knoxville news
knoxville news knoxville advertising entertainment knoxville obituaries rss linkedin twitter facebook contact smoky mountains knoxville legal notices knoxville classifieds travel knoxville sports business lifestyle knoxville daily sun knoxville daily sun lifestyle business knoxville sports travel knoxville classifieds knoxville jobs knoxville legal notices knoxville yellow pages smoky mountains contact facebook twitter linkedin rss entertainment knoxville advertising knoxville daily sun lifestyle business knoxville sports travel knoxville classifieds knoxville jobs knoxville legal notices knoxville yellow pages smoky mountains contact facebook twitter linkedin rss entertainment knoxville advertising
 

Rep. Parkinson elected new Black Caucus chair
January 17, 2021

  antonio parkinson black caucus chair
State Representative Antonio Parkinson; image courtesy of TN govt.

NASHVILLE — State Representative Antonio Parkinson of Memphis has been elected Chair of the Tennessee Black Caucus of State Representatives for the 112th General Assembly. Parkinson succeeds Rep. G.A. Hardaway, also of Memphis. Following the election, Parkinson discussed his vision for caucus leadership: “We are in difficult times in our country. It is my goal as chair to focus on core areas that can help our communities to navigate through this pandemic. Those areas are health, the education of our children and finding ways to put more money and resources into the households of the people we represent.”



Other officers elected are:

• Vice-Chairman — Rep. Sam McKenzie of Knoxville
• Treasurer—Rep. - Jesse Chism of Memphis
• Secretary—Sen. - Katrina Robinson of Memphis

The officers will serve a two-year term, concurrent with the 112th General Assembly session.











knoxville daily sun Knoxville Daily Sun
2021Image Builders
User Agreement | Privacy Policy