Ashley Judd has stepped into Tennessee politics again, this time Tweeting out an endorsement of gubernatorial candidate Karl Dean.

The activist and actress, a Franklin resident and sister to country singer Wynona Judd, has made her politics clear on social media over the past few years.

“Did you know that 54% of voters are women? We absolutely have the power to influence an election! I am so proud to endorse my friend, former Nashville Mayor Karl Dean, in race for governor of the great state of Tennessee,” Judd posted Friday morning.

Judd's support of Dean seemed to stem from her support for access to abortion and other reproductive rights,

She attended a 2017 Women’s March on Washington in the capital, where she read a Franklin teen’s poem against President Donald Trump.

“We can't let an extremist on women's issues have control of our state and wield the power over a woman's right to choose even in cases of rape or incest. Join me and other amazing women from Tennessee in helping elect Karl Dean to Governor," her posts on Friday continued.

When asked, in a July debate, about whether or not he would sign a hypothetical bill making it harder to access abortion, Dean said he was committed to maintaining access to healthcare for women.

"Tennessee ranks at the bottom for women’s health in the country so as governor I will be focused on increasing access to important services to improve women’s health," Dean said at the debate.

Dean is running against Republican candidate Bill Lee. Tennesseans will head to the polls for the governor's race on Nov. 6.

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