Representative Diane Black Biography

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Diane L. Black

Representative Diane L. Black's Biography

Full Name:	Diane L. Black
Office:	U.S. House (TN) - District 6, Republican
First Elected:	11/02/2010
Last Elected:	11/06/2012
Next Election:	2014

Gender:	Female
Family:	Husband: David; 3 Children
Birth Date:	01/16/1951
Birth Place:	Baltimore, MD
Home City:	Gallatin, TN
Religion:	Lutheran

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Bachelors, Nursing, Belmont University, 1991
Associates, Nursing, Anne Arundel College, 1971

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2010-present
Senator, Tennessee State Senate, 1998-2010
Assistant Republican Floor Leader, Tennessee State Senate

Budget, Member
Subcommittee on Human Resources, Member
Subcommittee on Oversight (Ways and Means), Member
Ways and Means, Member

Chair, Senate Republican Caucus

Employed, Sumner Regional Health Systems, 1993-1998
Instructor, Volunteer State Community College, 1988-1993
Executive Director, Sumner Foundation
Registered Nurse
Small Business Owner

Board Member, American Heart Association
Founding Board Member, Children Are People, Incorporated
Founder, Church Day Care
Member, Community Church, Hendersonville
Member, Gallatin Chamber of Commerce
Founder, Domestic Violence Victims Safe House
Board Member, Hendersonville Chamber of Commerce
Member, Hendersonville League of Women Voters
Development Director, Middle Tennessee Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)
Board Member, Tennessee Center for Nursing
Member, Tennessee Right to Life
Member, Tennessee Nurses Association
Board Member, Volunteer State Community College Foundation
Former President, American Cancer Society, Gallatin Chapter
Former President, Gallatin Toastmasters
Former Vice President, Habitat for Humanity of Sumner County
Former President, Hendersonville Rotary Club
Former Board Member, Independent School
Former President, Leadership Sumner Alumni Association
Former Chair, United Way of Sumner County