Will Voters Keep Hangin’ With Mr. Cooper? Haynes Joins Congressional Race
Article Credit: The Tennessee Tribune By Ashley Benkarski NASHVILLE, TN — Franklin native and Public Defender Keeda Haynes is in the running for the state’s 5th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives held by incumbent Jim Cooper, a “Blue Dog” Democrat. Cooper has occupied the position since 2003 and his tenure is set…
Keeda Haynes Brings Her Personal Experiences to Congress Run
Article Credit: The Nashville Voice Former Public Defender has been on both sides of the law Keeda Haynes (Photo courtesy of: facebook.com/KeedaForCongress) This election cycle U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper (D-Nashville) has a number of challengers for his position as U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee’s 5th district. He is facing local activist Justin Jones, Democratic…
Another Democrat Is Challenging Jim Cooper
Article Credit: Nashville Scene Keeda Haynes, a Nashville public defender who went to law school after a five-year prison sentence, is the latest Democrat challenging U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper (D-Nashville). Haynes has been planning to run for months and was among the candidates considered by Justice Democrats, the national progressive group that helps Democrats challenge…
Keeda Haynes Brings Something Different to the Public Defender’s Office — Five Years Spent in Prison
Article Credit: The Nashville Scene “She knows what it’s like to be incarcerated, to feel helpless and have to rely on a lawyer.” By STEVEN HALE PHOTO: DANIEL MEIGS Keeda Haynes had spent a few nights in Alderson, W. Va., when it really hit her. “I am in fucking federal prison.” Just weeks earlier, in…