State rep to recap legislative session at Anderson Democratic Women's meeting May 20

State Rep. Sam McKenzie will speak on the recent Tennessee General Assembly legislative session at the Monday, May 20, meeting of the Anderson County Democratic Women’s Club.

The meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. Monday, with a potluck dinner and birthday cake at the Clinton Community Center, 101 S. Hicks St., Clinton.

Edee Webb, the new president of the Tennessee Federation of Democratic Women, will attend to congratulate the club on its 75th anniversary, a news release said.

McKenzie represents District 15 in Knoxville and chairs the Tennessee Black Caucus of State Legislators. A state representative since 2020, he serves on the Finance Ways and Means Committee, the Education Administration  Committee, the Local Government Committee and the House Ethics Committee. He served on the Knox County Commission 2008-16.

Now a small business owner in Knoxville, he is retired after 34 years with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, where he was the Environment, Safety, Health and Quality Group Leader. He received his bachelor’s degree in physics from Fisk University and his master’s degree in physics from the University of Memphis. He is a graduate of Austin-East High School in Knoxville.

McKenzie serves on the board of directors of Tennova Healthcare, ORNL Federal Credit Union and the Fisk University Board of Trustees.

Those attending are invited to bring a dish to share. For more information, email the Democratic Women’s Club at ac-democratic-women@outlook.com.

This article originally appeared on Knoxville News Sentinel: Rep. Sam McKenzie to recap legislative session for Democratic Women