Douglas Henry

For other people named Doug Henry, see Doug Henry (disambiguation).

Douglas Henry
Member of the Tennessee Senate from the 21st district
Incumbent
Assumed office 1971
Personal details
Born	May 18, 1926 (1926-05-18) (age 85) Nashville, Tennessee
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Nashville, Tennessee
Alma mater	Vanderbilt University
Profession	Attorney
Religion	Presbyterian

Douglas Henry, born May 18, 1926 in Nashville, is a Tennessee politician and member of the Tennessee Senate representing the 21st district, which is composed of part of Davidson County. He has served as a state senator since the 87th General Assembly, prior to which he was a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives during the 79th General Assembly. He is Vice-Chair of the Finance, Ways, and Means Committee and serves as a member on the Senate Ethics Committee, and the Fiscal Review Committee.

Douglas Henry graduated with a B.A. and LL.B from Vanderbilt University. He is a former chairman of the Southern Legislative Conference, an organization that states its mission is to "foster and encourage intergovernmental cooperation among its 16-member states." He was re-elected to office in 2006.

Henry narrowly defeated challenger Jeff Yarbro in the 2010 primary.^[1]

References

1. ^ Rau, Nate (August 9, 2010). "Douglas Henry defeats Jeff Yarbro in District 21 state Senate race". The Tennessean. http://www.tennessean.com/article/20100809/NEWS02/100809023/Henry+appears+to+be+winner+over+Yarbro+. Retrieved 11 August 2010. ^{[dead link]}

External links

• Henry's Tennessee Senate page

Persondata
Name	Henry, Douglas
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	1926-05-18
Place of birth	Nashville, Tennessee
Date of death
Place of death