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Tami Sawyer was born on 27 April, 1982 in Evanston, IL, is an American Politician. Discover Tami Sawyer's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 41 years old?
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Tami Sawyer Height, Weight & Measurements
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Tami Sawyer Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Tami Sawyer worth at the age of 41 years old? Tami Sawyer’s income source is mostly from being a successful Politician. She is from United States. We have estimated Tami Sawyer's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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Tami Sawyer (born April 27, 1982) is an American politician and civil rights activist.
Upon graduation from high school in 2000, Sawyer attended Hampton University.
She subsequently graduated from the University of Memphis in 2004 with a BA in Political Science.
Sawyer then attended Howard University School of Law for two years before leaving to explore career opportunities.
From 2008 to 2014, Sawyer was a human capital analyst supporting diversity initiatives at NAVSEA PEO IWS, a program office of the United States Navy.
During that time, she competed on the Food Network's Cupcake Wars and owned a small cupcake business, Tami Cakes.
Having lived in Washington, DC for a decade, she returned home to Memphis and led a team in teacher licensing for Shelby County Schools.
Following the trial of George Zimmerman for the killing of Trayvon Martin, and the domestic attack on the Washington Navy Yard in 2013, Sawyer became engaged in social justice and political activism.
In 2014, she organized her first protest at the National Civil Rights Museum in the wake of the decision by a St. Louis grand jury not to try Darren Wilson for the killing of Michael Brown.
Sawyer became known as a leader and voice of the burgeoning Black Lives Matter movement in Memphis.
In 2015, Sawyer began a five-year tenure with Teach for America Memphis as the managing director, Diversity and Community Partnerships.
Following her employment with Teach for America, Sawyer held leadership positions with Black Voters Matter and Our BLAck pARty.
Sawyer serves on the board of Common Cause and is co-chair of the Memphis NAACP Legal Defense Fund.
Sawyer organized a vigil in December 2015 after a Cleveland prosecutor declined charging the police officers who shot and killed Tamir Rice.
The vigil was held in Health Sciences Park in front of the statue of Confederate General and Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard, Nathan Bedford Forrest.
Two years later, the City of Memphis removed both the Forrest statue and a statue of Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederacy, after responding to pressure from the #TakeEmDown901 movement which Sawyer formed and led.
She was elected in August 2018 as Shelby County Commissioner for District 7 and resides in Memphis, Tennessee.
She is a member of the Democratic Party.
She serves as chair of the Education and Legislative committees.
She is chair of the Shelby County Commission Black Caucus.
Sawyer has provided commentary on social justice and public policy for many outlets including Al Jazeera, CNN, Commercial Appeal, Essence, Forbes, HuffPost, MLK50, MSNBC, NPR, Roland Martin, and Time.
After being elected to office in 2018, Sawyer continued her activism.
In 2020, We Can't Wait, a documentary chronicling her 2019 mayoral campaign, was named Best Home Towner Feature at the Indie Memphis Film Festival.
Sawyer is featured in the award-winning 2022 documentary, Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America with Jeffery Robinson.
Sawyer is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority and the Links, Inc., social organizations for Black women.
Sawyer was born in Evanston, Illinois, to Gladys and Andrew Sawyer, Jr. She has one older brother, Michael.
At the age of 8, her family relocated to South Holland, Illinois.
When Sawyer was 12, her parents returned to her mother's home state, Tennessee.
The Sawyer family resided in Mason, Tennessee, and she attended St. Mary's Episcopal School for middle school and high school.
As of 2020, Sawyer is a graduate student at the University of Memphis seeking a master's degree in rhetorical communications.
She was a participant and organizer in the 2020 George Floyd protests in Memphis.
In 2021, Sawyer was arrested outside of the White House with several other activists while protesting for an end to the filibuster and protection of voting rights.