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Tami Sawyer
Shelby County Commissioner, District 7
Incumbent
Assumed office September 1, 2018
Preceded by
Melvin Burgess
Personal details
Born
(1982-04-27) April 27, 1982 (age 42) Evanston, IL
Political party
Democrat
Residence(s)
Memphis, TN
Alma mater
University of Memphis
Tami Sawyer (born April 27, 1982) is an American politician and civil rights activist.[1][2] She was elected in August 2018 as Shelby County Commissioner for District 7 and resides in Memphis, Tennessee.[3] She is a member of the Democratic Party. She serves as chair of the Education and Legislative committees.[4] She is chair of the Shelby County Commission Black Caucus.[5]
Sawyer has provided commentary on social justice and public policy for many outlets including Al Jazeera, CNN, Commercial Appeal, Essence, Forbes, HuffPost, MLK50, MSNBC, NPR, Roland Martin, and Time.[4] In 2020, We Can't Wait, a documentary chronicling her 2019 mayoral campaign, was named Best Home Towner Feature at the Indie Memphis Film Festival.[6] Sawyer is featured in the award-winning 2022 documentary, Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America with Jeffery Robinson.[7]
Sawyer is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority and the Links, Inc., social organizations for Black women.[4]
^Newsroom, T. S. D. (December 31, 2018). "CANDIDATE PROFILE: Tami Sawyer, Candidate for Mayor". TSDMemphis.com. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
^Clark, Shara (October 1, 2018). "The 2018 Women of Achievement". Memphis – the City Magazine. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
^"Tami Sawyer". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
^ abc"Public Policy". Tami Sawyer. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
^Tatum, Carrington J. (May 13, 2021). "Black Caucus elects leader, pitches topics to focus on". MLK50: Justice Through Journalism. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
^"2020 Awards". Indie Memphis. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
^Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America, retrieved January 21, 2022
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