Pamela Moses

Pamela Moses is an independent candidate for Tennessee's 8th District who describes herself as a mother, musician, human-rights advocate, and voting-rights activist.[1] She says a past conviction bars her from voting even though she can run for office, and she received 0.8% of the vote as an independent in the 2024 U.S. Senate race in Tennessee.[1][2]

Moses was born in Kingsport, Tennessee, and graduated from Central Memphis High School, according to Ballotpedia.[2] She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Tennessee in 2000 and a graduate degree from Union University in 2007.[2]

Her career experience includes work as a musician and organizer, and she says she became a human-rights advocate challenging voter-disenfranchisement laws that affect people with past convictions.[1][2] In 2024 she ran as an independent in the U.S. Senate election in Tennessee, receiving 24,682 votes (0.8%) in the general election won by Sen. Marsha Blackburn.[2]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.