Charlane Oliver
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Charlane Oliver (Democratic Party) is a member of the Tennessee State Senate, representing District 19. She assumed office on November 8, 2022. Her current term ends on November 3, 2026.
Oliver (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the Tennessee State Senate to represent District 19. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election.
Biography
Charlane Oliver lives in Bordeaux, Tennessee. Oliver earned a B.S. in human and organizational development from Vanderbilt University in 2005 and an M.P.A. from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in 2008. Her career experience includes owning OEM Consulting Group LLC, co-founding and working as the co-executive director of The Equity Alliance, and working as a public relations strategist.[1][2]
Sponsored legislation
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Committee assignments
2023-2024
Oliver was assigned to the following committees:
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Elections
2026
See also: Tennessee State Senate elections, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for Tennessee State Senate District 19
Incumbent Charlane Oliver is running in the general election for Tennessee State Senate District 19 on November 3, 2026.
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2022
See also: Tennessee State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Tennessee State Senate District 19
Charlane Oliver defeated Pime Hernandez in the general election for Tennessee State Senate District 19 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Charlane Oliver (D) | 83.2 | 30,472 |
 | Pime Hernandez (R) | 16.8 | 6,150 | |
| Total votes: 36,622 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Tennessee State Senate District 19
Charlane Oliver defeated Jerry Maynard, Barry Barlow, Ludye Wallace, and Rossi Turner in the Democratic primary for Tennessee State Senate District 19 on August 4, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Charlane Oliver | 33.4 | 5,801 |
 | Jerry Maynard | 29.7 | 5,152 | |
| Barry Barlow | 26.2 | 4,554 | |
| Ludye Wallace | 8.8 | 1,521 | |
 | Rossi Turner | 1.9 | 336 | |
| Total votes: 17,364 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Keeda Haynes (D)
- Brenda Gilmore (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Tennessee State Senate District 19
Pime Hernandez advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee State Senate District 19 on August 4, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Pime Hernandez | 100.0 | 1,037 |
| Total votes: 1,037 | |||
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Campaign themes
2026
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2022
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Charlane Oliver is a Servant Leader, Community Organizer, Wife, and Working Mother. The Tennessean's 2020 People of the Year award recipient, Charlane, has a 20-year history of community engagement, trusted leadership, and deeply rooted compassion for all people's needs, especially those often overlooked and undervalued. Her campaign's slogan, "It's our time," is an inclusive motto that invites everyone into the political process. The slogans champion the need of people across every race, ethnicity, age, sex, or religious creed. Charlane believes all people have a place in a movement that aims to bring hope and change to the everyday person. Charlane is the co-Founder and co-Executive Director of The Equity Alliance, a statewide 501(c)(3) nonpartisan and non-profit organization and unrelenting force that advocates for equitable opportunities and systems that improve the quality of life for Black and other communities of color.
- In unprecedented times throughout our nation and state, Charlane will provide extraordinary leadership that center's the humanity of people, and she will always fight for the marginalized and overlooked in society.
- As Nashville grows, Charlane will make sure to stop the preemptive government overreach of the state's supermajority. She will champion Economic Justice by addressing the gentrification that hurts small businesses and pushing Nashvillians out of their native city. She believes all desiring to work and live in her district should benefit equally in the prosperity.
- Charlane will promote the total funding of all public school education by the State of Tennessee. Charlane wants all teachers and essential staff to get much-deserved pay raises to live in Nashville. Charlane will oppose the Govern Bill Lee's voucher scheme, which enriches charter and private schools with public money, without public say.
Public policies that make our communities safer and more equitable are Charlane's top priorities. She will never stop organizing, advocating, and fighting for policies to protect us rather than incite hate, unites us, and bring us closer to living the American Dream. Voter Right Protection and Restoration, Education, Economic Justice, Healthcare Expansion, Criminal Justice Reform, Relative Caregiver Assistance, and Protecting Aging Citizens are all public policy concerns that drive Charlane into this work of Public Service.
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2023
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In 2023, the Tennessee State Legislature was in session from January 10 to April 21.
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Candidate Tennessee State Senate District 19 |
Officeholder Tennessee State Senate District 19 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Brenda Gilmore (D) |
Tennessee State Senate District 19 2022-Present |
Succeeded by - |
