Barack Obama-Organization,
Tennessee
updated February 27, 2008
OBAMA FOR AMERICA (announced
Feb. 10, 2007) |
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Headquarters: 1940 Airline Drive, Nashville, TN 37210 615-250-7838
| State Director |
Rohan Patel |
Previously directed Rural America/Agriculture,
Environmental/Energy and Young Professional outreach and served as Polk
County political director on Obama's Iowa Caucus campaign (started on the
campaign in Jan. 2007). Previously served as an events director for
Gov. Chet Culver’s Inaugural Committee. Worked on the Iowa State
Senate campaign initially on the finance team and then in the field for
Sen. Herman Quirmbach. Worked on Sen. Evan Bayh’s AllAmerica PAC
in 2006 in Washington, DC and Des Moines. Graduate of Northwestern
University.
| Political Director |
Bob Tuke |
Partner at Trauger & Tuke,
a Nashville law firm. Recently completed a term as Chairman of the
Tennessee Democratic Party. B.A. from University of Virginia, 1969;
and J.D. from Vanderbilt University, 1976. Active duty Marine officer
from 1969-73 and served in Vietnam.
| State Coordinator/Field
Director |
Jennifer Buck Wallace |
Outreach director on Obama's
Iowa Caucus campaign. On AFSCME Iowa's political staff in 2005-06.
Field organizer on Kerry's Iowa caucus campaign, then ran Kerry's Green
Bay office during the Feb. 17 Wisconsin primary campaign, and in the general
election he was a regional field director on Iowa Victory 2004 (Cedar,
Johnson, Louisa, Muscatine, Washington counties). Formerly worked
as a tech consultant in Boston.
| Spokeswoman |
Katherine Lyons |
Deputy press secretary on Obama's
NH Primary campaign. Finance assistant at Angelides 2006 gubernatorial
campaign in California. Policy assistant at Dewey Square Group.
Graduate of UC Berkeley.
Field Offices
Knoxville - 2719 Magnolia Ave.
(corner of Cherry & Magnolia), Knoxville, TN 37914
865-973-6867
Memphis - 5026 Park Avenue (Eastgate
Shopping Center), Memphis, TN 38111 901-761-5565
State Leadership Committee (announced
Jan. 4, 2008)
Congressman Jim Cooper (Nashville)
House Speaker Pro Tempore Lois DeBerry
(Memphis)
State Rep. Brenda Gilmore (Jackson)
State Rep. Johnny Shaw (Bolivar)
Metro Councilman at-large Megan Barry
Metro Councilman at-large Jerry Maynard
Metro Councilman Walter Hunt
Metro Councilman Lonell Matthews Jr.
Metro Councilman Vivian Wilhoite
Knoxville City Councilman Chris Woodhull
Former Metro Councilman Don Majors
Former Metro Councilman Jamie Isabel
More Endorsements
Congressman Steve Cohen (Memphis)
(Feb. 4, 2008)
Pastor Keith Norman (Memphis) (Feb.
4, 2008)
Knoxville News-Sentinel (Feb.
3, 2008)
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