Hendrell Remus

Hendrell Remus
Hendrell Remus
Chair of the Tennessee Democratic Party
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 16, 2021
Preceded by	Mary Mancini
Personal details
Born	December 17, 1986 (age 38); Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Marlene Remus
Children	2
Education	Excelsior College (BA)

Hendrell Remus is an American political figure who was the first Black person to chair the Tennessee Democratic Party since 2021.^[1]^[2]^[3] He was unanimously re-elected in 2023.^[4]

Remus' political participation was driven by volunteerism that led him into the 2008 campaign of Barack Obama.^[5]

Prior to becoming chair, Remus worked as the assistant director of emergency management at Tennessee State University,^[6] a role that followed his tenure as the Middle TN Operations Manager for Allied Universal.

He is a native of Memphis, and a graduate of Excelsior College.^[7]

References

^ "Remus elected first Black chairman of Tennessee Democratic Party". WTVF. 2021-01-18. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
^ Mitchell, Dr Sybil C. (2021-01-21). "Tennessee Democrats embrace history with Hendrell Remus". TSDMemphis.com. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
^ "Remus elected first Black chairman of Tennessee Dem Party". Associated Press. 2021-01-18. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
^ "CNN's Van Jones Reports in "What Happened to Tennessee? The Battle of Blue and Red" for The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper". CNN. 2024-02-26. Archived from the original on February 26, 2024. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
^ Turner, Dakarai; FOX13Memphis.com. "First Black chair of Tennessee Democratic Party reflects on Memphis roots that helped lead him here". FOX13 News Memphis. Retrieved 2021-05-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "Remus elected first Black chairman of Tennessee Dem Party". AP NEWS. 2021-01-18. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
^ McCall, Holly (2021-01-16). "In historic vote, Hendrell Remus becomes first Black chair of Tennessee Democratic Party". Tennessee Lookout. Retrieved 2021-05-26.

[1] "Remus elected first Black chairman of Tennessee Democratic Party". WTVF. 2021-01-18. Retrieved 2021-05-26.

[2] Mitchell, Dr Sybil C. (2021-01-21). "Tennessee Democrats embrace history with Hendrell Remus". TSDMemphis.com. Retrieved 2021-05-26.

[3] "Remus elected first Black chairman of Tennessee Dem Party". Associated Press. 2021-01-18. Retrieved 2024-05-28.

[4] "CNN's Van Jones Reports in "What Happened to Tennessee? The Battle of Blue and Red" for The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper". CNN. 2024-02-26. Archived from the original on February 26, 2024. Retrieved 2024-05-28.

[5] Turner, Dakarai; FOX13Memphis.com. "First Black chair of Tennessee Democratic Party reflects on Memphis roots that helped lead him here". FOX13 News Memphis. Retrieved 2021-05-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[6] "Remus elected first Black chairman of Tennessee Dem Party". AP NEWS. 2021-01-18. Retrieved 2021-05-26.

[7] McCall, Holly (2021-01-16). "In historic vote, Hendrell Remus becomes first Black chair of Tennessee Democratic Party". Tennessee Lookout. Retrieved 2021-05-26.

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