Tammy Tyrrell (born 1 August 1970) is an Australian

senator A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...

and a member of the

Jacqui Lambie Network The Jacqui Lambie Network (JLN) is a political party in Australia, formed in May 2015. Bearing the name of its founder, Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie, it has served as the political vehicle for the former independent. The JLN was formed to al ...

. She ran in the

2022 Australian federal election The 2022 Australian federal election was held on Saturday 21 May 2022 to elect members of the 47th Parliament of Australia. The incumbent Liberal/National Coalition government, led by Prime Minister Scott Morrison, sought to win a fourth conse ...

to represent

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in the Senate, and was elected to fill the sixth vacancy. Her 6-year term started on 1 July 2022.

Career

Tyrrell was raised in

Ulverstone, Tasmania Ulverstone is a town on the northern coast of Tasmania, Australia on the mouth of the River Leven (Tasmania), River Leven, on Bass Strait. It is on the Bass Highway (Tasmania), Bass Highway, west of Devonport, Tasmania, Devonport and east of ...

, and did not go to university. She worked for 15 years in employment services. From 2014 to 2022, she worked as a staff member for Senator

Jacqui Lambie Jacquiline Louise Lambie (born 26 February 1971) is an Australian politician who is the leader and founder of the Jacqui Lambie Network (JLN). She is a Senator for Tasmania since 2019, and was previously a Senator from 2014 to 2017. Lambie, an ...

. She was selected as the lead candidate on the

's Senate ticket for the 2022 federal election, and successfully won election, defeating incumbent senator

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References

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