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Carnita Atwater

Democratic · TN

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Carnita Atwater is a Memphis community-development leader, public-health professional, and Democratic candidate for governor of Tennessee. She directs the New Chicago Community Partnership Revitalization CDC and has operated a neighborhood museum and community center.

Campaign Finance Information — Governor

Campaign Finance Information · Governor · August 6, 2026

Data last updated July 22, 2026

Raised
$1,218

Top disclosed occupations of direct donors

  • RETIRED EDUCATOR$328
  • RETIRED OFFICE MANAGER$250
  • SELF EMPLOYED$225
  • RETIRED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$200
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  • ADMINISTRATOR$125
Direct contributions by size
  • $100-$249$910
  • $1-$99$308

Source: Tennessee Registry of Election Finance · 2026 cycle · apps.tn.gov

Track record

Reduce Wealth Gap

· 2 records

  • A Tennessee House resolution recognizing Atwater's community service documented that her museum foundation had fed more than 20,000 people annually and distributed more than 30,000 items including clothing, toys, and school supplies during the preceding five years.

    March 8, 2020For

    Source: capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • By February 2017, Carnita Atwater had converted a building she purchased in Memphis's New Chicago neighborhood into a free-meal community center and Black-history museum built from a collection accumulated over three decades.

    February 16, 2017For

    Source: memphisflyer.com · researched July 13, 2026

Housing Affordability

· 1 record

  • Atwater organized with New Chicago residents against their neighborhood's exclusion from the Memphis 3.0 land-use plan; after the group pressed its case, the City Council delayed its initial vote pending a community meeting.

    March 19, 2019For

    Source: tri-statedefender.com · researched July 13, 2026

Social Programs and Welfare

· 1 record

  • A Tennessee House resolution recognizing Atwater's community service documented that her museum foundation had fed more than 20,000 people annually and distributed more than 30,000 items including clothing, toys, and school supplies during the preceding five years.

    March 8, 2020For

    Source: capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Public Education Quality

· 1 record

  • By February 2017, Carnita Atwater had converted a building she purchased in Memphis's New Chicago neighborhood into a free-meal community center and Black-history museum built from a collection accumulated over three decades.

    February 16, 2017For

    Source: memphisflyer.com · researched July 13, 2026

Public Infrastructure

· 1 record

  • Atwater organized with New Chicago residents against their neighborhood's exclusion from the Memphis 3.0 land-use plan; after the group pressed its case, the City Council delayed its initial vote pending a community meeting.

    March 19, 2019For

    Source: tri-statedefender.com · researched July 13, 2026

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Profile last researched July 13, 2026.