Tennessee is located in the Southern region of the USA with Nashville as its capital. Bill Lee (R) is Governor.

The Tennessee legislature has 33 Senate members and 99 House members

Current Position: US Senator since 2019
Affiliation: Republican
Former Position: CEO Lee Company from 1992 – 2016

Lee was president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Lee Company, a business operated by his family, from 1992 to 2016.

In 2017, Lee described himself as a social conservative.[4] As governor, he has signed bills to ban abortion in Tennessee, mask mandates, and ranked-choice voting; to allow guns to be carried without a permit, create school voucher programs, and increase penalties for protest-related offenses.

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.@DollyParton is a Tennessee treasure, and I’m thankful she’s joined us to commemorate Tennessee’s 225 birthday with this new video featuring communities across our state. @Tennessee225 #TN225

Gov. Bill Lee delivers State of the State address

The Tennessee General Assembly (TNGA) is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is a part-time bicameral legislature consisting of a Senate and a House of Representatives. The Speaker of the Senate carries the additional title and office of Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee.

In addition to passing a budget for state government plus other legislation, the General Assembly appoints three state officers specified by the state constitution. It is also the initiating body in any process to amend the state’s constitution.

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Current Position: US Senator since 2019
Affiliation: Republican
Former Positions: US Representative from 2003 – 2019; State Senator from 1999 – 2003; Executive Director of the Tennessee Film, Entertainment, and Music Commission from 1997 – 1999
Other Positions:  Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security – Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Blackburn became the first woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate from Tennessee, defeating Democratic former Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen. A supporter of the Tea Party movement, Blackburn is a staunch backer of former president Donald Trump.

In 1978, she became the owner of Marketing Strategies, a promotion-event management firm.  In 1995, Blackburn was appointed executive director of the Tennessee Film, Entertainment, and Music Commission.

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Authoritarian regimes like the CCP cannot continue their uncontested reign within the United Nations. It’s time for the international community to hold these adversaries accountable, with the United States leading the way. @BrookeSingman

Marsha Blackburn WARNS freedom is being taken away from Americans due to Democratic policies

Current Position: US Senator
Affiliation: Republican
Former Position: Tennessee Commissioner of Economic and Community Development from 2011 – 2014

Hagerty worked as an economic advisor and White House fellow under President George H. W. Bush. He then began a career in private equity. Hagerty is the co-founder of Hagerty Peterson & Company, a private equity investment firm; he is a former managing director of the firm.

From 2011 to 2014, Hagerty served as commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development. He led a successful effort to bring a Major League Soccer franchise to Nashville. President Donald Trump nominated Hagerty to serve as U.S. ambassador to Japan on March 27, 2017

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Today, I placed my left hand on the Bible and raised my right hand to be sworn in as your new U.S. Senator. I am humbled by the confidence you have placed in me and promise to always represent our Tennessee values proudly. Now it’s time to get to work. Thank you for this honor!

Sen. Bill Hagerty: Fed has way overshot the 2% inflation target

Tennessee, officially the State of Tennessee, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th largest by area and the 16th most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina to the east, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi to the south, Arkansas to the southwest, and Missouri to the northwest. Tennessee is geographically, culturally, and legally divided into three Grand Divisions of East, Middle, and West Tennessee. Nashville is the state’s capital and largest city, and anchors its largest metropolitan area. Tennessee’s population as of the 2020 United States census is approximately 6.9 million.

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The US onAir Network will be working with volunteers from Tennessee universities, colleges, and nonprofit organizations to oversee the curation and moderation of posts, aircasts (online discussions), and in person events for the Tennessee onAir Hub …  related to federal, state, and local elections and government.

Our first outreach will be to University of Tennessee partly because of its proximity to the state capital. We have identified many of University of Tennessee’s civic engagement, academic, internship and research programs related to making democracy and civic responsibility a focus of higher learning on their campus … for students, faculty, staff, and local community. This post, over time, will have similar information on other collaborating organizations in the state.

Contact ben.murphy@onair.cc for more information on how to involve your organization.