Raumesh Akbari | |
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Minority Leader of the Tennessee Senate | |
Assumed office January 10, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Jeff Yarbro |
Member of the Tennessee Senate from the 29th district | |
Assumed office January 8, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Lee Harris |
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from the 91st district | |
In office November 2013 – January 8, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Lois DeBerry |
Succeeded by | London Lamar |
Personal details | |
Born | Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | April 14, 1984
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Washington University (BA) Saint Louis University (JD) |
Website | Official website |
Raumesh Aleza Akbari (ruh-MESH ack-BERRY) (born April 14, 1984)[1] is an American politician and member of the Tennessee Senate for the 29th district since 2019. She was formerly a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 91st district. She currently serves as First Vice Chair of the Education Committee, and a member of the Commerce and Labor Committee, and the Ethics Subcommittee.[1] She is a member of the Democratic Party.