E02: Civil Miller-Watkins: Always Be Civil

Air date: 07/21/2026

Host:

Gloria Johnson: Tennessee State Representative, District 90

Guest: Civil Miller-Watkins, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate (Tennessee, 2026), educator, former Fayette County school board member

Episode Summary

Gloria Johnson talks with Civil Miller-Watkins, a middle school math teacher and former Fayette County school board vice-chair who is running for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Bill Hagerty. The two ran against each other in the 2024 Senate Democratic primary and now sit down as allies. They cover Civil's roots in rural West Tennessee, the origin of her name (tied to her mother's civil rights activism), maternal health care and hospital closures in rural Tenn ...