Mary Mancini
Mary Mancini | |
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Chair of the Tennessee Democratic Party | |
In office January 10, 2015 – January 16, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Roy Herron |
Succeeded by | Hendrell Remus |
Personal details | |
Born | July 17 Seaford, New York, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Kurt Wagner |
Education | Syracuse University (BS) |
Mary Mancini is an American political activist and former candidate, who served as Chair of the Tennessee Democratic Party from 2015 to 2021.[1] She was elected as Chair of the Tennessee Democratic Party on January 10, 2015 as the second woman to be elected to that position [2] and was re-elected to a second two-year term [3] in January 2017 and a third in January 2019. She was a candidate for Tennessee State Senate District 21 and lost in the 2014 Democratic primary to Jeff Yarbro.[4] She had previously served as Executive Director of Tennessee Citizen Action, an advocacy and grassroots organizing group based in Nashville.[citation needed] She also was the co-host of Liberadio with Mary Mancini and Freddie O'Connell, a liberal radio show.[4] From 1992 to 1998 she was the owner of Lucy's Record Shop.[5]
Personal life
Mary Mancini is married to Nashville musician Kurt Wagner of the band Lambchop.
References
- ^ Elliott, Stephen (November 9, 2020). "Mary Mancini Not Running for Re-Election as TNDP Chair". Nashville Scene. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
- ^ Hale, Steven. "Mary Mancini elected TNDP Chair". Nashville Scene. City Press LLC. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
- ^ Garrison, Joey. "Tennessee Democrats vote to keep Mary Mancini party chair". The Tennessean. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
- ^ a b Garrison, Joey (January 10, 2015). "Mary Mancini elected new TN Democratic Party chair". The Tennessean. The Tennessean. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
- ^ "Mary Mancini". Tennessee Democratic Party. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
External links
- Mancini on WJPZ at 50 podcast
Party political offices | ||
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Preceded by Roy Herron | Chair of the Tennessee Democratic Party 2015–2021 | Succeeded by Hendrell Remus |