Harold M. Love Jr.

American politician (born 1972)
Harold M. Love Jr.
Love in 2014
Assistant Minority Leader of the Tennessee House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office
September 16, 2019
Preceded byRick Staples
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
from the 58th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 8, 2013
Preceded byMary Pruitt
Personal details
Born
Harold Moses Love Jr.

(1972-12-14) December 14, 1972 (age 51)
Nashville, Tennessee
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseLeah
ResidenceNashville, Tennessee
Alma materTennessee State University
Vanderbilt University
OccupationPastor
Websiteharoldlovejr.com

Harold Moses Love Jr. is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he represents the 58th District in the Tennessee House of Representatives. He is the House Democratic assistant leader and President-Elect of The National Black Caucus of State Legislators. Love's father, Harold Moses Love Sr., was a Nashville city councilman from 1962 to 1970 and a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 54th District from 1968 to 1994.

Early life and education

Harold M. Love., Jr. was born 1972 in Nashville, Tennessee, to Rep. Harold M. Love, Sr. and Mary Y. Love. He is the youngest of five children and the only son. Love was educated in Metro Nashville Public Schools and graduated with honors from Whites Creek High School in 1990. He received his Bachelor's in economics and finance with a minor in political science in 1998 from Tennessee State University, a master's degree in theological studies from Vanderbilt University School of Divinity in 1994 and a Ph.D. in public policy and administration from Tennessee State University in 2017. While in undergraduate school, he marched in the Aristocrat of Bands and is a member of Rho Psi chapter of Omega Psi Phi fraternity.

Career

Love began serving in the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 58th District in 2012. He serves on the following House Committees: Education, State Government, Consumer and human resources. In addition he serves on the Tennessee Advisory Commission for Intergovernmental Relations(TACIR) and the Tennessee Second Look Commission.

Love was ordained by the African Methodist Episcopal Church (A.M.E.) Church in 1999 and was assigned to Pastor Hopewell A.M.E. Church in Columbia, Tennessee. From October 2002 to November 2016, he was the pastor of St. Paul A.M.E. Church in Nashville, Tennessee, and in 2015 was also the Presiding Elder of the South Nashville District of the A.M.E. Church. On November 21, 2016, he was appointed pastor of Lee Chapel A.M.E. Church in Nashville, Tennessee.

Personal life

Love is married to the former Leah Dupree, who is an attorney and serves as the government affairs officer at Tennessee State University. The couple resides in North Nashville

References

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  1. ^ "Gov. Lee announces Stimulus Financial Accountability Group". WSMV Nashville.
  2. ^ http://jewishobservernashville.org/2020/06/30/representative-harold-love-delivers-message-of-hope-at-juneteenth-gathering-at-the-temple/. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ "Rep. Harold Love passes bill to help schools take care of students with early childhood trauma". WTVF. 18 April 2019.
  4. ^ Tatter, Grace (25 January 2017). "Four questions about education with state Rep. Harold Love". Chalkbeat Tennessee.
  5. ^ "Love and Malloy honored as Divinity and GDR Distinguished Alumni/ae". 17 November 2016.

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113th General Assembly (2023–2025)
Speaker of the House
Cameron Sexton (R)
Speaker pro tempore
Pat Marsh (R)
Deputy Speaker
Curtis Johnson (R)
Majority Leader
William Lamberth (R)
Minority Leader
Karen Camper (D)
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