Lauren Pinkston
Independent · TN
Lauren Pinkston is a Columbia researcher and former teacher and college professor who has led nonprofits and started businesses with survivors of human trafficking. She wants to end the grocery tax, cap property tax increases, and end school vouchers.
Where Lauren Pinkston stands, based on their records
Supports
Labor Rights (2 records), Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Civil Rights (1 record)
Campaign finance information not available
Track record
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 2 support
Presented research on safe workplaces for trafficking survivors at a human trafficking conference.
September 22, 2022Supports Labor Rights
Source: traffickingconference.com · researched September 24, 2026
Led research with more than 100 businesses on fair pay and safe work for trafficking survivors.
July 11, 2022Supports Labor Rights
Source: lipscomb.edu · researched September 24, 2026
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Coauthored a public statement urging evidence-based responses to human trafficking.
July 25, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: seatect.org · researched September 24, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Testified to Tennessee lawmakers against closing the state's primary elections to independent voters.
June 17, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: pod.wave.co · researched September 24, 2026
Track record — General
General · 6 records
Received the Reform Party's endorsement for Tennessee governor.
August 27, 2026
Source: reformparty.org · researched September 24, 2026
Received endorsements from former New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman and former Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Kerry Healey.
June 18, 2026
Source: aol.com · researched September 24, 2026
Received the Forward Party's endorsement for Tennessee governor.
April 15, 2026
Source: forwardparty.com · researched September 24, 2026
Founded Wearthy, a retailer of fairly sourced clothing.
May 11, 2021
Source: lipscomb.edu · researched September 24, 2026
Cofounded Kindred Exchange, a nonprofit that coaches organizations on ethical work across cultures.
April 22, 2021
Source: lipscomb.edu · researched September 24, 2026
Coauthored a study documenting anxiety and depression among health workers serving overseas.
December 1, 2015
Source: journals.sagepub.com · researched September 24, 2026
Race Lauren Pinkston is in:
- Governor · November 3, 2026 · Tennessee
Profile last researched September 24, 2026.