JACKSON, Miss.—Ahead of the Nov. 5 general election, eight candidates running for local and state positions answered questions from voters during a forum in Jackson.
Hinds County District 3 Election Commissioner candidate Jermany Gray, who previously explained that he was inspired to run after last year’s ballot shortage debacle, hosted the conversation on Sept. 12 at the Jackson Medical Mall.
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Hinds County District 3 Election Commission candidate Jermany Gray hosted an election forum on Sept. 12, 2024, to give candidates the opportunity to answer questions from voters. Photo by Shaunicy Muhammad ” data-medium-file=”https://i0.wp.com/www.mississippifreepress.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Jermany-Gray2_09122024_cred-Shaunicy-Muhammad.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1″ data-large-file=”https://i0.wp.com/www.mississippifreepress.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Jermany-Gray2_09122024_cred-Shaunicy-Muhammad.jpg?fit=780%2C519&ssl=1″ src=”https://i0.wp.com/www.mississippifreepress.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Jermany-Gray2_09122024_cred-Shaunicy-Muhammad.jpg?resize=780%2C519&ssl=1″ alt class=”wp-image-47110″ srcset=”https://i0.wp.com/www.mississippifreepress.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Jermany-Gray2_09122024_cred-Shaunicy-Muhammad.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/www.mississippifreepress.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Jermany-Gray2_09122024_cred-Shaunicy-Muhammad.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/www.mississippifreepress.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Jermany-Gray2_09122024_cred-Shaunicy-Muhammad.jpg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/www.mississippifreepress.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Jermany-Gray2_09122024_cred-Shaunicy-Muhammad.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/www.mississippifreepress.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Jermany-Gray2_09122024_cred-Shaunicy-Muhammad.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.mississippifreepress.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Jermany-Gray2_09122024_cred-Shaunicy-Muhammad.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/www.mississippifreepress.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Jermany-Gray2_09122024_cred-Shaunicy-Muhammad.jpg?resize=400%2C267&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/www.mississippifreepress.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Jermany-Gray2_09122024_cred-Shaunicy-Muhammad.jpg?w=2000&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/www.mississippifreepress.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Jermany-Gray2_09122024_cred-Shaunicy-Muhammad-1024×682.jpg?w=370&ssl=1 370w” sizes=”(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px”>Hinds County District 3 Election Commission candidate Jermany Gray hosted an election forum on Sept. 12, 2024, to give candidates the opportunity to answer questions from voters. Photo by Shaunicy Muhammad
During the forum, Gray said that one of his priorities if elected would be live-streaming the commission’s monthly meetings to make its work more accessible to voters. “A lot of people can’t come to a meeting in person, especially in Jackson. We represent the whole county, so these meetings need to be livestreamed and I want people to know exactly when they’re held,” he said.
Incumbent District 3 Election Commissioner Jermal Clark was not in attendance for the forum.
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U.S. Senate candidate Ty Pinkins said during the forum that one of his primary reasons for running for office is to fight for abortion rights.
“I fundamentally disagree that women should not make their own healthcare decisions,” Pinkins said. “Recently we saw the overturning of Roe v. Wade. We saw men in suits and men in robes sitting behind a bench telling women that they know more about their bodies than they do. That’s the main reason I’m running.”
Incumbent U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, who was not in
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