If elected, the progressive Democrat would make history as the first Black woman in Tennessee ever elected to Congress. "I really saw just how this war on drugs really decimated Black and brown, low-income communities." I've been a defendant and defender," Haynes told ABC News. "I have a unique perspective that a lot of people don't have. 6, has no Republican in the race so the winner will almost certainly be elected to Congress come November. The primary election, which is slated for Aug. Haynes, a former public defender, is in a three-way race that includes 17-year Democratic incumbent Rep. After spending over three years in prison for a crime she says she didn't commit, she hopes a spot in Washington will allow her to speak for vulnerable constituents - and make a little history as well. Keeda Haynes believes she brings a unique perspective to the race for Tennessee's 5th Congressional District.
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