Education
Lowe Finney graduated from the University of Tennessee at Martin, where he was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon, with a bachelor"s degree in Business Administration. He obtained a Juris Doctor at Saint Louis University School of Law.
politician member of the Tennessee State Senate
Lowe Finney graduated from the University of Tennessee at Martin, where he was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon, with a bachelor"s degree in Business Administration. He obtained a Juris Doctor at Saint Louis University School of Law.
He taught as an instructor at Lane College in Jackson, Tennessee and as an instructor at Lambuth University in Jackson. He taught Civil Rights and Business Law and Ethics. Tennessee Senate He served as the Secretary and Treasurer of the Senate Democratic Caucus and the Vice-Chair of the Senate State and Local Government Committee.
In 2010, Finney ran for re-election and, again, defeated McLeary in a close race.
On July 31, 2013, Finney announced in an email to supporters that he would not seek a third term in the State Senate. Mayor of Jackson Campaign On August 6, 2014, Finney told The Jackson Sun that he would be running in the May 2015 Jackson, Tennessee mayoral election against incumbent Jerry Gist.
Finney finished second in the balloting with 4,757 votes (4092 percent of 11,733 votes cast).
Lowe Finney has suggested that Tennessee have a State Department of Aging with a Cabinet-level administrator to run it, in order to deal with the growing senior population that is expected to double within the next 15 years.
Senator Finney was also a member of the Environment, Conservation and Tourism. Government Operations. And Joint Lottery Oversight Committees.