Kimi Abernathy
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Kimi Abernathy (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Tennessee State Senate to represent District 20. She lost in the Democratic primary on August 6, 2020.
Abernathy completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Kimi Abernathy was born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. She obtained an undergraduate degree after attending Northwestern University and Middle Tennessee State University. She obtained certification in college counseling from the University of California, Los Angeles. Her professional experience includes working in education. She is affiliated with the Southern Association for College Admissions Counseling.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Tennessee State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Tennessee State Senate District 20
Heidi Campbell defeated incumbent Steven Dickerson in the general election for Tennessee State Senate District 20 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Heidi Campbell (D)  | 51.8 | 58,746 |
 | Steven Dickerson (R) | 48.2 | 54,755 | |
| Total votes: 113,501 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Tennessee State Senate District 20
Heidi Campbell defeated Kimi Abernathy in the Democratic primary for Tennessee State Senate District 20 on August 6, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Heidi Campbell | 51.4 | 13,441 |
 | Kimi Abernathy | 48.6 | 12,723 | |
| Total votes: 26,164 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Tennessee State Senate District 20
Incumbent Steven Dickerson advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee State Senate District 20 on August 6, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Steven Dickerson | 100.0 | 14,345 |
| Total votes: 14,345 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Kimi Abernathy completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Abernathy's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Kimi Abernathy has spent her life working for children: her children, her students, other parents, young people in foster care, children with drug issues, students with special needs, young people who have experienced trauma. She is a mother, a wife, an Army spouse, an educator, an active member of her community and committed to Tennessee families. Kimi Abernathy is the Democratic candidate for Tennessee Senate in District 20. Learn more here: https://www.kimi4tnsenate.com/about
- Medicaid Expansion: Like the overwhelming majority of Tennesseans from both parties, I support Medicaid expansion. I have lived in rural, suburban and urban areas and have seen first hand what the lack of medical services does to a family, to entire communities and to our economy. I have experienced the toll the opioid crisis is taking on people we love. Watching my Godson die of an overdose was one of the hardest things I have ever done. Watching his parents and siblings live with the after effects has been excruciating. Medicaid expansion is part and parcel with addressing this crisis.
- Public Schools: I have worked in public and independent schools. I am the product of public schools, and my children have attended both. Again, like the overwhelming majority of Tennesseans of both parties, I support our public schools and believe strongly in equitable funding.
- Clean air and water: Tennessee's natural resources and beauty are among the most spectacular in the nation. Beyond our enjoyment, however, I want to make sure we have clean water flowing from our taps, clean air to breathe and towns that allow healthy living.
The Tennessee Senate is currently governed by a super majority of Republicans. They do not have to, and indeed have not, allowed a voice to the minority. Consequently, no effort is made to be moderate. When I was growing up, Tennessee was a place with well-balanced governance. We are a moderate state. We need that balance again. I intend to be part of the solution that brings Tennessee back to a place of moderation and sensible government. As Democrats, we are all part of the effort to flip our legislature whether you are in District 20 or not.
Ethical, hardworking, accessible, resourceful
Integrity, Committed to Families and Children, Tenacity, Empathy
I would like to leave Tennessee a better place for children to grow and thrive.
All tied together are the events of the early 1960's. I remember my mother crying when JFK was assassinated, the Civil Rights March in D.C. and Martin Luther King's I Have a Dream speech, the growing anti-Vietnam sentiment, my school's integration, the Apollo moon landing, the assassinations of Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King, My Lai Massacre, returning veterans, Watergate. These are the events that shaped my childhood and my political passions. It was a volatile time but a time of great hope, growth and change in America. One I pray we are seeing today.
I taught Red Cross swimming at the public pool in Murfreesboro, TN for the city recreation department. I taught every summer for many years. My students were 4 -8. This is when I learned I wanted to work with and help children.
Often, no. In fact, it can lead to cynicism and a self-serving agenda.
Healthcare for all Tennesseans, equitably funding education and job creation with jobs that provide a living wage.
Absolutely. It is important to return to a legislative body that is willing to listen, learn and work with one another.
Independent, non-partisan committee
Education, Health and Welfare, Energy, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Transportation and Safety
Having lost my Godson in the same way, I am touched by the families who talk to me about losing a son or daughter to the opioid epidemic. Without expanding Medicaid , we will not stem the tide of overdose deaths.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 4, 2020
