Representative John Ray Clemmons

Email Legislator

Democrat
Nashville

District 55
Part of Davidson County

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Contact Information

Nashville Address

425 Rep. John Lewis Way N.
Suite 662 Cordell Hull Bldg.
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone: (615) 741-4410
Fax: (615) 253-0202

Staff Contacts

Anne Sherman, Senior Legislative Advisor
Taylor Ray, Executive Assistant for Policy and Research
Ken Jobe, Press Secretary
Nicole Messer, Legislative Assistant

Personal Info
Committees
Community Involvement
Honors & Awards

- Born July 14, 1977
- Married, wife Tamara Baxt Clemmons, children, John, Finn and Henry
- Christian and Jewish Family
- Attorney/Mediator
- J.D., University of Memphis Law School, 2006
- B.A. History, Columbia University, 1999
- Lebanon (TN) High School, Honors, 1995
- Member, Calendar & Rules Committee
- Member, Calendar & Rules Committee of 1st Extraordinary Session
- Member, Commerce Committee
- Member, Commerce Committee of 1st Extraordinary Session
- Member, Government Operations Committee
- Member, Government Operations Committee of 1st Extraordinary Session
- Member, Health Committee
- Member, Health Committee of 1st Extraordinary Session
- Member, Business & Utilities Subcommittee
- Member, Business & Utilities Subcommittee of 1st Extraordinary Session
- Member, Joint Judiciary and Government
- Member, Population Health Subcommittee
- Member, Population Health Subcommittee of 1st Extraordinary Session
- House member of the 109th through 113th General Assemblies
- Democratic Caucus Chair, 113th General Assembly
- Silent No Longer Tennessee, Board of Directors, 2022-Present
- Advisory Board Tennessee College of Applied Technology – Nashville, 2017-Present
- Member, Friends of Sevier Park, Inc. - Board of Directors, 2013-Present
- Belmont-Hillsboro Neighbors, Inc. 2009 - Present, President 2012-2013
- Boys and Girls Club of Middle Tennessee's Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities ("RBI") Program 2014-2016
- Chairman of RBI Advisory Board, 2014-2015
- Nashville RBI, Inc. 2009-2014, Chairman 2011-2014
- Columbia University Alumni Representative Committee
- Harry Phillips American Inn of Court, Barrister, 2015-2019
- Volunteer Lawyers and Professionals for the Arts - Arts and Business Council of Greater Nashville
- Waverly-Belmont Elementary School PTO
- Columbia Alumni Association of Nashville
- Nashville Bar Association
- Tennessee Bar Association
- Metropolitan Board of Fair Commissioners-2012-2014
- Tennessee Civil Service Commission-2009-2012
- Tennessee Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers-2008
- Cecil D. Branstetter Award, Davidson County Democratic Party, 2018
- Legislative Leadership Award, Tennessee AFL-CIO, 2017
- Public Policy Advocacy Award, NAMI Tennessee, 2017
- Appreciation Award, Tennessee Association of Marriage and Family Therapy, 2017
- Rising Star, Business Litigation, Mid-South Super Lawyers 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017
- Nashville Bar Foundation Fellow 2017
- Ally Award, Nashville Pride 2016
- Best Politician, Nashville Scene 2015

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