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JoAnne Favors

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Won the General, 2016 Tennessee State House District 28

Won the General, 2012 Tennessee State House District 28

Former Assistant Majority Whip, Tennessee State House of Representatives

Quick Facts
Personal Details

Education

  • MS, Nursing and Adult Health, Andrews University, 1989
  • BS, Nursing, University of the State of New York, 1984
  • AS, Nursing, Cleveland State Community College, 1973
  • LP, Nursing, Education, 1966

Professional Experience

  • MS, Nursing and Adult Health, Andrews University, 1989
  • BS, Nursing, University of the State of New York, 1984
  • AS, Nursing, Cleveland State Community College, 1973
  • LP, Nursing, Education, 1966
  • Executive Director, Southside and Dodson Avenue Community Health Centers, 1999-2004
  • Associate Professor of Nursing, Chattanooga State Community College, 1988-1999
  • Nurse Manager, Erlanger Medical Center, 1979-1999
  • Staff Nurse, Nurse Clinician, Erlanger Medical Center, 1966-1979

Political Experience

  • MS, Nursing and Adult Health, Andrews University, 1989
  • BS, Nursing, University of the State of New York, 1984
  • AS, Nursing, Cleveland State Community College, 1973
  • LP, Nursing, Education, 1966
  • Executive Director, Southside and Dodson Avenue Community Health Centers, 1999-2004
  • Associate Professor of Nursing, Chattanooga State Community College, 1988-1999
  • Nurse Manager, Erlanger Medical Center, 1979-1999
  • Staff Nurse, Nurse Clinician, Erlanger Medical Center, 1966-1979
  • Former Assistant Majority Whip, Tennessee State House of Representatives
  • Former Minority Caucus Vice Chair, Tennessee State House of Representatives
  • Representative, Tennessee State House of Representatives, District 28, 2004-2019
  • Minority Whip, Tennessee State House of Representatives, 2015-2019

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Member, Business and Utilities Committee, Tennessee State House of Representatives

Former Member, Health Committee, Tennessee State House of Representatives

Former Member, Insurance and Banking Committee, Tennessee State House of Representatives

Former Member, Rules Committee, Tennessee State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Health, Tennessee State House of Representatives

Member, Hamilton County Commission, 1998-2005

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • MS, Nursing and Adult Health, Andrews University, 1989
  • BS, Nursing, University of the State of New York, 1984
  • AS, Nursing, Cleveland State Community College, 1973
  • LP, Nursing, Education, 1966
  • Executive Director, Southside and Dodson Avenue Community Health Centers, 1999-2004
  • Associate Professor of Nursing, Chattanooga State Community College, 1988-1999
  • Nurse Manager, Erlanger Medical Center, 1979-1999
  • Staff Nurse, Nurse Clinician, Erlanger Medical Center, 1966-1979
  • Former Assistant Majority Whip, Tennessee State House of Representatives
  • Former Minority Caucus Vice Chair, Tennessee State House of Representatives
  • Representative, Tennessee State House of Representatives, District 28, 2004-2019
  • Minority Whip, Tennessee State House of Representatives, 2015-2019
  • Member, American Nurses Association
  • Member, Annual Southside Family Reunion Organizer
  • Member, Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise
  • Member, Daughters of Elks Temple 364
  • Member, Elks Springmeade Neighborhood Association
  • Member, Gamma Theta Sigma Chapter, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated
  • Member, Hamilton County Democratic Women's Club
  • Member, Howard High School Alumni Association
  • Former Member, Multicultural Chamber of Commerce Board
  • Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
  • Member, National Association of State Legislatures
  • Member, People United to Save Humanity
  • Member, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society for Nurses
  • Co-Chair, Southside Family Reunion
  • Founder, Tennessee Intergenerational Political Network
  • Member, Tennessee Nurses Association
  • Member, Union Hill Missionary Baptist Church
  • Member, Women in Government
  • Member, Women's Leadership Council
  • Member, Workforce Development
  • Board Member, Erlanger Medical Center, 1997-1999
  • President, Tennessee Nurses Association District 4, District 4, 1997-1998

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