NASHVILLE -Former state Rep. Donna Rowland Barrett has been appointed to the Tennessee State Election Commission, Secretary of State Tré Hargett said Wednesday.
Barrett is principal of The Barrett Group, a business consulting firm, and is from Murfreesboro. The Republican served 10 years in the state House representing part of Rutherford County.
The seven-member State Election Commission appoints county election commissioners in all of Tennessee’s 95 counties and monitors their activities and performance. The panel also works closely with the state coordinator of elections to ensure elections are run in a uniform fashion.
“I’m pleased Commissioner Barrett is willing to complete this term,” Hargett said in a news release. “I know she will continue her public service with distinction by working to ensure elections in this state are fair and impartial.”
Barrett called it an “honor to serve in this capacity.”