Greater Chattanooga Democratic Women's Club November Meeting

Event Details

Time: November 10, 2009 from 6pm to 8pm
Location: International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers' Union Hall
Street: 3922 Volunteer Drive (off Bonny Oaks Drive)
City/Town: Chattanooga, TN 37416
Website or Map: http://maps.google.com/maps/m…
Phone: Ann Pickering at (423) 296-8184 or GCDWC President, Katherine Snyder at (423) 875-0100
Event Type: meeting, political, mike turner, hamilton county, chattanooga, 3rd district, east tn, paula flowers
Organized By: Ann Pickering, GCDWC 1st Vice President for Programs
Latest Activity: Dec 27, 2009

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Event Description

The Greater Chattanooga Democratic Women's Club will welcome TN's House Democratic Caucus Chairman Mike Turner as its guest speaker for their November meeting. Representative Turner will address Health Care Reform.

Turner was elected by the people of District 51 in 2000, and served on numerous House committees before he was elected Chairman of the Democratic Caucus in 2008. He currently serves on the Finance Committee, the Corrections Oversight Committee, the Health Committee, the Government Operations Committee, the Calendar and Rules Committee, the Ethics Commission, and the Joint Legislative Operations Committee.

Prior to holding political office, Turner was employed with Ford Motor Company, the Davidson County Sheriff's Department, the Davidson County General Sessions Court, and was a Captain-EMT for the Nashville Fire Department. He served as Secretary, 1st Vice President, and President of the Nashville Firefighters Association, as a Board Member of the Tennessee Fire Commission, and as President of the Tennessee Professional Firefighters' Union.

He has also been on the board of the Donelson-Hermitage, Madison, Rivergate, Nashville, and Old Hickory Chambers of Commerce and on the Board of the American Red Cross. He is a member of the Kiwanis Club, Amnesty International, and many environmental groups, including the Sierra Club, Green Peace, Tennessee Conservation Voters, and Tennessee Conservation League. Turner served for 17 years as a member of the AFL-CIO and is presently Executive Director.

Representative Turner is a graduate of Dupont High School and attended Middle Tennessee State University and Tennessee State University. He and his wife Dinah have 3 daughters and reside in Old Hickory where they attend the United Methodist Church.

All interested persons are invited to attend the meeting. Plan to attend and invite your friends to this event! The Greater Chattanooga Democratic Women's Club is open for membership to both women AND men.

If you have questions, please contact Katherine Snyder, GCDWC President, at 875-0100 or Ann Pickering, 1st Vice President for Programs, at 296-8184.

Francine Bryan
Publicity Committee Chair, Greater Chattanooga Democratic Women's Club