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Capitol: 615.741.2184 FAX: 615.253.0181 District: 615.406.8719 District FAX:
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Representative
Suite 422 Cordell Hull Building 425 Rep. John Lewis Way North Nashville, TN 37243
District Office: 425 Rep. John Lewis Way North Nashville, TN 37243
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Elected: 2022 Next Election: 2026 | |
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BioPolicy and Activism Fellow, John Lewis Center for Social Justice at Fisk University
B.A. Political Science, Fisk University
Completing Master of Theological Studies, Vanderbilt University
Member, Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee
Member, Government Operations Committee
Member, Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee
House member of the 113th through 114th General Assembly
National Caucus of Environmental Legislators
Truman Center "2024 Award for Exceptional Moral Courage in Public Service"
TN Licensed Professional Counselors Association "2023 Legislator of the Year"
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. "2023 Humanitarian Award"
100 Black Men of America, Inc. "2023 C.T. Vivian Award for Social Justice"
National Black Caucus of State Legislators "2023 Nation Builder Award
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation "2023 CBC Chair's Phoenix Award"
National Newspaper Publishers Association "2023 Legacy Award"
R.H. Boyd Publishing Corporation "2023 Service Award"
National Urban League "2023 Freedom Fighters Award"
Commencement Speaker at UC Berkeley's Goldman School of Public Policy (Spring 2023)
Nashville Les Gemmes "2022 Rosetta Miller Perry Literary Award"
Author of "The People's Plaza- 62 Days of Nonviolent Resistance" published by Vanderbilt University Press (Spring 2022)
Nashville NAACP "2019 Charles E. Kimbrough 100 Medal of Honor"
Vanderbilt Organization of Black Graduate and Professional Students "2019 Ubuntu Award for outstanding service"
ACLU of Tennessee "2016 Benjamin S. Pressnell Bill of Rights Award"
TN Human Rights Commission "2016 Human Rights Rising Advocate Award"
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