Joni Cochran
Democratic · TN
Joni Cochran is a Democratic candidate for Tennessee Senate District 17. Her campaign biography describes her as a Wilson County resident since 2002, businesswoman, community volunteer, podcaster, mother, and grandmother. She has served on the boards of the Mt. Juliet Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Wilson, and Habitat for Humanity; currently serves on the NAACP executive committee; and holds a University of Louisville bachelor's degree in English and a Strayer University MBA.
Campaign Finance Information — Tennessee Senate District 17
Campaign Finance Information · Tennessee Senate District 17 · August 6, 2026
Data last updated July 22, 2026
- Raised
- $24,136
Top disclosed occupations of direct donors
- NOT EMPLOYED$7,952
- RETIRED$6,450
- NURSE$2,020
- ACCOUNTANT$770
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- MANAGER$605
Direct contributions by size
- $1,000-$4,999$4,000
- $500-$999$5,550
- $250-$499$2,500
- $100-$249$7,791
- $1-$99$4,295
Source: Tennessee Registry of Election Finance · 2026 cycle · apps.tn.gov
Track record
Environment and Public Health
· 1 record
Cochran's current campaign priorities are preserving farmland, protecting public schools, and defending civil rights.
July 18, 2026For
Source: jonicochranfortennessee.com · researched July 18, 2026
Public Education Quality
· 3 records
Cochran's current campaign priorities are preserving farmland, protecting public schools, and defending civil rights.
July 18, 2026For
Source: jonicochranfortennessee.com · researched July 18, 2026
In the 2024 TAPP voter guide, Cochran supported funding public education, gun-safety laws, reproductive healthcare autonomy, and constitutional protections for women, people of color, and LGBTQ+ people.
July 2, 2024For
Source: plannedparenthoodaction.org · researched July 18, 2026
Cochran earned Montessori early-childhood teaching credentials and worked as a teacher for four years through 2023.
December 31, 2023For
Source: plannedparenthoodaction.org · researched July 18, 2026
Gun Control
· 1 record
In the 2024 TAPP voter guide, Cochran supported funding public education, gun-safety laws, reproductive healthcare autonomy, and constitutional protections for women, people of color, and LGBTQ+ people.
July 2, 2024For
Source: plannedparenthoodaction.org · researched July 18, 2026
Women's Reproductive Rights
· 1 record
In the 2024 TAPP voter guide, Cochran supported funding public education, gun-safety laws, reproductive healthcare autonomy, and constitutional protections for women, people of color, and LGBTQ+ people.
July 2, 2024For
Source: plannedparenthoodaction.org · researched July 18, 2026
Civil Rights
· 2 records
Cochran's current campaign priorities are preserving farmland, protecting public schools, and defending civil rights.
July 18, 2026For
Source: jonicochranfortennessee.com · researched July 18, 2026
In the 2024 TAPP voter guide, Cochran supported funding public education, gun-safety laws, reproductive healthcare autonomy, and constitutional protections for women, people of color, and LGBTQ+ people.
July 2, 2024For
Source: plannedparenthoodaction.org · researched July 18, 2026
General
· 4 records
Cochran served on the boards of the Mt. Juliet Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Wilson, and Habitat for Humanity and currently serves on the NAACP executive committee.
July 17, 2026
Source: jonicochranfortennessee.com · researched July 18, 2026
Cochran was the 2024 Democratic nominee for Tennessee House District 46 and lost the November general election to incumbent Clark Boyd.
November 5, 2024
Source: sos-prod.tnsosgovfiles.com · researched July 18, 2026
Cochran accumulated 27 years of retail-tax experience and operated a UPS Store in Mt. Juliet for eight years.
July 1, 2024
Source: plannedparenthoodaction.org · researched July 18, 2026
Cochran earned Montessori early-childhood teaching credentials and worked as a teacher for four years through 2023.
December 31, 2023
Source: plannedparenthoodaction.org · researched July 18, 2026
Elections
- Tennessee Senate District 17 · August 6, 2026 · State Senate District 17; Tennessee
Profile last researched July 18, 2026.