Lois DeBerry

Lois DeBerry is a superdelegate in the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination.

Bio

 * Gender: Female
 * Family: Husband: Charles Traughber with 1 Child.
 * Birth Date: 05/05/1945a
 * Home City: Memphis, TN
 * Religion: Baptist
 * Education: BA, Lemoyne-Owen College, 1971.
 * Professional Experience: Educator.

Committees and affiliations

 * Representative, Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1972-present
 * Speaker Pro Tempore, Tennessee State House of Representatives.

Affiliations

 * Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
 * Memphis Chapter, LINKS
 * National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives
 * National Conference of State Legislatures Executive Committee
 * National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
 * Pray Until Something Happens
 * State Legislative Leaders Foundation.
 * Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:
 * Governor's Juvenile Justice Reform Commission
 * Governor's Minority Business Development Advisory Committee
 * President Emeritus, National Black Caucus of State Legislators
 * Chair, Special Committee to Study Integration of Ex-Offenders into Mainstream of Society.

Endorsements

 * Calendar and Rules, Member
 * Ethics, Member
 * Finance, Ways and Means, Member
 * Government Operations, Member
 * Government Operations, Member
 * Health and Human Resources, Member
 * Rules, Member
 * Subcommittee on Budget, Member
 * Subcommittee on Public Health and Family Assistance, Member
 * Subcommittee on Study, Chair

Related SourceWatch articles

 * Portal:Superdelegate Transparency Project
 * Superdelegates in the 2008 presidential primaries
 * U.S. presidential election, 2008
 * U.S. presidential election, 2008/Congressional endorsements
 * Portal:2008 U.S. Congressional Elections