Charlane Oliver

Charlane Oliver
Member of the Tennessee Senate
from the 19th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 10, 2023
Preceded byBrenda Gilmore
Personal details
BornOctober 26
PartyDemocratic
EducationVanderbilt University (BS)
University of Tennessee (MPA)

Charlane Oliver (born October 26)[1] is a nonprofit executive and politician from Tennessee. A member of the Democratic Party, she has represented District 19 in the Tennessee Senate since 2023.[2]

Life and career

Oliver is from Little Rock, Arkansas.[3] She received a B.S. from Vanderbilt University in 2005 and an M.P.A. from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville in 2008.[4] After graduating from college, Oliver worked for the state of Tennessee, Meharry Medical Center in Nashville, the Knoxville Urban League, the Williamson County Chamber of Commerce, and U.S. Representative Jim Cooper.[3]

In 2016, Oliver co-founded the Equity Alliance, an organization dedicated to educating black voters.[3][5][6]

In 2020, she was a member of an advisory group for how the city of Nashville should spend CARES Act funds.[7]

After State Senator Brenda Gilmore announced her retirement in April of 2022, Oliver defeated four other candidates in the open 19th district Democratic primary.[8] She proceeded to win the general election against Republican Pime Hernandez.[9]

Oliver serves on the following committees in the Tennessee Senate:[4]

  • Energy, Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
  • Government Operations Committee
  • Joint Education, Health and General Welfare Committee
  • Joint Commerce, Labor, Transportation and Agriculture

Electoral history

2022 Tennessee Senate, 19th district, Democratic Party primary election[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charlane Oliver 5,801 33.4
Democratic Jerry Maynard 5,152 29.7
Democratic Barry Barlow 4,554 26.2
Democratic Ludye Wallace 1,521 8.8
Democratic Rossi Turner 336 1.9
Total votes 17,364 100.00
2022 Tennessee Senate, 19th district, general election[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charlane Oliver 30,472 83.2
Republican Pime Hernandez 6,150 16.8
Total votes 36,662 100.00
Democratic hold

References

  1. ^ "Senators - TN General Assembly". wapp.capitol.tn.gov. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
  2. ^ "Senators - TN General Assembly". wapp.capitol.tn.gov. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "'Know Better, Do Better': Charlane Oliver, BS'05, focuses on educating and energizing the Black electorate". Vanderbilt University. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Senators - TN General Assembly". wapp.capitol.tn.gov. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
  5. ^ "Equity Alliances staffs up • Tennessee Lookout". Tennessee Lookout. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
  6. ^ Jeong, Yihyun. "Mayor Cooper quietly gathers group to explore how Nashville will spend COVID-19 stimulus". The Tennessean. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
  7. ^ "Leaders of civic group give detailed economic recommendations to Cooper • Tennessee Lookout". Tennessee Lookout. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
  8. ^ Elliott, Stephen (August 5, 2022). "Charlane Oliver wins Senate District 19 primary". Nashville Post. Archived from the original on August 5, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
  9. ^ Elliott, Stephen (November 9, 2022). "Nashville Democrats elected to state legislature". Nashville Post. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
  10. ^ [1] State of Tennessee. August 4, 2022.
  11. ^ [2] State of Tennessee. November 8, 2022.
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