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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Nov 25, 2014

The five-member Senate Democratic caucus elected Memphis Sen. Lee Harris to the post of minority leader Tuesday, making him the first African American to serve in that role. Harris, a freshman legislator who unseated Ophelia Ford in the August election, beat out longtime Sen. Reginald Tate for the job in a secret ballot. Sen. Jeff Yarbo of Nashville was elected to the No. 2 position of caucus chairman. Both leaders are lawyers. The Nashville Post has more.