Senator Raumesh Akbari

Democrat
Memphis
District 29
Part of Shelby County
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Contact Information

Nashville Address

425 Rep. John Lewis Way N.
Suite 764 Cordell Hull Bldg.
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone: (615) 741-1767
Fax: (615) 253-0357

Staff Contacts

Lauren Agee, Senior Legislative Advisor
David Aguilera, Executive Assistant for Policy and Research
Claire Patton, Executive Secretary

Mailing List

  • Personal Info
  • Committees
  • Community Involvement
  • Honors & Awards
    • Born April 14, 1984
    • Attorney
    • Baptist
    • B.A. Washington University in St. Louis, 2006
    • J.D. St. Louis University School of Law, 2009
    • Senate member of the 111th through 113th General Assemblies
    • House member of the 108th through 110th General Assemblies
    • Chairwoman, Senate Democratic Caucus
    • Member, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated
    • Member, The Links Incorporated
    • State Legislative Leaders Foundation, Board Member
    • National Civil Rights Museum, Board Member
    • Chair, Tennessee Black Caucus of State Legislators 2017-2019
    • Vice President, National Black Caucus of State Legislators
    • Immediate Past National First Vice President, National Organization of Black Elected Legislative Women
    • Democratic Women of Shelby County
    • NAACP
    • Board Member, Emerge Tennessee
    • Board Member, Downtown Memphis Commission
    • German Marshall Fund- Marshall Memorial Fellow, 2019
    • NewDeal Leader
    • Legislator of the Year, The National Association of Social Workers, Tn Chapter (2019)
    • Leadership Tennessee (2018)
    • The Memphis Business Journal’s “40 Under 40” (2018)
    • The Transatlantic Inclusion Leaders Network (2018)
    • The Barack Obama Award, Shelby County Young Democrats (2018)
    • Leadership Memphis (2017)
    • Region IX Legislator of the Year, The National Black Caucus of State Legislators (2016)
    • Woman of the Year, National Organization of Black Elected Legislative Women (2016)
    • Reformer Award, National Juvenile Justice Network (2016)
    • Advocacy Award, Mothers of the Nile (2016)
    • The American Council for Young Political Leaders (2015)
    • The Henry Toll Fellowship (The Council for State Governments, 2015)
    • Emerging Leader (The State Legislative Leader’s Foundation, 2015)
    • The Memphis Flyer's "20 under 30" List (2014)
    • The 2014 Spark Award, National Organization of Black Elected Legislative Women
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