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Joe Towns Jr.

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Running, 2024 Tennessee State House District 84, General Election

Won the General, 2022 Tennessee State House District 84

Assistant Minority Leader, Tennessee State House of Representatives (2011 - Present)

Tennessee State House, District 84 (1995 - Present)

Quick Facts
  • Full Name:
    Joe Towns, Jr.
  • Gender:
    Male
  • Birth Place:
    Memphis, TN
  • Home City:
    Memphis, TN
Personal Details

Joe Towns, Jr. is a Democratic member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, representing District 84. He was first elected to the chamber in 1994. He currently serves as Assistant Minority Leader.

Towns earned his B.A. in political science from LeMoyne-Owen College. He later received his M.S. in Operational Management from the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville. Towns has worked as a college instructor, entrepreneur and business owner.

Education

  • BA, Political Science, LeMoyne-Owen College
  • MS, Operational Management, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

Political Experience

  • 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 House of Representatives, District 84, 2018
  • Assistant Minority Leader, Tennessee State House of Representatives, 2011-2018
  • Candidate, United States House, Tennessee, District 9, 2006

Former Committees/Caucuses

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, Subcommittee on Insurance and Banking, Tennessee State House of Representatives

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Judiciary Committee

Member, Subcommittee on Civil Justice

Member, Subcommittee on Infrastructure

Member, Transportation Committee

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • 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 House of Representatives, District 84, 2018
  • Assistant Minority Leader, Tennessee State House of Representatives, 2011-2018
  • Candidate, United States House, Tennessee, District 9, 2006
  • Member, 100 Black Men
  • Former Member, Community Service Action Board
  • Co-founder, C.U.T.E.C. Anti Crime Organization
  • Co-founder, CUTEC Anti-Crime Organization
  • Member, Gardenview Home Owner Association
  • Member, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity
  • Member, Men of Progress
  • Member, Mississippi Boulevard Church
  • Member, Progressive Black Men

Other Info

Favorite Quote:

" Remember, if you take something out of the community, you must put something back into the community." - Joe Towns, Jr

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