Tennesseans for
Clean Energy
Van Turner has a proven track record of leadership, affordable energy advocacy and civil rights advocacy.
Van Turner helped defeat the Byhalia crude oil pipeline that threatened to take land from residents in majority- Black neighborhoods, endanger Memphis drinking water, and pollute already-overburdened communities. (Source: local news, 2022)
Van Turner fights to lower utility bills and end power outages: “When they raise their rates, our rates are raised, but do we get the services we need for our community? I think the answer is no.” - Van Turner (Source: mayoral forum, August 22, 2023)
Van Turner, as local Democratic official and President of the Memphis NAACP, has fought for civil rights and led the lawsuit to defeat the state’s attempted takeover of majority-black town that stood to benefit from Ford’s production of electric vehicles in Mason, TN: “We think that this majority African American town should be able to realize the economic opportunity that Ford Motor Company is bringing,” - Van Turner (source: CNN interview, April 2, 2022)
