NASHVILLE - Majority Whip Kathryn Bowers (Memphis) has selected Rep. JoAnne Favors, D-Chattanooga, to be an Assistant Whip for the 104th General Assembly now convened in Nashville.
"JoAnne will serve as an integral part of our leadership team," Bowers said. "I was impressed by her eagerness to serve and her vision for this state. I look forward to working with JoAnne to serve the interests of the citizens of Tennessee."
Rep. Favors was elected last November to represent the 29th Legislative District in Chattanooga. She also serves as a member of the following committees: Children and Family Affairs, Commerce, Health and Human Services, Domestic Relations, Small Business, and Professional Occupations.
"I am honored to have the opportunity to serve as an Assistant Majority Whip," Rep. Favors said. "I will do my best to earn the confidence my colleagues have placed in me."
Rep. Favors is a lifelong resident of Chattanooga and a mother of four. A health administrator and retired Associate Nursing Professor, Favors holds an M.S. in Nursing Administration and Adult Health, as well as both a B.S. and an A.S. in Nursing. She is also active in Gamma Theta Sigma Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Women's Leadership Council, Tennessee and American Nurses Association, Elks Springmeade Neighborhood Association, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society for Nurses, Annual Southside Family Reunion Organizer, Daughters of Elks Temple #364, Unity Group, PUSH, Women in Government, Chattanooga neighborhood Enterprise, Hamilton County Democratic Women's club, Howard High School Alumni Association, and the National Association of State Legislatures.