Reginald Tate (politician)

Reginald Tate
Member of the Tennessee Senate
from the 33rd district
Assumed office
2006
Personal details
Born (1954-09-14) September 14, 1954
Political party Democratic
Residence Memphis, Tennessee
Alma mater University of Memphis
Profession Architect

Reginald Tate (born September 14, 1954) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Tennessee Senate for the 33rd district, which encompasses part of Shelby County.[1]

Education and career

Reginald Tate graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Architectural Engineering from the University Of Memphis. He works as an architect and is the President and CEO of Accent by Design. He has been the Vice Chairman of the Cocaine, Alcohol Awareness Program.[1]

Public office

Reginald Tate was first elected to the state senate in 2006. He is the Vice Chair of the Senate Education Committee and Health Disparity Committee, and he is the Treasurer of both the Tennessee Legislative Black Caucus and the Shelby County Delegation. He is a member of the Senate Commerce, Labor and Agriculture Committee; the Joint Fiscal Review Committee; the Joint Fiscal Review Contract Services Subcommittee; Joint Business Tax Committee; the Joint Lottery Oversight Committee; the Cover TN Advisory Committee; the Special Joint Committee to Study Professional Boxing, Mixed Martial Arts, Wrestling, and Sparring; and the Special Joint Committee to Study Small Business Retention and Development. He also serves on the Shelby County Democratic Party Executive Committee.[1]

In July 2018, Tate, who regularly voted with Republicans, was censured by the Shelby County Democratic Party for making derogatory comments about Democrats and for identifying himself as a Republican.[2]

Tate ran for re-election in 2018 as State Senator but lost renomination in the Democratic primary to Katrina Robinson, who was endorsed by Minority Leader Lee Harris.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Tennessee Senate Member". Archived from the original on July 15, 2007. Retrieved September 10, 2007.
  2. ↑ "Tate Censured by Local Democratic Party". Memphis Daily News. July 18, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Senate Democrats aim to topple Memphis senator Reginald Tate". Commercial Appeal. June 4, 2018.
Preceded by
Shea Flinn		 Tennessee State Senator, 33rd District
2006–		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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