Jeff Yarbro

Jeff Yarbro DEMDemocrat

State Senator, District 21

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Jeff YarbroDEMDemocrat State Senator, District 21
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Jeff Yarbro (born February 16, 1977) is an American attorney and politician from Tennessee. A member of the Democratic Party, he has represented District 21 in the Tennessee Senate since 2015, and served as Senate Minority Leader between 2019 and 2023. In 2023, Yarbro ran for Mayor of Nashville in the 2023 election, and finished in fourth place.

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Education4 - 4 of 2
University of Virginia Law School
JD
2001 - 2004
Harvard University
AB Government
1995 - 1999
Past Positions1 - 11 of 11
Democratic Leader
Tennessee State Senate
2019 - 2023
Minority Caucus Chair
Tennessee State Senate
2015 - 2018
Senator
Tennessee State Senate
2015 - Current
Education Advisor
Nashville Mayor Karl Dean
2007 - 2009
Director
Get Out The Vote, Harold Ford for United States Senate
2006
Attorney
Bass, Berry & Sims
2005 - Current
Law Clerk
United States Court of Appeals
2004 - 2005
Research Associate
TSD, Incorporated
2001
Assistant to Chief Political Strategist
Gore Lieberman 2000
2000
New Hampshire Primary and Advance Staff
Gore 2000
1999 - 2000
Law Clerk
Chambers of Judge Gilbert Merritt
Other Experience1 - 16 of 16
Board Member
Nashville’s Metro Transit Authority
2009 - 2014
Capital Campaign Committee
Conexion Americas
2011 - 2014
Chair
Finance and East-West Connector Committees and Full Board , Nashville Metro Transit Authority
2009 - 2014
Member
East End Preparatory Elementary School Board of Directors
2010 - Current
Sunday School Teacher
Christ Church Cathedral
2007 - 2009
Co-Founder
Nashville’s Kitchen Cabinet
2008 - Current
Co-Chair
Casa Azafran Capital Campaign
Co-Chair
Superintendent Register’s Transformational Leadership Group
Disaster Response Volunteer
Nashville Red Cross
Member
Tennessee College of Applied Technology Advisory Committee
Member
Pencil Partner Program, Antioch Middle School
Member
Tennessee Bar Association
Member
Nashville Bar Association
Volunteer
St. Luke’s Community House
Former Member
Health and Welfare Committee, Tennessee State Senate
Former Member
Transportation and Safety Committee, Tennessee State Senate
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