Hendrell Remus

{{Short description|American political figure}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Hendrell Remus

| image = Hendrell-Remus-headshot copy.jpg

| office = Chair of the Tennessee Democratic Party

| term_start = January 16, 2021

| term_end = January 25, 2025

| predecessor = Mary Mancini

| successor = Rachel Campbell

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|12|17}}

| birth_place = Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| party = Democratic

| spouse = Marlene Remus

| children = 2

| education = Excelsior College (BA)

}}

Hendrell Remus is an American political figure who was the first Black person to chair the Tennessee Democratic Party since 2021.{{Cite web |date=2021-01-18 |title=Remus elected first Black chairman of Tennessee Democratic Party |url=https://www.newschannel5.com/news/remus-elected-first-black-chairman-of-tennessee-dem-party |access-date=2021-05-26 |website=WTVF |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Mitchell |first=Sybil C. |date=2021-01-21 |title=Tennessee Democrats embrace history with Hendrell Remus |url=https://tri-statedefender.com/tennessee-democrats-embrace-history-with-hendrell-remus/01/21/ |access-date=2021-05-26 |website=TSDMemphis.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2021-01-18 |title=Remus elected first Black chairman of Tennessee Dem Party |url=https://apnews.com/f789e1567298f4bff11cede2f9622f5f |access-date=2024-05-28 |website=Associated Press}} He was unanimously re-elected in 2023.{{Cite web |date=2024-02-26 |title=CNN's Van Jones Reports in "What Happened to Tennessee? The Battle of Blue and Red" for The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper |url=https://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2024/02/26/cnns-van-jones-reports-in-what-happened-to-tennessee-the-battle-of-blue-and-red-for-the-whole-story-with-anderson-cooper/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226140035/https://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2024/02/26/cnns-van-jones-reports-in-what-happened-to-tennessee-the-battle-of-blue-and-red-for-the-whole-story-with-anderson-cooper/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 26, 2024 |access-date=2024-05-28 |website=CNN}}

Remus' political participation was driven by volunteerism that led him into the 2008 campaign of Barack Obama.{{Cite web |last1=Turner |first1=Dakarai |title=First Black chair of Tennessee Democratic Party reflects on Memphis roots that helped lead him here |url=https://www.fox13memphis.com/rss-snd/first-black-chair-tennessee-democratic-party-reflects-memphis-roots-that-helped-lead-him-here/UXPMITB3OZAXVK4PUCEVUI3OKA/ |access-date=2021-05-26 |website=Fox13 News Memphis |language=en}}

Prior to becoming chair, Remus worked as the assistant director of emergency management at Tennessee State University,{{Cite web |date=2021-01-18 |title=Remus elected first Black chairman of Tennessee Dem Party |url=https://apnews.com/article/tennessee-f789e1567298f4bff11cede2f9622f5f |access-date=2021-05-26 |website=AP News}} a role that followed his tenure as the Middle TN Operations Manager for Allied Universal.

He is a native of Memphis, and a graduate of Excelsior College.{{Cite web |last=McCall |first=Holly |date=2021-01-16 |title=In historic vote, Hendrell Remus becomes first Black chair of Tennessee Democratic Party |url=https://tennesseelookout.com/2021/01/16/in-historic-vote-hendrell-remus-becomes-first-black-chair-of-tennessee-democratic-party/ |access-date=2021-05-26 |website=Tennessee Lookout |language=en-US}}