Pamela Jeanine "P." Moses
Independent · TN
Pamela Moses is a Memphis voting-rights activist, musician and record-label founder with a master's in intercultural studies from Union University. Her priorities are criminal justice reform with jobs for formerly incarcerated people and universal health care.
Where Pamela Jeanine "P." Moses stands, based on their records
Supports
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (2 records), Civil Rights (2 records)
Track record
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 2 support
Sued Tennessee election officials in state court (Moses v. Goins) to overturn the state's lifetime voting ban for people with certain felony convictions. On Jan. 12, 2026, a three-judge panel dismissed part of the case. It sent her remaining claims against the state elections coordinator to trial.
January 12, 2026Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: protectdemocracy.org
Held a press conference outside the National Civil Rights Museum on April 25, 2022, after her charges were dropped. She called for a change to state law so voting rights are restored automatically once a person becomes eligible.
April 25, 2022Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: fox13memphis.com
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 2 support
Sued Tennessee election officials in state court (Moses v. Goins) to overturn the state's lifetime voting ban for people with certain felony convictions. On Jan. 12, 2026, a three-judge panel dismissed part of the case. It sent her remaining claims against the state elections coordinator to trial.
January 12, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: protectdemocracy.org
Held a press conference outside the National Civil Rights Museum on April 25, 2022, after her charges were dropped. She called for a change to state law so voting rights are restored automatically once a person becomes eligible.
April 25, 2022Supports Civil Rights
Source: fox13memphis.com
Track record — General
General · 3 records
Ran as an independent for U.S. Senate in Tennessee on Nov. 5, 2024. She received 24,682 votes (0.82%) and finished fourth; Republican Marsha Blackburn won the seat.
November 5, 2024
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Filed a federal civil-rights lawsuit on Oct. 21, 2022, against the State of Tennessee, former Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich and District Attorney Steve Mulroy. She claimed her voter registration prosecution was a false arrest and a malicious prosecution, and asked for money damages.
October 21, 2022
Source: interactive.localmemphis.com
Had her illegal voter registration case dropped by Shelby County prosecutors on April 22, 2022. A jury had convicted her in November 2021 of illegally registering to vote in 2019, and she was sentenced to six years in January 2022. In February 2022 a judge overturned the conviction and ordered a new trial after a state document had not been turned over. She spent 82 days in custody.
April 22, 2022
Source: npr.org
Track record — Candidate Ethics
Candidate Ethics · 1 record
Pleaded guilty in 2015 to two felonies and three misdemeanors, and was placed on probation for seven years. Those felony convictions permanently barred her from voting in Tennessee.
April 23, 2022
Source: npr.org
Past race Pamela Jeanine "P." Moses ran in:
- United States Representative, Congressional District 8 · November 3, 2026 · Congressional District 8, Tennessee