Beverly Marrero
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Beverly Marrero (born January 23, 1939 in Memphis, Tennessee) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 89th district, which is a part of Shelby County. She was first elected to the 103rd General Assembly in a House by-election[1] after Rep. Carol Chumney resigned to become a member of the Memphis City Council.[2]
In the House, she is Secretary of the Children and Family Affairs Committee, and a member of the Government Operations Committee. She chairs the Family Justice Subcommittee, and is a member of the Health and Human Resources Committee, the Domestic Relations Subcommittee, and the Public Health and Family Assistance Subcommittee. At the 1976 Democratic National Convention, she represented Tennessee on the Rules Committee.[3] She is a member of the Tennessee Economic Council on Women.[4]
Beverly Marrero was one of only seven members of the House to vote against a measure to hold a referendum advocating amending the Tennessee State Constitution to ban gay marriage.[5] In April 2006, in the Public Health and Family Assistance Subcommittee, Marrero voted against another proposed amendment[6] that would have removed all guarantees of a right to an abortion from the state constitution.[7] Marrero also sponsored a bill to stop death penalty executions for three years, while a newly created committee would perform a study of the fairness of death penalty administration.[8]
Before entering politics, Beverly Marrero was a real estate consultant. She began politics working for the election of John F. Kennedy by going door to door in her neighborhood. She worked in Tennessee, Missouri, Ohio, and New Hampshire for Jimmy Carter's campaign.
[edit] References
- ^ The 2003 House by-election results for the 89th district (PDF)
- ^ A series of articles from Carol Chumney's old campaign website on her running for Memphis City Council
- ^ Beverly Marrero's profile at the Tennessee General Assembly website
- ^ "Economic Council on Women - Members", State of Tennessee. 2006.
- ^ "Anti-gay marriage amendment passes". Skip Cauthorn. Nashville City Paper. March 18, 2005.
- ^ " Abortion proposal defeated in House". Tom Humphrey. Knox News. April 13, 2006.
- ^ "Anti-abortion amendment killed in House panel". John Rodgers. Nashville City Paper. April 12, 2006.
- ^ "Death penalty delay sought by lawmakers". Clint Confehr. Shelbyville-Times Gazette. April 3, 2006.
