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Charlotte Burks | |
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Member of the Tennessee Senate from the 15th district | |
In office 1998–2015 | |
Preceded by | Tommy Burks |
Succeeded by | Paul Bailey |
Personal details | |
Born | Gainesboro, Tennessee | October 3, 1942
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Tommy Burks (died 1998) |
Occupation | Farmer, politician |
Charlotte Gentry Burks (born October 3, 1942) is a farmer and Democratic party politician in Tennessee who represented the 15th district as State Senator from 1998 until 2015.
Burks was born in 1942 in Gainesboro, Tennessee, and lives in Monterey, Tennessee.[1] She was married to Tommy Burks, a Tennessee State Senator. They had three children together, one of whom is former Putnam County Executive Kim Blaylock. She also has 11 grandchildren.[2]