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Of its 99 members, [20] twenty-one were women [21] in 2020. Representatives Harold Love [22] and Raumesh Akbari hold leadership roles in the National Black Caucus of State Legislators, [23] in which eight Tennessee state lawmakers are members. Akbari is also a State Director with Women in Government, as is Brenda Gilmore. [24]
Percentage of state legislature that is female. [1] Women have served in state legislatures in the United States since 1895. Their ranks have increased with the advent of nationwide women's suffrage after 1920. Although the number of women serving in state legislatures has more than quintupled since 1971, [1] they remain underrepresented.
Lois Marie DeBerry (May 5, 1945 – July 28, 2013) was an American politician who was a member of Tennessee House of Representatives and former Speaker Pro Tempore of the Tennessee House. She was elected to represent the 91st district, part of Shelby County , as a Democrat . [ 1 ]
The Tennessee Attorney General is the state's chief legal officer and works to represent all of the state government. The Attorney General employs around 340 people across five offices around the state. The Tennessee Supreme Court appoints the Attorney General, a method not found in any of the other 49 states.
Legislature: Democratic: March 7, 2008: January 2, 2017: 8 years, 301 days Jenniffer González Puerto Rico: House of Representatives New Progressive: January 12, 2009: January 1, 2013: 3 years, 355 days Tina Rose Muña Barnes Guam: Legislature Democratic: January 7, 2019: January 4, 2021: 1 year, 363 days Therese M. Terlaje Guam: Legislature ...
Among the women who held leadership and upper-level management positions within the National Park Service, or had a strong influence on National Park Service policy or gender relations, are: Park rangers. Enid Michael, first ranger-naturalist in Yosemite and the first female ranger in the National Parks system, 1921-1942
As written, the bill would prohibit display of any flag other than the U.S. and Tennessee state flag. Even with exceptions for educational uses, the proposed ban could still have far-reaching impact.
Harper provided a strong, unwavering voice for women, our most vulnerable children, and the elderly. She passed legislation on a range of causes, including the establishment of a fee waiver to provide students from low-income homes with school supplies and lunches; mandatory insurance coverage of breast reconstruction symmetry for breast cancer survivors; increased legal protections to stop ...