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Charlane Oliver | |
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| Member of the Tennessee Senate from the 19th district | |
| Assumed office January 10, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Brenda Gilmore |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Vanderbilt University (BS) University of Tennessee (MPA) |
Charlane Oliver is a nonprofit executive and politician from Tennessee. A member of the Democratic Party,she has represented District 19 in the Tennessee Senate since 2023. [1]
Oliver is from Little Rock,Arkansas. [2] She received a B.S. from Vanderbilt University in 2005 and an M.P.A. from the University of Tennessee,Knoxville in 2008. [3] After graduating from college,Oliver worked for the state of Tennessee,Meharry Medical Center in Nashville,the Knoxville Urban League,the Williamson County Chamber of Commerce,and U.S. Representative Jim Cooper. [2]
In 2016,Oliver co-founded the Equity Alliance,an organization dedicated to educating black voters. [2] [4] [5]
In 2020,she was a member of an advisory group for how the city of Nashville should spend CARES Act funds. [6]
Oliver serves on the following committees in the Tennessee Senate: [3]
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