Marlayna Trego for TN House 37

Marlayna Trego for TN House 37 Marlayna Trego is a mom, blue collar worker, and activist running for Tennessee State House District 37.

She believes leadership means standing up for justice, protecting personal freedoms, and building a Tennessee where every family can thrive.

06/04/2026

Here’s what I know: problems don’t fix themselves, and silence isn’t neutral.

Tennessee is ranked DEAD LAST in public school spending. That’s not an accident. It’s the result of choices, and we can make different ones.

I’m not running because I think things are hopeless. I’m running because I know they don’t have to be this way.

Our kids deserve a system that’s being built up, not quietly hollowed out.

Watch this and let me know where you stand. 👇🏽

Like, Comment, Share if you’re ready for some change.

Let’s build something better, together.

06/04/2026

EP. 8 | County Commission, County Mayor & the Sheriff

I didn’t know my Sheriff was elected until I got civically engaged.

Nobody told me. I just assumed someone appointed them, or that they worked their way up to the position.

That one fact changed how I thought about voting entirely.

Episode 8 of Know Your Power is for everyone who’s been showing up to the big elections and had no idea these races were even on the ballot.

Like, Comment, Share if you’re ready for some change. 💪🏽

Let’s build something better, together.

06/02/2026

EP. 7 | How TN County Government Works

Most of us can name our president.

Some of us can name our senator.

Almost none of us can name our county mayor.

And that’s exactly how they like it. 🤫

County government quietly runs more of your daily life than you probably realize. Episode 7 of Know Your Power is where that changes.

Like, Comment, Share if you’re ready for some change. 👇🏽

Let’s build something better, together.

06/02/2026

EP. 6 | Zoning Laws — Why They Shape Everything About Your Neighborhood

Your neighborhood didn’t happen by accident.

Someone decided what gets built there.

Most of us just never knew. 🤷🏽‍♀️

Zoning laws control what businesses open near you, whether affordable housing can exist in your area, and why some neighborhoods have everything while others have nothing. When developers want to change those rules… there’s a public hearing. Community members can show up and say something.

But if nobody shows up? That decision gets made without you.

Episode 6 of Know Your Power breaks down how zoning works… what it actually controls… AND how you can fight it.

Like, Comment, Share if you’re ready for some change. 👇🏽

Let’s build something better, together.

05/28/2026

EP. 5 | City Budgets — Where Does Your Tax Money Actually Go?

You pay taxes every single year.

But do you actually know where that money goes?

Most people don’t.

The city budget is public record. It tells you exactly what your city values… not what they say they value. What they actually fund. When your street never gets fixed or your park sits broken for years… that’s a budget decision.

Episode 5 of Know Your Power breaks it all down. Where the money comes from. Where it goes… AND how you can have a say in how it gets spent.

Like, Comment, Share if you’re ready for some change. 👇🏽

Let’s build something better, together.

05/26/2026

Before you fire up that grill today — do you know who actually started Memorial Day?

In 1865, freed Black Americans in Charleston, South Carolina discovered Union soldiers thrown into a mass grave by Confederate troops. Left to rot.

So they dug them up. Washed their remains. Reburied them with dignity. On May 1st, 1865 — over 10,000 people, mostly Black men, women, and children — held a parade to honor those fallen soldiers.

Historians call it the first Memorial Day.

Born out of grief. Out of love. Out of radical humanity.

But by the time Congress made it a federal holiday in 1971, that origin story had been completely scrubbed. The very people who started this tradition were written out of their own history.

That’s not an accident. That’s a choice.

These weren’t politicians sending people to war from behind a desk. They were neighbors. Brothers. Daughters. People from communities just like ours who believed in something bigger than themselves — and a community that loved them enough to make sure they weren’t forgotten, even when the country tried to erase them.

That sacrifice demands something from us. It demands we build a country actually worth dying for. AND that we tell the truth about who has sacrificed to build it.

So today — pause. Say a name. Tell the REAL story. Carry them with you when you go, because remembering them IS the work. Let their sacrifice remind us why we show up for each other, and let it be the reason we fight like hell to make a world worth their sacrifice.

Like, Comment, Share if you’re ready for some change.

Let’s build something better, together.



05/26/2026

EP. 4 | Your City Council — What It Is & What It Controls

I used to drive past city hall and never think twice about what happened inside.

Now I know that building is where decisions get made about my street, my neighborhood, my community. Every single month. With or without me in the room.

Episode 4 of Know Your Power is for everybody who’s ever felt like local government had nothing to do with them.

Spoiler — it has everything to do with you.

Like, Comment, Share if you’re ready for some change. 👇🏽

Let’s build something better, together.

05/24/2026

3 ½ Heart Healthy Pallets ❤️
1 Disaster Relief Pallet 🚨
378 Boxes Packed 📦
20 Meals Per Box 🍎
7,560 Individual Meals 🍽️
ALL in less than 3 hours.

That’s what showing up looks like.

I just wrapped up a volunteer shift with Second Harvest of Middle Tennessee & Murfreesboro Indivisible …and honestly? It was a whole VIBE. Music going, energy high, staying hydrated — three hours felt like 30 minutes, I swear.

The process is so simple it’s almost criminal NOT to do it. Sign up. Show up in closed toe shoes and comfortable clothes. Pick your position. Vibe out. That’s it. By the time you look up, you’ve helped feed thousands of people.

This is what community looks like. This is what showing up for your neighbors looks like. And this is exactly why I’ll keep coming back.

If you’ve been on the fence — this 👇🏽is your sign!

Like, Comment, Share if you’re ready for some change.

Let’s build something better, together.




05/22/2026

EP. 3 | The 4 Levels of Government — Your Quick Map

Most people only know one level of government. Maybe two.

But there are FOUR. And every single one of them has power over your daily life.

The one closest to you? Most people have never been to one of their meetings. Never looked up who represents them. Never even knew they could have a say.

The one furthest from you? That’s the one on the news every night.

We’ve been taught to watch the top and ignore the bottom. But your local and state government make decisions about your roads, your schools, your rent, your neighborhood — every single month. Without you in the room.

Episode 3 of Know Your Power breaks down all 4 levels so you can finally see the whole picture.

Because you can’t use power you don’t know you have.

Like, Comment, Share if you’re ready for some change. 👇🏽

Let’s build something better, together.

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