Mary Mancini
Chair of the Tennessee Democratic Party
In office
January 10, 2015 – January 16, 2021
Preceded byRoy Herron
Succeeded byHendrell Remus
Personal details
BornJuly 17
Seaford, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseKurt Wagner
EducationSyracuse University (BS)

Mary Mancini is an American political activist and former candidate, who served as Chair of the Tennessee Democratic Party from 2015 to 2021.[1] She was elected as Chair of the Tennessee Democratic Party on January 10, 2015 as the second woman to be elected to that position [2] and was re-elected to a second two-year term [3] 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.[4] She had previously served as Executive Director of Tennessee Citizen Action, an advocacy and grassroots organizing group based in Nashville.[citation needed] She also was the co-host of Liberadio with Mary Mancini and Freddie O’Connell, a liberal radio show.[4] From 1992 to 1998 she was the owner of Lucy's Record Shop.[5]

Personal life

Mary Mancini is married to Nashville musician Kurt Wagner of the band Lambchop.

References

  1. ^ Elliott, Stephen (November 9, 2020). "Mary Mancini Not Running for Re-Election as TNDP Chair". Nashville Scene. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  2. ^ Hale, Steven. "Mary Mancini elected TNDP Chair". Nashville Scene. City Press LLC. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  3. ^ Garrison, Joey. "Tennessee Democrats vote to keep Mary Mancini party chair". The Tennessean. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
  4. ^ a b Garrison, Joey (January 10, 2015). "Mary Mancini elected new TN Democratic Party chair". The Tennessean. The Tennessean. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  5. ^ "Mary Mancini". Tennessee Democratic Party. Retrieved April 29, 2016.

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Party political offices Preceded byRoy Herron Chair of the Tennessee Democratic Party 2015–2021 Succeeded byHendrell Remus
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