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She served in the state House for three terms until her 2018 election to the Tennessee State Senate. Akbari is a member of the Ben F. Jones Chapter of the National Bar Association, National First Vice President of the National Organization of Black Elected Legislative Women (N.O.B.E.L Women), NewDEAL, National Black Caucus of State Legislators ...
The district is located almost entirely within Tennessee's 9th congressional district, with a very small section extending into the 8th district. It overlaps with the 84th, 85th, 86th, 87th, 90th, 91st, 93rd, and 99th districts of the Tennessee House of Representatives , [ 4 ] and borders the states of Mississippi and Arkansas .
“Today's court ruling against the gerrymandered state Senate map is a clear win for the Tennessee Constitution,” said Democratic Sens. Raumesh Akbari and London Lamar in a joint statement.
Senate Minority Leader Raumesh Akbari, D-Memphis, recalled debate in years past as lawmakers considered making the Bible a state book. “I was a House member when we debated making the Bible the ...
For example, Akbari’s proposal could apply to any of the state’s approximately 95 priority schools, at the direction of Tennessee’s education commissioner.
The Senate shares these powers with the Tennessee House of Representatives. The Senate alone has the power to host impeachment proceeding and remove impeached members of office with a 2/3 majority. The Tennessee Senate, according to the state constitution of 1870, is composed of 33 members, one-third the size of the Tennessee House of ...
With half of Tennessee's state Senate seats in play this year, there are no open seats in the Middle Tennessee area. ... E. R. Smith, Democrat. E.R. Smith, a retired teacher and small business ...
Representatives Harold Love [30] and Raumesh Akbari hold leadership roles in the National Black Caucus of State Legislators, [31] in which eight Tennessee state lawmakers are members. Akbari is also a State Director with Women in Government, as is Brenda Gilmore. [32]