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Joe Towns, Jr.'s Biography

Office:

On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for State House (TN) - District 84

Contact Information

Office

425 John Lewis Way North
Suite 416 Cordell Hull Building
Nashville, TN 37243

4528 Saint Honore
Memphis, TN 38116

Full Name:

Joe Towns, Jr.

Gender:

Male

Birth Place:

Memphis, TN

Home City:

Memphis, TN

BA, Political Science, LeMoyne-Owen College

MS, Operational Management, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

Representative, Tennessee State House of Representatives, District 84, 1995-present

Candidate, Tennessee State Senate, District 84, 2022

Assistant Minority Leader, Tennessee State House of Representatives, 2011-2018

Candidate, United States House, Tennessee, District 9, 2006

Former Member, Calendar and Rules Committee, Tennessee State House of Representatives

Former Member, Democratic Executive Committee

Former Member, Education Instruction and Programs Committee, Tennessee State House of Representatives

Former Member, Insurance and Banking Committee, Tennessee State House of Representatives

Secretary, Joint Select Oversight Committee on Education

Former Member, Judiciary Committee, Tennessee State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Civil Justice, Tennessee State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Infrastructure, Tennessee State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Insurance and Banking, Tennessee State House of Representatives

No professional experience on file.

Member, 100 Black Men

Co-founder, C.U.T.E.C. Anti Crime Organization

Co-founder, CUTEC Anti-Crime Organization

Former Member, Community Service Action Board

Member, Gardenview Home Owner Association

Member, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity

Member, Men of Progress

Member, Mississippi Boulevard Church

Member, Progressive Black Men

Favorite Quote:

" Remember, if you take something out of the community, you must put something back into the community." - Joe Towns, Jr

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