A Vision for Tennessee Rooted in Equity, Opportunity, and Progress w/ Dr. LaRhonda Williams:: Ep. 10 Blue Lift Podcast

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Title: A Vision for Tennessee Rooted in Equity, Opportunity, and Progress

Episode 10- Dr. LaRhonda Williams

Peggy sits down with Dr. LaRhonda Williams, a candidate for Tennessee’s District 65 with a diverse background in political science, criminal justice, and education.

Dr. LaRhonda highlights her father's service as a Lieutenant Colonel and POW in Vietnam and her mother's role as an educational specialist. She credits her parents for instilling in her values of service and community understanding.

In criminal justice, she worked her way up from a supervisor role to becoming a parole director and warden, facing challenges as a woman of color in leadership. She advocates for more educational and employment opportunities for inmates to reduce recidivism, citing successful programs in Tennessee.

She is against school vouchers, emphasizing the success of local public schools. Williams supports gun reform, particularly red flag laws, and advocates for women's healthcare privacy. Her first legislative focus will be on transportation and minimum wage increases, including repealing the grocery tax.

Highlights:

Early Life and Career Choices (8:38)

Challenges and Achievements in Criminal Justice (10:04)

Views on Privatization of Prisons (15:28)

Education and Employment for Inmates (20:56)

Campaign for State Legislature (25:04)

Veterans Administration Reforms (34:15)

Gun Reform and Red Flag Laws (38:10)

Women's Healthcare and Personal Experience (54:00)

First Legislative Priorities (57:45)

Find out more about LaRhonda:

https://www.williamsonherald.com/state-representative---district-65-larhonda-williams/article_8d49c07a-3f0e-11ef-a892-537820676760.html

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About Blue Lift and Peggy Kingsbury:

Peggy grew up in GA and attended the University of Georgia. With an undergraduate and a masters degree in Criminal Justice Peggy is keenly interested in how politics and public safety intersect. Peggy is also an entrepreneur, small business owner, and lover of the outdoors. Peggy became focused on politics in Tennessee when the supermajority legislature began making headlines for silencing voices, enacting laws targeting underrepresented people and refusing to listen to their constituents.

Join Peggy for BlueLift as she interviews influencers and candidates in Tennessee politics with a focus on Williamson County and middle Tennessee.

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