Chris Crider Appointed to Tennessee Human Rights Commission Board of Commissioners
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NASHVILLE, TN- LT. Governor Ron Ramsey appointed Chris Crider of Milan, TN to serve on the Tennessee Human Rights Board of Commissioners on March 21, 2016. Commissioner Crider will represent west Tennessee through the end of his term on June 30, 2021.
Commissioner Crider served as Mayor of Milan, TN for eight years, his first term began in 2008. A Milan native, he is married to Terri Smith Crider, an attorney in Humboldt and they are the proud parents of Jack and Mary Crider. Commissioner Crider previously served three terms in the Tennessee House of Representatives for both Carroll and Gibson counties in the 79th district.
While serving as State Representative he won the NWTDD Legislator of the year award in 2004, as well as the University of Tennessee Agricultural Museum Presidents award that same year. He is a member of the Milan Cumberland Presbyterian Church and 1992 honors graduate of Milan High School. Commissioner Crider received his B.S. in Business Administration Management in 1997 from the University of Tennessee at Martin. He is a member of the Lions Club, Milan Chamber of Commerce and Carroll County Leadership. He was also voted best public official by the Humboldt’s Annual Readers Choice Best of the Best awards in 2007.
Commissioner Crider has served on the Board of Directors of the Aspell Recovery Center, the state automotive enthusiast leadership caucus, secretary of house republican caucus, house agricultural committee and the house health and human resources committee. He was the youngest member of the 103rd TN General Assembly and was the youngest ever Mayor of Milan.
The Tennessee Human Rights Commission is an independent state agency responsible for enforcing the state’s anti-discrimination laws, which prohibit discrimination in housing, employment, and public accommodation and coordinates compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
The Commission's role is to enforce and prohibit discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodation based on race, creed, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age (40 and over in employment), familial status (housing only) and retaliation in employment, housing and public accommodations.
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