Matt Collins
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Tomeka Hart and Tre Hargett are among 24 “rising stars” in U.S. government selected for a two-year paid fellowship seeking to break down partisan barriers.
Hart, 39, is president and CEO of the Memphis Urban League and a member of the city school board. Hargett, 41, of Bartlett is Tennessee secretary of state.
They are the only Tennesseans invited to participate in an Aspen Institute forum that counts governors and six U.S. representatives and senators as alumni.
“We’re looking for people with reputations for being intelligent but also thoughtful, and those can be two very different things,” said Mickey Edwards, vice president of Washington-based Aspen Institute.
SOURCE:
http://politics.nashvillepost.com/2010/12/18/fast-risers/