Thelma Harper
American senator
Born on: December 2, 1940Died on: April 22, 2021
Aged: 80 years 141 days (964 months)
Gender: Female
Nationality: United states
Birth Sign: Sagittarius
Thelma M. Harper was an American politician and the first African-American woman state senator in Tennessee and the longest-serving female state senator in Tennessee history.
She was also the first African-American woman to serve as the chair of the Senate Government Operations Committee; she held that position during the 102nd, 103rd, 104th, and 105th General Assemblies, and she also served as vice chair of the Senate State and Local Government Committee during the 97th and 101st General Assemblies and the first senator to serve as chair of the Tennessee Black Caucus.
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