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Female Politicians in Georgia, A-C


  Stacey Abrams — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
  Marjorie Adams — of Dublin, Laurens County, Ga. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
  Sharon Adams — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1996, 2000. Female. Still living as of 2000.
  Carlotta Townsend Alderman (1882-1967) — also known as Carlotta Latise Townsend; Mrs. J. D. Alderman — of Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla. Born in Liberty County, Ga., March 1, 1882. Daughter of William Columbus Townsend and Susan Elizabeth (Dekle) Townsend; married, June 29, 1904, to John Daniel Alderman (1872-1926). Democrat. Realtor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1948, 1952, 1956. Female. Member, Daughters of the American Revolution; United Daughters of the Confederacy; Order of the Eastern Star. Died June 3, 1967 (age 85 years, 94 days). Interment at Dekle Cemetery, Lake Butler, Fla.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Althea Alexander (d. 1958) — also known as Mrs. Edgar Alexander — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Democrat. Member of Democratic National Committee from Georgia, 1929. Female. Methodist. Died, of a heart attack, in 1958. Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
  Nora Allen — also known as Mrs. C. C. Allen — Republican. Presidential Elector for Georgia, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.
  Mary Elizabeth Harris Armor (1863-1950) — also known as Mary H. Armor — of Eastman, Dodge County, Ga.; Macon, Bibb County, Ga. Born in Penfield, Greene County, Ga., March 9, 1863. Daughter of William Lindsay Manning Harris and Sarah Fanny (Johnson) Harris; married to Walter Florence Armor. Democrat. Orator; evangelist; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1924. Female. Methodist. Member, Women's Christian Temperance Union; League of Women Voters; United Daughters of the Confederacy. Died November 6, 1950 (age 87 years, 242 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Eastman, Ga.
  Faith Dowdy Armstrong — of Clayton, Rabun County, Ga. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1996. Female. Still living as of 1996.
  Kathy Ashe — of Georgia. Daughter of Robert L. Ashe and Martha Ashe; sister of Victor Henderson Ashe II. Member of Georgia state house of representatives 46th District, 1991-. Female. Still living as of 2000.
  See also Ashe family of Tennessee
  Jennifer L. Auer — of Macon, Bibb County, Ga. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1996. Female. Still living as of 1996.
  Kellie Austin (born c.1977) — of Toccoa, Stephens County, Ga. Born about 1977. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
  Sandra W. Austin — of Decatur, DeKalb County, Ga. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1996 (alternate), 2000. Female. Still living as of 2000.
  Agnes Beahn Baggett (1905-1992) — also known as Agnes Baggett; Agnes Beahn — of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala. Born in Columbus, Muscogee County, Ga., April 9, 1905. Daughter of John Richard Beahn and Leila Belle (Thomason) Beahn; married, October 14, 1926, to George Lamar Baggett (died 1949). Democrat. Secretary of state of Alabama, 1951-55, 1963-67, 1975-79; Alabama state auditor, 1955-59; Alabama state treasurer, 1959-63, 1967-75; Presidential Elector for Alabama, 1968. Female. Methodist. Member, American Legion Auxiliary; Order of the Eastern Star; Altrusa. Died December 15, 1992 (age 87 years, 250 days). Burial location unknown.
  Barbara Bailey — of Valdosta, Lowndes County, Ga. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
  Margaret Ball — of Dalton, Whitfield County, Ga. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
  Mary Ballew — of Valdosta, Lowndes County, Ga. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
  Bette Banister — of Athens, Clarke County, Ga. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.
  Karin Barber — of Peachtree City, Fayette County, Ga. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
  Deidre Barrett-England — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Phyllis J. Barrow — of Athens, Clarke County, Ga. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1996. Female. Still living as of 1996.
  Gina L. Bennett — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Democrat. Member, Platform Committee, Democratic National Convention, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Linda Benschop — of Blairsville, Union County, Ga. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
  Mary Lou Berghel — of Clarkesville, Habersham County, Ga. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Mrs. Edwin Bertsche — of Augusta, Richmond County, Ga. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 1964. Female. Still living as of 1964.
  Steffini Bethea — of Snellville, Gwinnett County, Ga. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  J. Veronica Biggins — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1996. Female. Still living as of 1996.
  Vivian C. Bishop — of Columbus, Muscogee County, Ga. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Susan Harrell Black (b. 1943) — of Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla. Born in Valdosta, Lowndes County, Ga., October 20, 1943. Cousin of Robert J. Starks. County judge in Florida, 1973-75; circuit judge in Florida, 1975-79; U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Florida, 1979-92; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, 1992-. Female. Still living as of 2001.
  See also federal judicial profile
  Dorothy Bland — of Georgia. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 2000. Female. Still living as of 2000.
  Iris Faircloth Blitch (1912-1993) — also known as Iris Blitch; Iris Faircloth; Mrs. B. E. Blitch — of Homerville, Clinch County, Ga. Born near Vidalia, Toombs County, Ga., April 25, 1912. Daughter of James Louis Faircloth and Marietta (Ridgdill) Faircloth; married, October 11, 1929, to Brooks Erwin Blitch; mother of Brooks E. Blitch III (who married Peg Blitch). Democrat. Member of Georgia state senate 5th District, 1947-48, 1953-54; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1948, 1952; member of Democratic National Committee from Georgia, 1948-56; member of Georgia state house of representatives from Clinch County, 1949-50; defeated, 1940, 1950; U.S. Representative from Georgia 8th District, 1955-63. Female. Methodist. Suffered a heart attack, and died in a hospital at San Diego, San Diego County, Calif., August 19, 1993 (age 81 years, 116 days). Interment somewhere in Homerville, Ga.
  See also Blitch family of Georgia
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Peg Blitch — of Georgia. Married to Brooks E. Blitch III (son of Iris Faircloth Blitch). Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1990-92; member of Georgia state senate, 1992-. Female. Still living as of 1997.
  See also Blitch family of Georgia
  Andrea L. Boone — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Amy Borden — of Suwanee, Gwinnett County, Ga. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Julie A. Borders — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Jane Bradshaw — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Martha Bond Branson — of Macon, Bibb County, Ga. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Gerrilyn G. Brill — U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, 1993. Female. Still living as of 1993.
  Erica Brooks — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
  Naomi D. Brown — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 2000, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
  Brenda E. Bryan — of Waverly Hall, Harris County, Ga. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1996. Female. Still living as of 1996.
  Constance Burkes — of Albany, Dougherty County, Ga. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
  Dot Burns — of Georgia. Republican. Presidential Elector for Georgia, 1996. Female. Still living as of 1996.
  Marcia Baird Burris — of Georgia. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 2000. Female. Still living as of 2000.
  Gloria S. Butler — of Clarkston, DeKalb County, Ga.; Stone Mountain, DeKalb County, Ga. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 2000, 2004, 2008 (alternate). Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Anna R. Cablik — of Marietta, Cobb County, Ga. Republican. Presidential Elector for Georgia, 2000; delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Mrs. William C. Calhoun — of Augusta, Richmond County, Ga. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 1960 (member, Resolutions Committee), 1964. Female. Still living as of 1964.
  Barbara Christian Campbell — also known as Barbara Campbell — of Stone Mountain, DeKalb County, Ga.; Lithonia, DeKalb County, Ga. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 2000, 2004, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Grace Cannington — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1944. Female. Still living as of 1944.
  Kimberlyn R. Carter — of Macon, Bibb County, Ga. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Florence Cauble — also known as Mrs. John A. Cauble — of Canton, Cherokee County, Ga. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 1972; Presidential Elector for Georgia, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.
  Anne Cox Chambers (b. 1919) — Born in 1919. U.S. Ambassador to Belgium, 1977-81. Female. Still living as of 1991.
  Bettye K. Chambers — of Buford, Gwinnett County, Ga. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Julianne Chambliss — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Teresa Jeter Chappell — of Georgia. Republican. Presidential Elector for Georgia, 2000. Female. Still living as of 2000.
  Judy M. Chidester — of Georgia. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 2000. Female. Still living as of 2000.
  Barbara Christmas — of Georgia. Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Georgia 1st District, 1992. Female. Still living as of 1992.
  Esther Clark — Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Irma Clark (b. 1937) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Georgia, April 14, 1937. Democrat. Member of Michigan state house of representatives 11th District, 1999-. Female. African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Optimist Club. Still living as of 2000.
  Eva McPherson Clayton (b. 1934) — also known as Eva M. Clayton — of North Carolina. Born in Savannah, Chatham County, Ga., September 16, 1934. Democrat. U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1992-2003; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1996, 2000. Female. Presbyterian. African ancestry. Member, NAACP. Still living as of 2009.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — NNDB dossier
  Verna J. Cleveland — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Denise Clopton — of LaFayette, Walker County, Ga. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
  Betty R. Cobb — of Carrollton, Carroll County, Ga. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1924. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Mary Colley — of Grantville, Coweta County, Ga. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1936, 1944. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Linda H. Collins — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga.; Marietta, Cobb County, Ga. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1996, 2000, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
  Mrs. Donald D. Comer — of Macon, Bibb County, Ga. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 1964. Female. Still living as of 1964.
  Mrs. A. B. Conger — of Bainbridge, Decatur County, Ga. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1940. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Marion Cooley — of Washington, Wilkes County, Ga. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1924. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Sharon Cooper — of Marietta, Cobb County, Ga. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Emily Couric (1947-2001) — of Charlottesville, Va. Born in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., June 5, 1947. Sister of Katie Couric (television news anchor). Democrat. Member of Virginia state senate 25th District, 1996-2001; died in office 2001; Virginia Democratic state chair, 2001. Female. Member, Phi Beta Kappa. Died, of pancreatic cancer, Charlottesville, Va., October 18, 2001 (age 54 years, 135 days). Burial location unknown.
  Nancy Coverdell (born c.1946) — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Born about 1946. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
  Cathy Cox — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Democrat. Secretary of state of Georgia, 1998-2007; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 2000, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2007.
  Helen Coxon — of Ludowici, Long County, Ga. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1944. Female. Still living as of 1944.
  Ann Craig — of Metter, Candler County, Ga. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Desdimonia Cross — of Decatur, DeKalb County, Ga. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.

 

 


 
   
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