Thelma Harper (politician)

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Thelma Harper is a Tennesseean politician and a member of the Tennessee Senate for the 19th district, which is composed of part of Davidson County. She has served as a state senator since the 96th Tennessee General Assembly. She is the chair of the Senate Government Operations Committee and a member of the Senate State and Local Government Committee, the Senate Correction Oversight Committee, and the Select Joint Committee on Children and Youth.

For eight years Thelma Harper served as a member of the Nashville/Davidson County Metropolitan Council. She was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1980, 1984, 1988, and 1992. She possesses a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration/Accounting from Tennessee State University.