Raumesh Akbari

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Raumesh Akbari
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Minority Leader of the Tennessee Senate
Assumed office
January 10, 2023
Tennessee House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
from the 91st district

2013-2019
Succeeded by
Tennessee Senate
Preceded by Member of the Tennessee Senate
from the 29th district

2019–present
Incumbent
Preceded by Minority Leader of the Tennessee Senate
2023–present
Party political offices
Preceded by Keynote Speaker of the Democratic National Convention
2020
Served alongside: Stacey Abrams, Colin Allred, Brendan Boyle, Yvanna Cancela, Kathleen Clyde, Nikki Fried, Robert Garcia, Malcolm Kenyatta, Marlon Kimpson, Conor Lamb, Mari Manoogian, Victoria Neave, Jonathan Nez, Sam Park, Denny Ruprecht, Randall Woodfin
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