• Born: Brentwood, Tennessee
• Married with two children, one deceased
• Member of Schrader Lane Church of Christ
• Bachelor of Science, in Business Administration/Accounting from Tennessee State University

Public Office

• Senate member of 96th through 105th General Assemblies
• Served eight years on Metropolitan Nashville/Davidson County council
• Chair, Senate Government Operations Committee
• Member, Senate State and Local Government Committee
• Member, Senate Correction Oversight Committee
• Member, Select Joint Committee on Children & Youth
• Delegate to Democratic National Convention, 1980, 1984, 1988 and 1992

Community Involvement

• Member of Nashville Symphony Board
• Member of Women in Government
• National HOOK-UP of Black Women, Inc.
• YWCA Advisory Committee, Links, Inc.
• Member of Nashville Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
• Third National Bank Economic Development Advisory Council