The Tennessee Delegation of the DNC

TN DNC Members

Will Cheek
712 Enquirer Ave
Nashville, TN 37205
(615) 292-3967
cheekj@comcast.net

William Owen
601 W Summit Hill Dr Ste 200B
Knoxville, TN 37902
(865) 588-0626

Gale Jones Carson
3170 N Trezevant St
Memphis, TN 38127
(901) 461-6008
galecarson@bellsouth.net

Chip Forrester
PO Box 60948
Nashville, TN 37206
(615) 429-0840
chipforrester@hotmail.com

Elisa Parker
1208 Carnton Ln
Franklin, TN 37064
(615) 591-3905
parkere@realtracs.com

About Our Delegation

The Delegation of each state to the Democratic National Committee consists of the highest-ranking elected male and the highest-ranking elected female within the state's Democratic Party. The ranking members for the TNDP are Chip Forrester and Elisa Parker. As determined by the DNC's rules, each state is allocated an additional number of DNC members. Tennessee has been given three additional members.

These three DNC members are elected to serve a four-year term by the Tennessee Democratic Executive Committee. These elections are held in accordance with National Party rules that call for elections to be held during the calendar year in which a Democratic National Convention is held.

The members of Tennessee's delegation are expected to represent Tennessee on all matter which come before the Committee. The responsibilities of the National Committee include but are not limited to:

-electing the National Party Chair and all other National Party Officers
-issuing the call to the National Convention
-conducting the Party's Presidential Campaign
-formulating and disseminating statements of Party policy
-and setting the DNC's budgets and conducting all other business in order to carry out the objectives of the Democratic Party