Gloria Butler
Gloria Butler | |
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| Minority Leader of the Georgia Senate | |
| Assumed office January 11, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Steve Henson |
| Member of the Georgia Senate from the 55th district | |
| Assumed office January 1999 | |
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| Born | December 25, 1941 Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Perimeter College |
Gloria Singleton Butler (born December 25, 1941) is an American politician from the state of Georgia. A member of the Democratic Party, Butler has been a member of the Georgia State Senate since 1999.[1][2] She represents the 55th district, which encompasses parts of DeKalb County and Gwinnett County.[3] Butler has served as Minority Leader since January 2021.
Early life and education
[edit]Gloria S. Butler graduated from Perimeter College with an associate degree in business administration. She is a member of the National Council of Negro Women, DeKalb Women's Political Caucus, National Women's Political Caucus (governing member), and the DeKalb County NAACP (lifetime member).
Political career
[edit]Butler was elected in 1998 and sworn into the Senate in 1999.[2] She is an eight-term Senator and sits on the Senate Ethics, Health and Human Services, Public Safety, Rules, State and Local Governmental Operations, and Urban Affairs committees.[2]
On November 16, 2020, Butler was elected Senate Minority Leader, becoming the first woman to lead a party caucus in the Senate chamber;[4] Butler is also the second woman to lead a party caucus in either chamber after Stacey Abrams, who led the House Democratic minority from 2011 to 2017.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System".
- ^ a b c Senator Gloria S. Butler. Senate.ga.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
- ^ District 55 Senator Gloria S. Butler (D). Senate.ga.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
- ^ Salzer, James. "Stone Mountain lawmaker becomes first woman to lead Georgia Senate caucus". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
External links
[edit]- Profile at the Georgia State Senate
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