Charlotte Burks

Charlotte Burks DEMDemocrat

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Charlotte BurksDEMDemocrat American politician
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Charlotte Gentry Burks (born October 3, 1942) is a farmer and Democratic party politician in Tennessee who represented the 15th district as State Senator from 1998 until 2015. Burks was born in 1942 in Gainesboro, Tennessee, and lives in Monterey, Tennessee. She was married to Tommy Burks, a Tennessee State Senator. They had three children together, one of whom is former Putnam County Executive Kim Blaylock. She also has 11 grandchildren.

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Past Positions1 - 2 of 2
Senator
Tennessee State Senate
1998 - 2014
Experience
Farmer
Other Experience1 - 5 of 5
Board Member
21st Century Community Learning Centers, Putnam County
Member
Sycamore Church of Christ in Cookeville
Experience
Creating Homes Initiative Task Force
Member
Domestic Violence State Coordinating Council
Vice-Chair
Upper Cumberland Region for the Tennessee Tourism Caucus
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