(Chattanooga, Tenn.) – Local artists collaborated on a “Campaign Jingle” for the Missy Crutchfield State Senate Campaign. The jingle entitled, “We’ve Got Work to Do! So, Who’s In?” encourages Tennesseans to become engaged in the political process known as democracy. The project is being released in time for the voter registration deadline on Monday, October 7, 2024, and can be viewed on the campaign’s YouTube and social media channels.
On the release of the “Campaign Jingle,” Crutchfield said, “We have some wonderful friends who have brought their creativity and generosity to this project, and I want to thank and recognize Songwriter and Producer Tony R. Smith Sr., Lead Vocalist Karen Collins, Engineer Sam Patton, and background vocalist Tony Lowery for bringing their talents to the creation of our ‘campaign jingle.’ Special thank you to Artist and Arts & Healing Advocate Cam Busch who sponsored the production of the campaign jingle. We just recently concluded the arts focus of our campaign ‘Listening Tour’ which was co-facilitated by Cam Busch along with Frances McDonald, Local Artist, Founder & Executive Director of Mark Making. I am so grateful for the creativity and the collaboration we have experienced together through that process. It’s time for change in Tennessee and it is going to take all of us working together and collaborating like the artists did on the ‘Listening Tour’ and this campaign jingle. This project is truly a metaphor for democracy at its best and I look forward to seeing what we can all do together to build a stronger, safer, healthier Tennessee for all.”
ABOUT MISSY CRUTCHFIELD
Missy Crutchfield is running for Tennessee State Senate District 10, the seat her father, the late Tennessee State Senator Ward Crutchfield, held as a long-time Tennessee politician and State Senate Majority Leader. She looks forward to continuing his legacy of working across aisles to find common goals and build cooperative efforts that move beyond partisan politics to get important work done for the people of Tennessee State Senate District 10. She says she also looks forward to bringing her own strengths, experience, and commitment to working for solutions to today’s most pressing issues, as well as her passion for helping people and building community.
In addition to the key role her family has played in both local and state politics dating back to Civil War times, Crutchfield has a long history in education and government, having served as Vice President at Chattanooga State Community College and Assistant to the Chancellor at University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC), and having been appointed by Mayor Ron Littlefield as Administrator of the Department of Education, Arts & Culture (EAC) for two terms during which she and her team managed Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium and Tivoli Theatre, and led and completed the renovation of Walker Community Theatre. Crutchfield and her team also coordinated in-school and afterschool programming and partnerships with Hamilton County Schools, City of Chattanooga Parks and Recreation centers, community centers, neighborhood groups, churches, and nonprofits.
Highlights of some of the work created and completed under the umbrella of the Department of Education, Arts & Culture included the Gandhi Visits Chattanooga tour in 2012 with Mahatma Gandhi’s grandson Arun Gandhi visiting and speaking about nonviolence with young people in schools and community centers across the city; and she later went on to co-found the Gandhi Global Center for Peace with Arun Gandhi to continue the work of peace and nonviolence in schools and communities, locally and around the world.
In addition to her leadership experience working in education and government, Crutchfield has a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) and a master’s in mass communications from Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU). She also has experience working in property management and she is Co-Founder and Co-Editor of Be Magazine. Crutchfield’s personal interests range from traveling to hiking trails in her home state. She is a mother, and she also enjoys caring for her two beloved rescue dogs.
Crutchfield will be on the ballot for Tennessee State Senate District 10 in the November 5, 2024, General Election.
The Campaign to Elect Missy Crutchfield can be reached at (423) 615-2293 or electmissycrutchfield@gmail.com. For more information visit: www.electmissycrutchfield.com. Paid for by The Campaign to Elect Missy Crutchfield: