Creating economic opportunity
Families need dependable incomes. Marquita supports better wages, job creation, and opportunities for small businesses.
Tennessee · 2026
Marquita Bradshaw for U.S. Senate
Healthy communities and opportunity for Tennessee.
A family’s future should not depend on its ZIP code. Marquita Bradshaw is running for U.S. Senate with an agenda linking economic opportunity, health, education, and environmental protection.
Get to know MarquitaMeet Marquita
South Memphis roots and community advocacy.
Marquita Bradshaw grew up in South Memphis, where industrial pollution helped shape her concern for environmental health. Her work has included labor organizing, community advocacy, and environmental-justice campaigns.
As executive director of Sowing Justice, she has worked on issues involving pollution, fossil fuels, and accountability for large development projects, including data centers.
For Marquita, clean air and water, good jobs, and a voice in community decisions go together.
Where Marquita Stands
Making health care accessible
Marquita supports access to rural care, affordable prescriptions, and stronger mental-health and maternal-health services.
Expanding affordable housing
A stable home supports health and financial security. Marquita supports assistance for renters and first-time buyers and policies to address homelessness.
Investing in public education
Marquita supports well-funded public schools and better pay for teachers.
Protecting communities from pollution
Marquita supports clean energy and climate policies that address the needs of communities most exposed to environmental harm.
Strengthening democratic participation
Marquita supports voting rights and independent redistricting as part of a more accountable political system.
Connecting Tennessee communities
Reliable internet is increasingly essential for work and education. Marquita supports universal broadband access.
Community organizing and accountability
Marquita Bradshaw opposes data-center development that proceeds without communities being informed. She supports community efforts to challenge data-center projects, including residents’ opposition to xAI’s Memphis facility. She sees community organizing as a way to change projects presented as already decided.