Charlane Oliver
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{BLP one source|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Charlane Oliver
| state_senate = Tennessee
| district = 19th
| term_start = January 10, 2023
| term_end =
| predecessor = Brenda Gilmore
| successor =
| birth_date = October 26
| birth_place =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = Democratic
| education = Vanderbilt University (BS)
University of Tennessee (MPA)
}}
Charlane Oliver (born October 26)https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=S19 is a nonprofit executive and politician from Tennessee. A member of the Democratic Party, she has represented District 19 in the Tennessee Senate since 2023.{{Cite web |title=Senators - TN General Assembly |url=https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=S19 |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=wapp.capitol.tn.gov}}
Life and career
Oliver is from Little Rock, Arkansas.https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2020/07/23/know-better-do-better-charlane-oliver-bs05-focuses-on-educating-and-energizing-the-black-electorate/ She received a B.S. from Vanderbilt University in 2005 and an M.P.A. from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville in 2008.https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=S19 After graduating from college, Oliver worked for the state of Tennessee, Meharry Medical Center in Nashville, the Knoxville Urban League, the Williamson County Chamber of Commerce, and U.S. Representative Jim Cooper.
In 2016, Oliver co-founded the Equity Alliance, an organization dedicated to educating black voters.https://tennesseelookout.com/briefs/equity-alliances-staffs-up/https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2020/05/19/mayor-cooper-quietly-gathers-group-plan-nashville-covid-19-spending/5213194002/
In 2020, she was a member of an advisory group for how the city of Nashville should spend CARES Act funds.https://tennesseelookout.com/briefs/1473/
Oliver serves on the following committees in the Tennessee Senate:
- Energy, Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
- Government Operations Committee
- Joint Education, Health and General Welfare Committee
- Joint Judiciary and Government
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Category:21st-century American women politicians
Category:21st-century members of the Tennessee General Assembly
Category:Democratic Party Tennessee state senators
Category:Women state legislators in Tennessee
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