Medicaid. We need more insured Tennesseans, and rural hospitals to remain open.
Proud to attend Women's Day on the Hill in support of all the women here in Tennessee. Being raised by a single mother, I can not overstate the importance women have in our society. I will always be an advocate and an ally.
#womensdayonthehill
#tennessee
#nashville
What was supposed to be a peaceful day was loudly shattered by senseless violence. I am beyond angry, saddened, and frustrated. This hangs on the heads of every GOP member who has sanctioned the removal of virtually every gun safety measure in this state. I am sickened that our
@mefbama
@GovBillLee
Companies doing the right thing and paying workers what they're worth isn't "welfare." Unions built this country. Union workers built your home. Built your vehicle. Taught your children etc. You life is better because of unions but you're too narrow-minded to see it.
How it is morally justifiable that the
@TNGOP
would rather give our tax dollars away to corporations(including the governor's) instead of helping countless Tennesseans and their families get the healthcare coverage they need to live a healthy and longer life?
Today I'm launching my campaign for House District 61 in Williamson County!
A lot of us are waking up to just how extreme our legislature has gotten, and I'm running to restore some balance on gun violence, public education and abortion rights.
Republicans are now coming for your ice cold beer! That's right, if the bill passes, cold beer will no longer be sold at any retail location in the entire state. That means you'll have to take it home and wait for it to get cold before you can crack one open after a long day.
@VoteMarsha
@WilliamLamberth
Jesus taught love and acceptance of everyone. He would have washed the feet of a transgender person. Would you emulate him and do the same?
Instead of giving our teachers much needed raises, the
@TNGOP
and
@GovBillLee
plan to retract pay from teachers in order to give it to wealthy individuals who already have their kids in private schools.
Say it with me: Vouchers 👏 Are👏 A 👏 Scam 👏!!
“The acknowledgement in committee this week of legislators’ intent to take away teacher raises to pay for the enticements they’ve added to the voucher bill is one more attack on Tennessee’s hardworking, committed public school educators."
Americans aren't scared of this system... capitalists are afraid of this system. Politicians in the pockets of insurance and medical corporations are afraid of it. Universities that charge students hundreds of thousands of dollars to earn medical degrees are scared of it. This
I’m Scottish.
My father survived a heart attack with no medical debt.
My mother survived cancer with no medical debt.
I graduated with no student debt.
This is the system that many Americans are somehow scared of…
There's still time to make different and retirn out state to sone sort of civility! If you've every thought about running for office to make our lives better, now is the best time. Contact your local Election Commission.
Less than 24 hours. A mom in district 31 reached out because she’s tired of what our GOP is doing. After speaking with me & my campaign manager, she has pulled a petition. District 31 you will have a choice!! There’s roughly 20 seats left to fill, deadline is next Thursday!
The euphemism of "choice" is being exploited by the GOP for pushing school vouchers. Women no longer have a choice, but the wealthy will get a rebate on their private school tuition under the guise of "choice." Hypocrites as usual.
The euphemism of “choice” has been exploited by abortion clinics since the beginning. They are in the business of eugenics and profit. Anyone telling you abortion is healthcare is lying to you. In certain cities, like NYC, more black babies are aborted than are born. Iceland has
I'm proud and honored to call this man my president. If you aren't moved by him humility and humbleness, then you aren't human. I don't always agree with his policy decisions, and no one always will, but there's no denying he comes from a good place.
THIS is why Joe Biden is my pick for President.
He's a genuine human.
Nothing distinguishes him more from Donald Trump than his compassion.
This interview is a much-watch. He admits having suicidal thoughts after the death of his wife and daughter.
This man oozes humanity.
They literally, openly, want to overthrow democracy. Out loud! They're not hiding it even more. Haven't been for a while, but now they're actually comfortable enough to announce it. Our sane population better wake up and start voting.
MAGA influencer Jack Posobiec at CPAC:
“Welcome to the end of democracy. We're here to overthrow it completely. We didn't get all the way there on January 6th, but we will endeavor to get rid of it and replace it with this right here…Because all glory is to God.”
Once again, our teachers are on the hook for the
@tngop
's political games. Of course, this is what they want. To further degrade public schools so that private schools look like the better option. Classic bait and switch.
Congratulations to the winners of yesterday's Sumner County primary! The results of which overwhelmingly show a rejection of the SC "Constitutional" Republicans and their hateful, divisive, dogmatic rhetoric. We can all breath a sign of relief knowing that our schools are in good
@SenatorHagerty
Ya know, it's really telling that a candidate for the highest office in the land can't follow simple directives from other authority figures in their respective office. Party of "law and order," right?
It is such an honor to be recognized by fellow veterans. Even after service, many of us strive to continue to serve for the greater good. I can think of no better partners to have in that endeavor than my fellow brothers and sisters
@votevets
. Thank you!
You guys are making my first month a success. Thank you so much and let's keep it going! I just know we can win in November and bring about some much needed POSITIVE change in Tennessee!
@RonFilipkowski
I think he needs to go back to civics class and relearn about the separation of powers. There's a reason we have three branches of government.
This is what I've been saying for so long now. Despite the actual inflation rate currently back down to 3.1%, corporations are keeping prices artificially inflated and laughing all the way to the bank while regular folks blame the president. The evidence says we're being duped!
Interesting, considering neither he nor anyone else in the GOP wanted to cut taxes on groceries to help working families live a little better. They sure did vote to give almost 2bn to corporations though!
William Lamberth has stood for conservative values in the General Assembly, championing school choice, tax cuts & commonsense measures to make life better for Tennesseans.
Honored to work with
@WilliamLamberth
over many years & proud to support his reelection to the
@tnhousegop
.
Doubling down on today's rules passage, Gino 'Bully' Bulso is filing a bill that would essentially repeal checks and balances on our state government pavining the way for statewide authoritarianism by the state GOP.
Could have helped to make taxes even lower and support working families by agreeing to a grocery tax elimination. But I guess you won't tell your voters that.
Unlike the over-spenders in Washington, our state legislature takes great pride in keeping your taxes low and decreasing government spending.
Thanks for having me
@TheTNStar
Report!
This is what the gunsick lobbyists in the country have brought us. Nothing but violence while every day thousands more guns are manufactured and sold. I suppose he told himself he was the "good buy with a gun" like they try to push so hard. My sincerely condolences to Mrs Hall
It's time that the Tennessee House has someone who understands the everyday working class. As a blue-collar working man, I don't have the luxury to lend myself the hundreds of thousands of dollars that can match the stockpile the GOP has stored away. We are on the verge of a very
My dad always loved a Whopper. Aside from yakisoba, it was probably his favorite guilty pleasure. I thought it fitting to pay tribute to the old man and have a whopper with him today for Memorial Day. Even though I don't personally care for BK, I know he would have gotten a kick
@Jodyforstaterep
@WilliamLamberth
And these people are precisely who your base is due to your extremely hateful, bigoted, malicious and judgemental rhetoric against people who don't agree with you; look like you; speak like you; believe like you. You ENABLE these people through your actions in the chambers!
It seems like
@GovBillLee
hired another schill to do his bidding instead of actually hiring someone qualified to do the job with ALL students in mind, not just private schools.
@TNHouseReps
Education Committee needs to look into this!
Tennessee’s commissioner of education does not have a background in public education, either as a teacher or administrator. Neither is she legally qualified.
Today, we approved adding the TN High School Democrats to our State Executive Committee as ex-officio members. We’re not just fighting for the future together, we’re in this fight together RIGHT NOW!
@piper4missouri
There's a whole myriad of problems with his statement. Chiefly among them is that our founders did not use the bible as a "foundational document." A good chunk of them were deists and several were borderline/closeted agnostics. Sure, they wrote of a creator, but they expressly
On this second day of Black History Month, I'd like to introduce and honor my amazing campaign manager, Kaneisha. She's hard-working, dedicated, talented, and one of the most caring humans I know. Without her guidance, I would not be as far along. She makes it all possible! Thank
Friendly reminder that tomorrow is my official campaign kick-off! The weather is supposed to be nice so bring your family and friends. If you can't make it but would still like to contribute, donations are always welcome! Just follow the link below.
@JeremyFaison4TN
@WilliamLamberth
@JeremyFaison4TN
you must be high, delusional, or both! President Biden is one of the most devout presidents this country has ever had. It's funny, and telling, that you attack him on faith but support a man who cheated on his pregnant wife, has relations with porn stars, then
My opponent would rather worry about what's going on in California instead of the senseless mass shootings that just took place in his own backyard. His silence speaks volumes about how much he really cares about the people of Tennessee and how we're all affected by gun violence.
The budget surplus that we enjoy today will wither away in short order with these vouchers.
Think about it - average private school tuition in TN is 12,000 dollars. Vouchers cover 7,000. That's leaves families on the hook for 4,000. Many of which cannot afford that. So, who
What a coincidence! 🙄
Gov. Bill Lee’s
#VoucherScam
has no accountability for private schools—following the playbook of Michigan billionaire and education privatizer Betsy DeVos.
@NC5PhilWilliams
@KellyKeislingTN
@TheTNHoller
Absolutely disgusting behavior by a Representative AND a board member of the Children's Center of the Cumberlands. Maybe he thought he was back in the 1950s or something.
Just because there's a light at the end of the tunnel doesn't mean we should let up. To the contrary, we should apply maximum pressure to drive home the point that WE DO NOT WANT VOUCHERS! Stay loud, volunteer, and donate to political opponents like myself. Only together can we
It seems that there are rumors circulating about the status of Universal Vouchers. It is important to stay vigilant and keep an eye out for any official announcements or updates. Until the legislative session comes to an end ("Sine Die"), it is advisable to remain alert and
Just watched nearly the entire GOP state legislative delegation from Hamilton County, plus HamCo Mayor Weston Wamp, abuse their power by holding a press conference outside VW’s Chattanooga plant & warning workers not to organize. Ugly stuff. Government shouldn’t be union-busting.
What a bunch of moronic cowards. The
@TNGOP
would rather file a watered down version of a bill than to let a Democrat score a win for the working families of TN with her bill to completely eliminate the grocery tax for the whole state.
@Jodyforstaterep
I can't speak to the last candidate, but there's a lot more of us than you think. You're not representing the true numbers of the district because you don't know the demographics. So please, keep your comments in your own lane.
If you want to see Tennessee return to civility and common sense, then throw you cents behind me and make this a state for everyone like it used to be. Donate this link today! 👇
More than $715M has been invested to expand broadband under
@GovBillLee
, and we are excited to announce additional funding today that will ensure Tennesseans have access to and benefit from high-speed internet, which opens the door to high-quality job training.
This is just the beginning, which is why we need even more women to step forward and join the fight to preserve bodily autonomy in Tennessee so that we may be a positive example to the rest of the states!
Tonight I had the pleasure of being a guest on Len Assante's
@TheLoyalOppoTN
with
@AlisonBforTN
. Fllow the link and give us a listen as we discuss important matters happening in the Tennessee Capitol.
This woman is an absolute treasure both as a human and a candidate manager. Today we salute you
@meganonsense
! Happy birthday and many more! Also, this room full of candidates is awesome.
There's nothing dangerous about mifepristone. It's helped millions of women safely for many, many years with a proven success history.
What's dangerous is your rhetoric about women's health and the chilling effect it's had within our state.
So what you're saying in so many words is simply NO. You've proven time and time again, along with your fellow Republicans, that you either don't know what the majority of your constituents want or simply don't care. We'll never have our say with you in office.
WATCH: “We don’t do ballot initiatives in Tennessee.”
@WilliamLamberth
explains why
@tnhousegop
leadership doesn’t support asking Tennesseans about (VERY POPULAR) MEDICAL MARIJUANA on the ballot.
Because as with many issues, they know their position is wildly unpopular.