Lowe Finney is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Tennessee Senate

Tennessee Senate

The Tennessee Senate is the upper house of the Tennessee state legislature, which is known formally as the Tennessee General Assembly.The Tennessee Senate, according to the state constitution of 1870, is composed of 33 members, one-third the size of the Tennessee House of Representatives. Senators...

 for the 27th district, which is composed of Madison, Gibson, and Carroll

Carroll County, Tennessee

Carroll County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2010, the population was 28,522. Its county seat is Huntingdon. It was named for Governor William Carroll.-Geography:According to the U.S...

 counties.

Education and career

Lowe Finney graduated from the University of Tennessee at Martin

University of Tennessee at Martin

The University of Tennessee at Martin is a campus in the University of Tennessee system. Other campuses include the flagship campus in Knoxville, the Chattanooga campus, the Center for the Health Sciences in Memphis, and the Space Institute in Tullahoma...

, where he was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon

Sigma Phi Epsilon

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, with a bachelor's degree

Bachelor's degree

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 in Business Administration; he obtained a JD at Saint Louis University School of Law

Saint Louis University School of Law

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. He taught as an instructor at Lane College in Jackson, Tennessee

Jackson, Tennessee

Jackson is a city in Madison County, Tennessee, United States. The total population was 65,211 at the 2010 census. Jackson is the primary city of the Jackson, Tennessee metropolitan area, which is included in the Jackson-Humboldt, Tennessee Combined Statistical Area...

 and is currently an instructor at Lambuth University

Lambuth University

Lambuth University was a liberal arts university located in Jackson, Tennessee. It was supported by the Memphis Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. Lambuth's athletic teams participated in the NAIA's TranSouth and Mid-South Conferences...

 in Jackson. He taught Civil Rights and Business Law and Ethics.

Tennessee Senate

Lowe Finney was first elected to the state senate in 2006, having won against Republican incumbent Don McLeary

Don McLeary

Don McLeary is an American politician who was a member of the Tennessee Senate representing the 27th district, which is composed of Madison, Gibson, and Carroll counties.-Education and career:...

by 456 votes. He is the Secretary and Treasurer of the Senate Democratic Caucus and the Vice-Chair of the Senate State and Local Government Committee. Senator Finney is also a member of the Environment, Conservation and Tourism; Government Operations; and Joint Lottery Oversight Committees.

In 2010, Finney ran for re-election and, again, defeated McLeary in a close race. Of the just over 50,000 ballots cast, Finney won by only 1,211 votes.

Political views

Lowe Finney has suggested that Tennessee have a State Department of Aging with a Cabinet-level administrator to run it, in order to deal with the growing senior population that is expected to double within the next 15 years.