There are 38 article(s) tagged Gabby Salinas:

• December 2019

  • Democrat Salinas, Republican Weise to enter House District 97 race

    The race to replace Republican state Rep. Jim Coley in House District 97 is shaping up with a Democrat and another Republican joining the fray.

    By Sam Stockard December 07, 2019

• September 2019

  • Registry absolves Harris, Salinas on campaign finance reporting

    The Tennessee Registry of Election Finance dismissed a penalty against 2018 House candidate Torrey Harris and gave Democratic Senate candidate Gabby Salinas a clean bill of health after a campaign account audit.

    By Sam Stockard September 11, 2019

• November 2018

  • Kelsey entering race for Senate Republican Caucus chair

    State Sen. Brian Kelsey is putting his name in the hunt for the Senate Republican Caucus chairmanship, creating a three-person race for the leadership post.

    By Sam Stockard November 17, 2018

  • Salinas comes up short on provisional ballots

    Senate District 31 Democratic candidate Gabby Salinas, down by 1,520 votes to Republican incumbent Brian Kelsey, is falling well shy of the number of provisional ballots needed to put her on top.

    By Sam Stockard November 10, 2018

  • Kelsey files legislation to expedite ‘Green Alert’ for missing veterans

    A day after narrowly winning re-election, state Sen. Brian Kelsey filed legislation designed to speed up searches for missing veterans and active service members who have mental or physical problems.

    By Sam Stockard November 09, 2018

  • Kelsey fends off strong challenge from Democrat Salinas in state Senate race

    Incumbent Republican state Sen. Brian Kelsey appears to have held off Democrat Gabby Salinas in one of the most competitive races District 31 has seen in recent memory.

    By Omer Yusuf November 07, 2018

  • Local GOP tables attempt to censure Billingsley

    Shelby County Republicans tabled a move Thursday evening to censure Republican county commissioner Mark Billingsley for showing support for Democratic state Senate nominee Gabby Salinas.

    By Bill Dries November 02, 2018

  • United Campus Workers endorse Salinas in state Senate race

    With less than a week until the state election, the United Campus Workers union is endorsing Democratic candidate Gabby Salinas in the District 31 Senate race.

    By Sam Stockard November 02, 2018

• October 2018

  • Kelsey leads Salinas in state employee union poll

    Republican state Sen. Brian Kelsey is leading Democratic challenger Gabby Salinas by a wide margin in a recent state employees union poll with a heavy dose of GOP voters.

    By Sam Stockard October 31, 2018

  • Kelsey-Salinas race speaks to the current divisive nature of politics

    The politics of fear and division, playing out at the national level, has literally hit home.

    By Otis Sanford October 25, 2018

  • Shelby Democrats respond to lieutenant governor’s attack on Salinas

    The Shelby County Democratic Party is defending District 31 Senate candidate Gabby Salinas against an attack ad by the lieutenant governor’s PAC, calling it “false” and a “mischaracterization.”

    By Sam Stockard October 12, 2018

  • Lieutenant governor’s PAC spending $300,000 to bolster Kelsey against Democrat Salinas

    Lt. Gov. Randy McNally’s PAC is pouring $300,000 into an ad campaign against Democratic Senate candidate Gabby Salinas, signaling a tight race for incumbent Republican Sen. Brian Kelsey in Memphis’ District 31. 

    By Sam Stockard October 09, 2018

• September 2018

  • Salinas says incumbent Kelsey out of touch with Senate District 31

    Democratic state Senate candidate Gabby Salinas, a three-time cancer survivor, moved with her family to the United States from Bolivia as a child to seek treatment at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

    By Sam Stockard September 18, 2018