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Kenyan-born Hodgen Mainda Appointed to Tennessee State Cabinet

Last updated on September 11th, 2021 at 03:23 pm

Hodgen Mainda, a Kenyan, has been appointed as a commissioner in the Tennessee state cabinet

He is the first Kenyan to hold such a position.

Tennessee governor Bill Lee announced the appointment of Mainda through a press statement on September 5, and this was also reported on the governor’s and the State Department of Commerce and Insurance Twitter accounts.

Mainda has been appointed to serve in the Tennessee State cabinet as a commissioner in the Department of Commerce and Insurance, and will officially assume his new role on October 1.

Governor Lee’s statement announcing the appointment lauds Mainda as an outstanding career as a community leader in Chattanooga, citing his work on the boards of a number of organizations, including the Downtown Chattanooga Rotary Club, the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Chancellor’s Roundtable and the College of Business Advisory Board.

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