Mary Mancini


Mary Mancini is an American political activist, former candidate, and current Chair of the Tennessee Democratic Party. She was elected as Chair of the Tennessee Democratic Party on January 10, 2015 as the second woman to be elected to that position and was re-elected to a second two-year term in January 2017 and a third in January 2019. She was a candidate for Tennessee State Senate District 21 and lost in the 2014 Democratic primary to Jeff Yarbro. She had prior served as Executive Director of Tennessee Citizen Action, an advocacy group based in Nashville. She also was the co-host of Liberadio, a liberal radio show. From 1992 to 1998 she was the owner of Lucy's Record Shop.

Personal life

Mary Mancini is married to Nashville musician Kurt Wagner of the band Lambchop.