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Senator Ophelia Ford is Working For Shelby County
S
ENATOR
O
PHELIA
F
ORD
WINTER2009
SEASON’S GREETINGS!
“It is my prayer that youhave a Bountifully Blessed Holiday Season and aProsperous and Happy New Year.”
Legislative Update
During the 2009 legislative session, Senator Ophelia Ford fought for:
SCHOOLS
– She battled to save pre-kindergartenclasses in Shelby County, by making sure thefunds for Pre-K are budgeted on an ongoingbasis, the only chance many young Tennesseanshave to get off to a good start.
JOBS
– She helped stop the efforts of otherlegislators attempting to destroy the WestTennessee industrial mega site, which will bringgood-paying jobs to our part of the state. Shealso worked to rescue the Volunteer State SolarInitiative that will put a solar energy facility inWest Tennessee that will create more jobs.
HEALTH EDUCATION
– She advocated for health care accessibility by workingtirelessly to ensure Planned Parenthood in Shelby County continues to receivefunding for their health and education program services.
THE MOST VULNERABLE
– She co-sponsored an increase in the monthlypersonal allowance from $40 to $50 for eligible nursing home residents,providing a little more dignity to those who have given us so much.
CHILDREN’S HEALTH
– She sponsored the bill that lead the way in expandingeducation to all grade levels about diabetes – as so many of our youth facethe fierce threat of this disease.
SENATOR FORD ON THE JOB ON CAPITOL HILL
SENATOR OPHELIA FORD
STATE SENATOR OPHELIA FORD, 29TH DISTRICT
COMMITTEES
General Welfare Health and Human Services•Government Operations•Health Equity Commission
Sub–committees
Agriculture and Natural Resources• Judiciary, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice
I am here to help you in the State Senate. To accomplish my goals, I work closely with the following State Representatives, whose House Districtsare in my District 29:
STATEREPRESENTATIVESDistrict 84
– Joe Towns: (615) 741-2189
District 89
– Jeanne Richardson: (615) 741-2010
District 86
– Barbara Cooper: (615) 741-4295
District 90
– John DeBerry: (615) 741-2239
District 87
–Karen Camper: (615) 741-1898
District 98
– Ulysses Jones: (615) 741-4575
District 88
– Larry Miller: (615) 741-4453
District 99
– Ron Lollar: (615) 741-7084
Each representatives’ mailing address is 301 6th Ave. N. • Nashville, TN, 37243. Please contact each representative to identify his/her suite number.
TO FURTHER ASSIST YOU, HERE IS A LIST OF NATIONAL, CITY AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ALSO IN DISTRICT 29:U.S. REPRESENTATIVE STEVE COHEN
167 North Main StreetSuite 369Memphis, TN 38103(901) 544-4131
SUPER DISTRICT 8
Joe Brown • Janis Fullilove • Myron Lowery
SHELBY COUNTY GOVERNMENT
Mayor Joe Ford160 N. Main StreetSuite 850Memphis, TN 38103(901) 545-4500
SHELBY COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
160 N. Main, Suite 619 • Memphis, TN 38103(901) 545-430
District 2
J.W. Gibson, II • Henri E. Brooks • Deidre Malone
District 3
James M. Harvey • Sidney Chism • Vacant
District 4
Joyce Avery • Wyatt Bunker • Matt Kuhn
Senator Ford receives a plaque from Greg DeCrow, President of the TennesseeDispensing Opticians Association, honoring her as 2009 Legislator of the Year.Congratulating Senator Ford is Ms. L. Ingram.“I proudly present Shelby County’s newMayor, my brother, the Honorable Joe Ford.”
2009 LEGISLATOR OF THE YEAR
The Tennessee Dispensing Opticians Association has namedSenator Ford its 2009 Legislator of the Year. The opticianspraised her work to extend the life of the DispensingOpticians Licensing Board and protect the Tennesseeconsumer.
CITY OF MEMPHIS
Mayor A.C. Wharton, Jr.125 N. Main St. Room 700Memphis, TN 38103(901) 576-6000
MEMPHIS CITY COUNCIL
125 N. Main • Room 514 • Memphis, TN 38103 • (901) 576-6786
District 4
–Wanda Halbert
District 5
–Jim Strickland
District 6
–Edmund Ford, Jr.
District 7
–Barbara Swearengen Ware
Senator Ford, a tireless advocate for Tennessee’s children, visits with her young friend, Wrena Peterson.
MENTAL HEALTH
– She worked to strengthen the safety net for low-income Tennesseans who are seriously andchronically intellectually ill.
UNEMPLOYED TENNESSEANS
– She co-sponsored a bill expanding unemployment benefits. The payments arelarger, they can be drawn longer, and more Tennesseans are eligible to receive them until they get back ontheir feet.
FAMILIES LOSING THEIR HOMES
– She voted for legislation cracking down on “foreclosure rescue” scam artistswho prey on Tennesseans facing the loss of their homes.
TOUGHER GUN LAWS
– She helped pass a law that makes it illegal to sell guns to those prohibited fromowning them, or to buy a gun if you’re ineligible to own one.
“It’s been a pleasure to serve you this 2009 Session. I am already diligently working on key issues that willespecially benefit the citizens of District 29 during the upcoming second half of the 106th General Assembly2010 Legislative Session. I appreciate you –and I am always here to answer your questions and concerns.I hope to see you soon.”
M
ARILYN
W
HITE
,
ESQ
.
Legislative Assistant/Advisor
Please don’t hesitate to contact her forassistance in my Nashville office
DISTRICT ADDRESS54 N. Arcadian Cir., Ste. 102Memphis, TN 38103NASHVILLE ADDRESS318 War Memorial BuildingNashville, TN 372431-800-449-8366, Ext. 11767sen.ophelia.ford@capitol.tn.gov www.legislature.state.tn.us
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