On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for State House (TN) - District 84
425 John Lewis Way North
Suite 416 Cordell Hull Building
Nashville, TN 37243
4528 Saint Honore
Memphis, TN 38116
Full Name:
Joe Towns, Jr.
Gender:
Male
Birth Place:
Memphis, TN
Home City:
Memphis, TN
BA, Political Science, LeMoyne-Owen College
MS, Operational Management, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Representative, Tennessee State House of Representatives, District 84, 1995-present
Candidate, Tennessee State Senate, District 84, 2022
Assistant Minority Leader, Tennessee State House of Representatives, 2011-2018
Candidate, United States House, Tennessee, District 9, 2006
Member, Calendar and Rules Committee
Member, Commerce Committee
Member, Criminal Justice Committee
Member, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice
Member, Subcommittee on Transportation
Member, Transportation Committee
Former Member, Calendar and Rules Committee, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Former Member, Democratic Executive Committee
Former Member, Education Instruction and Programs Committee, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Former Member, Insurance and Banking Committee, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Secretary, Joint Select Oversight Committee on Education
Former Member, Judiciary Committee, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Civil Justice, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Infrastructure, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Insurance and Banking, Tennessee State House of Representatives
No professional experience on file.
Member, 100 Black Men
Co-founder, C.U.T.E.C. Anti Crime Organization
Co-founder, CUTEC Anti-Crime Organization
Former Member, Community Service Action Board
Member, Gardenview Home Owner Association
Member, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity
Member, Men of Progress
Member, Mississippi Boulevard Church
Member, Progressive Black Men
Favorite Quote:
" Remember, if you take something out of the community, you must put something back into the community." - Joe Towns, Jr