JoAnne Favors is an American politician and a Democratic

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

 member of the Tennessee House of Representatives

Tennessee House of Representatives

The Tennessee House of Representatives is the lower house of the Tennessee General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Tennessee.-Constitutional requirements:...

 for the 29th district, which is composed of part of Hamilton County

Hamilton County, Tennessee

Hamilton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It was named for Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury. The 2005 Census Estimate placed the population at 310,935 . Its county seat is Chattanooga....

. She has served as a state representative since she was first elected in November 2004. From 1998 to 2005, she had been a member of the Hamilton County Commission.

JoAnne Favors is the Assistant Majority Whip of the Tennessee House of Representatives. She is also the Secretary of the House Health and Human Resources Committee. She is a member of the Children and Family Affairs Committee, the Commerce Committee, the Health and Human Resources Committee, the Domestic Relations Subcommittee, the Small Business Subcommittee, the Professional Occupations Subcommittee, and the Public Health and Family Assistance Subcommittee.

JoAnne Favors works in health administration, as a consultant, and as a motivational speaker. She possesses a Master of Science

Master of Science

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 degree in Nursing Administration and Adult Health, a bachelor of science

Bachelor of Science

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 degree in nursing, and an associate's degree

Associate's degree

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 in nursing.

Favors was re-elected in the November 2010 election. She faced no Republican

Republican Party (United States)

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opposition.

External links

• Tennessee House Member: Rep. JoAnne Favors, Tennessee General Assembly website.
• JoAnneFavors.com