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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 433
By Yarbro
SJR0433
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A RESOLUTION to commend Jordan Riche for exemplary service
as a legislative intern.
WHEREAS, each legislative session, this General Assembly is pleased to recognize
certain persons who have committed themselves, through their adroit service, to the betterment
of the legislative process; and
WHEREAS, Jordan Riche is one such individual, who has distinguished herself in her
role as a legislative intern for Senator Jeff Yarbro; her work has resulted in innumerable benefits
for the legislators she assisted and the General Assembly as a whole; and
WHEREAS, this has been Ms. Riche's second consecutive legislative session serving as
an intern for Senator Yarbro; she was warmly welcomed back to the Democratic Caucus and
given additional trust and responsibilities beyond that of a standard intern, all of which she
successfully completed while also making a point to assist and advise her fellow interns; and
WHEREAS, born in Atlanta, Georgia, and raised in Huntsville, Alabama, Ms. Riche is a
student of the Honor's College at Tennessee State University (TSU), where she studies political
science and English and is highly regarded by her peers; and
WHEREAS, as a student at Virgil I. Grissom High School, she was a co-founder of the
Black Student Union and served as president of both the Student Government Association and
Key Club; and
WHEREAS, during her collegiate career, Jordan Riche has served as a member of Pi
Sigma Alpha, Sigma Tau Delta, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., the TSU Student Election
Commission, and Women of Empowerment, Frankie J. Pierce Federated Chapter of the
National Association of Colored Women's Clubs, Inc.; and
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WHEREAS, a proven leader, Ms. Riche was honored with the TSU Undergraduate Civic
Engagement Award and has been an AmeriCorps Service Member for Shower the People in
Nashville; she has served as vice president of Model United Nations and president of the
Tennessee Intercollegiate State Legislature team at TSU; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Riche aspires to create policies that will have meaningful effects on
others; during her time as an intern for Senator Yarbro, she has regularly attended bill review
meetings and provided her thoughts and recommendations for legislation, and she was
entrusted with drafting talking points for legislation; and
WHEREAS, Jordan Riche brought her many abilities and singular expertise to Capitol
Hill for the 2025 session of the One Hundred Fourteenth General Assembly; and
WHEREAS, throughout the 2025 legislative session, Ms. Riche has surpassed all criteria
that define a devoted and conscientious legislative intern; and
WHEREAS, Jordan Riche has performed her many duties with extraordinary insight and
rare decorum; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE O F TENNESSEE, THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, that we hereby commend Jordan Riche for outstanding
service as a legislative intern for Senator Jeff Yarbro and extend to her our best wishes for
every future success.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared
for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy and upon proper request made to
the appropriate clerk, the language appearing immediately following the State seal appear
without House or Senate designation.