Beverly Marrero

Beverly Robison Marrero (born January 23, 1939) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Tennessee Senate District 30, which is a part of Shelby County. She was first elected to the 103rd General Assembly in the House by-election after Rep. Carol Chumney resigned to become a member of the Memphis City Council.[1]

Beverly Marrero
Member of the Tennessee Senate
from the 30th district
In office
March 14, 2007 – January 8, 2013
Preceded byShea Flinn
Succeeded byJim Kyle
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
from the 89th district
In office
January 13, 2004 – March 14, 2007
Preceded byCarol Chumney
Succeeded byJeanne Richardson
Personal details
Born (1939-01-23) January 23, 1939
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceMemphis, Tennessee
Alma materUniversity of Tennessee
ProfessionRetired real estate consultant

In the House, she was 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.[2] She is a member of the Tennessee Economic Council on Women.[3]

In March 2007, Marrero won special election for the state senate seat vacated by newly elected U.S. Representative Steve Cohen.[4] She is currently the Vice Chair of the Government Operations Committee and serves of the Judiciary Committee for the 2007 Legislative Session.[5]

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.[6] In April 2006, in the Public Health and Family Assistance Subcommittee, Marrero voted against another proposed amendment[7] that would have removed all guarantees of a right to an abortion from the state constitution.[8] 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.[9]

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.

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 9, 2005. Retrieved 2017-02-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  2. Beverly Marrero's profile at the Tennessee General Assembly website
  3. "Economic Council on Women - Members", State of Tennessee. 2006. Archived May 3, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  4. The Tennessean, Marrero elected
  5. Tennessee General Assembly
  6. "Anti-gay marriage amendment passes". Skip Cauthorn. Nashville City Paper. March 18, 2005.
  7. " Abortion proposal defeated in House". Tom Humphrey. Knox News. April 13, 2006. Archived August 5, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  8. "Anti-abortion amendment killed in House panel". John Rodgers. Nashville City Paper. April 12, 2006. Archived April 20, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  9. "Death penalty delay sought by lawmakers". Clint Confehr. Shelbyville-Times Gazette. April 3, 2006. Archived April 8, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
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