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DISTRICT ADDRESS
188 Chilton Street
Nashville, TN 37211
NASHVILLE ADDRESS
32 Legislative Plaza
Nashville, TN 37243-0153
Phone (615) 741-6861
Fax (615) 253-0325
Staff Contact: Delano Brent
EMAIL ADDRESS
janis.sontany@comcast.net
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
- Born in Davidson County
- Marital Status: Divorced
- Two children
- Occupation: Retired - DuPont - 21 years of service
- Protestant
- Attended the University of Tennessee, Nashville
- Graduated Glencliff High School - 1964
PUBLIC OFFICE
- House Member of 103rd and 104th General Assembly
- Secretary, House Judiciary Committee
- Member, House Finance, Ways and Means Committee
- Chair, House Constitutional Protections Subcommittee
- Member Metro Council, Nashville, 1995-2003
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
- Board Member – Boys & Girls Club of Middle Tennessee
- Board Member – YMCA – Joe C. Davis Camp Widjiwagan
- Vice Chair – TN Economic Council on Women
- Board Member – Victims of Crime State Coordinating Council
- Board Member – Flatrock Heritage Foundation
- Board Member – Progress, Inc
- Member – Nashville Women’s Political Caucus
- Member – WIN (Women in Numbers)
- Member – Davidson County Democratic Women
- Member – Caldwell Abbay Hall Neighborhood Association
- Member – Castlegate Neighborhood Association
- Member – Crieve Hall Neighborhood Association
- Member – Edge-O-Lake Neighborhood Association
- Member – Glencliff Neighborhood Association
- Member – Glengarry Park Neighborhood Watch
- Member – Hill N. Dale Neighborhood Association
- Member – Nolensville Road Community Partnership
- Member – Percy Priest Meadows Neighborhood Association
- Member – Piccadilly Square Homeowners Association
- Member – Priest Lake Business Association
- Member – Priest Lake Park Neighborhood Watch
- Member – Radnor Neighborhood Association
- Member – TMAG (Thompson Lane Murfreesboro Road Action Group)
- Member – Woodbine Neighborhood Association
- Member – Una Neighborhood Association
HONORS
- 1998 Community Rehabilitation Agencies of TN Public Leader of the Year
- 2002 Nashville Women’s Political Caucus Athena Award Nominee
- 2006 TN Economic Council of Women Athena Award Nominee
- 2006 Nashville Humane Association Award for Outstanding Legislative Service
- 2006 Government Official of Year – Nashville Coalition Against Domestic Violence
- 2006 Outstanding Legislator of Year – TN Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
- TNCO TN Community Organization – 2007 Legislator of the Year
- 2007 Voice on Hill Award – TAADAS
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