Our Favorite Progressive Candidates in 2024 - Lexi Melton, Tennessee House of Representatives, District 35

In 2024, we have a large number of young people running for office to challenge the status quo upheld by older, long-entrenched representatives at all levels of government. Today we are highlighting one such person. Lexi Melton (she/her/hers), is a millennial wife and mom of two. In the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, Lexi decided to go back to school to finish her degree and graduated with an A.A.S. degree in Nuclear Medicine Technology from Chattanooga State Community College! Lexi fiercely advocates for strong public schools and women’s rights, and believes in gun safety and equitable healthcare, especially in rural areas.

What's happening in Ukraine?

Following an eight year long war between Ukraine and Russia, the Russian leader Vladimir Putin launched a ‘large scale invasion’ on a country of over 44 million on the 24th of February 2022. Whilst Kremlin officials themselves were surprised by Putin’s actions, thinkers associated with foreign policy realism had been predicting such conflict since as early as the 90’s.

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