There are 31 article(s) tagged Gabby Salinas:

• January 2026

  • State lawmaker files bill to keep ICE out of schools, churches

    Gabby Salinas filed a bill to block ICE from schools and churches following a fatal shooting in Minneapolis on Wednesday, Jan. 7.

    By Noah McLane January 09, 2026

  • ‘Bearing witness matters’: Vigil protests ICE, honors woman shot in Minneapolis

    After a woman was fatally shot by an Immigrations and Custom Enforcement agent in Minneapolis, a score of Memphians gathered to remember her and call for action amid local ICE activity.

    By Aarron Fleming, The Associated Press January 09, 2026

  • What Memphians can expect in the 2026 TN General Assembly

    School takeover, immigration and access to contraceptives are set to dominate the 2026 Tennessee General Assembly. Here's what Memphians should know ahead of the gavel.

    By Noah McLane January 06, 2026

• January 2025

  • Newly minted state Rep. Gabby Salinas talks cancer, loss, overcoming obstacles

    Gabby Salinas says she has been the beneficiary of support from all walks of life and both sides of the aisle. “That has really shaped me in my approach to the way I navigate politics.”

    By Benjamin Smith January 28, 2025

• August 2024

  • State House District 96 will stay blue with a new face

    The Cordova-based state House seat is the only Shelby County seat with no incumbent. With no Republican or independent contenders, the August Democratic primary will determine who gets the seat.

    By Bill Dries August 03, 2024

  • Here’s who’s going to Nashville from Shelby County

    The incumbents in every contested Shelby County legislative primary cruised to reelection Thursday, meaning there may not be much change in the local delegation. 

    By Samuel Hardiman August 03, 2024

• March 2024

  • Political Roundup: Salinas runs for state House as Democrats field contenders for all 99 seats

    Plus, a look at primary vote totals for President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. 

    By Bill Dries March 12, 2024

• September 2022

  • Republican state Rep. Mark White running unopposed for reelection

    The Democrats didn’t field a candidate in a district that used to be — before redistricting — one of the General Assembly’s most flippable.

    By Ian Round September 13, 2022

• May 2022

  • Political Roundup: The primary issue. Do we still need them?

    A call to end county primary elections draws fire during the “On The Record” podcast as Democrats tout their countywide slate in Germantown and Republican mayoral nominee Worth Morgan opens his campaign headquarters in East Memphis.

    By Bill Dries May 31, 2022

• September 2021

  • Salinas sets goals for local Democrats in 2022 elections

    Shelby County Democratic Party Chairwoman Gabby Salinas says a new political action committee approved for the local party is a start toward a better-organized Democratic effort in the state’s bluest county.

    By Bill Dries September 27, 2021

• August 2021

  • Salinas is new Shelby County Democratic Party leader

    Gabby Salinas emerged as the new local party chair at an online party convention Saturday, Aug. 28, after former party chairman Corey Strong withdrew from the balloting.

    By Bill Dries August 28, 2021

• May 2021

  • PAC, Salinas to bring ‘Fuerza’ to state’s Latino Democrats

    On The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast, the two-time Democratic nominee for the Tennessee General Assembly talks about the new Latino Democratic political action committee Fuerza, for which she serves on the board.

    By Bill Dries May 08, 2021

• November 2020

  • Gillespie narrowly defeats Salinas for District 97 seat

    In a close race, John Gillespie, a political newcomer, narrowly defeats Democratic challenger Gabby Salinas in the state House District 97 race. 

    By Yolanda Jones November 03, 2020

• October 2020

  • Key races set to shape Shelby legislative delegation

    Few House races statewide are expected to see turnover in the Nov. 3 election, but Shelby County has a handful of seats that could shift.

    By Sam Stockard October 11, 2020

• September 2020

  • Gillespie, Salinas spar over refugee rights endorsement

    Democrat Gabby Salinas and Republican John Gillespie are getting feisty over an endorsement she received from the Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition, hinting at a lively race this fall for an open House seat.

    By Sam Stockard September 18, 2020

• August 2020

  • Gillespie, Salinas will vie for state House District 97 seat

    A showdown is brewing for the state House District 97 seat between Republican John Gillespie and Gabby Salinas, who narrowly lost a state Senate race in 2018.

    By Sam Stockard August 07, 2020

• December 2019

  • Weise, Gillespie separated by vouchers as House District 97 race takes off

    House District 97 Republican candidates Brandon Weise and John Gillespie are taking different stands on education vouchers, with Weise opposing them and Gillespie declining to say exactly where he stands on the governor’s initiative.

    By Sam Stockard December 09, 2019

  • Creasy making another run in Democratic primary for House District 97

    House District 97 in Shelby County will have a contested Democratic primary in 2020 with Allan Creasy running for the seat again, this time against Gabby Salinas, who nearly defeated Republican state Sen. Brian Kelsey in 2018.

    By Sam Stockard December 09, 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