Full Name:
John J. DeBerry, Jr.
Gender:
Male
Family:
Widowed; 2 Children: Chevida, Victoria
Birth Date:
02/05/1951
Home City:
Nashville, TN
Religion:
Church of Christ
Graduated, Freed-Hardeman University
Graduated, University of Memphis
Former Deputy Minority Leader, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Former Speaker Pro Tempore, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Representative, Tennessee State House of Representatives, District 90, 1995-2021
Candidate, Tennessee State Senate, District 90, 2020
Minority Leader Pro Tempore, Tennessee State House of Representatives, 2017-2018
Candidate, Tennessee State House of Representatives, District 90, 2018
Former Member, Calendar and Rules Committee, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Former Member, Education Administration and Planning Committee, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Former Member, Education Committee, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Former Member, Finance, Ways and Means Committee, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Former Member, Finance, Ways and Means Subcommittee, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Former Member, Health Committee, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Former Member, Select Committee on Ethics, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Former Member, Select Committee on Rules, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Curriculum, Testing & Innovation, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Education Administration and Planning, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Ethics, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Chair, Tennessee Black Caucus of State Legislators
No professional experience on file.
Member, American Legislative Exchange Council, Education Committee
Counselor, Bethany Homes
Scout Leader, Boy Scouts of America
Minister, Coleman Avenue Church of Christ
Co-Chair, Council of State Government Education and Workforce Development Public Policy Committee
Chair, Disproportionate Minority Confinement Task Force (DMC)
Member, Education Commission of the States
Board Member, Freed-Hardman University
Appointed, Governor Haslam's Task Force on Sentencing and Recidivism
Member, Governor's Juvenile Justice Reform Commission
Member, Governor's Minority Business Development, Advisory Committee
Member, Junior Achievement
Chair, Memphis Alcohol Committee
Member, Memphis Shelby County Crime Commission
Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Member, Operation Weed and Seed
Chair, Special Committee to Study Integration of Ex-Offenders into Mainstream of Society
Member, State Collaborative on Reforming Education, Steering Committee
Member, Study School Safety Issues House Committee
Member, Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth
Regional Manager, Youth For Understanding International Youth Exchange