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Mary Mancini | |
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| Chair of the Tennessee Democratic Party | |
| In office January 10, 2015 – January 16, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Roy Herron |
| Succeeded by | Hendrell Remus |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 17 Seaford, New York, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Kurt Wagner |
| Education | Syracuse University (BS) |
Mary Mancini is a multimedia producer for Nashville Public Radio's daily show, This is Nashville.[1] Previously, she was an American political activist and former candidate, who served as Chair of the Tennessee Democratic Party from 2015 to 2021.[2] She was elected as Chair of the Tennessee Democratic Party on January 10, 2015 as the second woman to be elected to that position [3] and was re-elected to a second two-year term [4] in January 2017 and a third in January 2019. She was a candidate for Tennessee State Senate District 21 and lost in the 2014 Democratic primary to Jeff Yarbro.[5] She had previously served as Executive Director of Tennessee Citizen Action, an advocacy and grassroots organizing group based in Nashville.[citation needed][6] She also was the co-host of Liberadio with Mary Mancini and Freddie O'Connell, a liberal radio show.[5] From 1992 to 1998 she was the owner of Lucy's Record Shop.[7] After she sold Lucy's, she went to work in technology, first at Telalink, an internet service and web hosting provider, and then at Monsterlabs, a software development company. In 2023, she produced and hosted the Lucy's Record Shop podcast, which told some of the stories behind the Nashville record store and all-ages punk club.[8]
Personal life
[edit]Mary Mancini is married to Nashville musician Kurt Wagner of the band Lambchop.
References
[edit]- ↑ Linebaugh, Mack. "Mary Mancini". Nashville Public Radio. Retrieved February 21, 2026.
- ↑ Elliott, Stephen (November 9, 2020). "Mary Mancini Not Running for Re-Election as TNDP Chair". Nashville Scene. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
- ↑ Hale, Steven. "Mary Mancini elected TNDP Chair". Nashville Scene. City Press LLC. Archived from the original on January 15, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
- ↑ Garrison, Joey. "Tennessee Democrats vote to keep Mary Mancini party chair". The Tennessean. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
- 1 2 Garrison, Joey (January 10, 2015). "Mary Mancini elected new TN Democratic Party chair". The Tennessean. The Tennessean. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
- ↑ Hale, Steven (October 17, 2013). "Mary Mancini is the third liberal to hop into the state Senate 21 race, but the first woman. Will it make a difference?". Nashville Scene. Retrieved February 21, 2026.
- ↑ "Mary Mancini". Tennessee Democratic Party. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
- ↑ "About the Show". LUCY'S RECORD SHOP. Retrieved February 21, 2026.