Raumesh Akbari
Raumesh Akbari | |
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Akbari in 2021 | |
| Minority Leader of the Tennessee Senate | |
| Assumed office January 10, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Jeff Yarbro |
| Member of the Tennessee Senate from the 29th district | |
| Assumed office January 8, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Lee Harris |
| Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from the 91st district | |
| In office November 2013 – January 8, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Lois DeBerry |
| Succeeded by | London Lamar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 14, 1984 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Washington University (BA) Saint Louis University (JD) |
| Website | Official website |
Raumesh Aleza Akbari (ruh-MESH ack-BERRY) (born April 14, 1984) is an American politician and member of the Tennessee Senate for the 29th district since 2019. She was formerly a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 91st district. She currently serves as First Vice Chair of the Education Committee, and a member of the Commerce and Labor Committee, and the Ethics Subcommittee. She is a member of the Democratic Party.