Mary Mancini is an American political activist and former candidate, who served as Chair of the
Tennessee Democratic Party from 2015 to 2021. She was elected as Chair of the Tennessee Democratic Party on January 10, 2015 as the second woman to be elected to that position and was re-elected to a second two-year term in January 2017 and a third in January 2019. She was a candidate for
Tennessee State Senate District 21 and lost in the 2014 Democratic primary to
Jeff Yarbro
Jeff Yarbro (born February 16, 1977) is an American attorney and politician from Tennessee. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he has represented Tennessee's 21st Senate district, District 21 in the Tennessee Sena ...
.
She had previously served as Executive Director of Tennessee Citizen Action, an advocacy and grassroots organizing group based in
Nashville
Nashville, often known as Music City, is the capital and List of municipalities in Tennessee, most populous city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the county seat, seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County in Middle Tennessee, locat ...
. She also was the co-host of Liberadio with Mary Mancini and
Freddie O'Connell, a liberal radio show.
From 1992 to 1998 she was the owner of
Lucy's Record Shop.
Personal life
Mary Mancini is married to Nashville musician
Kurt Wagner of the band
Lambchop.
References
External links
Mancini on ''WJPZ at 50'' podcast
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Living people
Syracuse University alumni
Tennessee Democratic Party chairs
Women in Tennessee politics
Year of birth missing (living people)
Candidates in the 2014 United States elections