Posts Tagged ‘Kentucky state senate’
SPECIAL ELECTION RESULTS: Robin Webb Wins 30-day Sprint for Kentucky Open Senate Seat
By Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine ROBIN WEBB WON THE SPECIAL ELECTION BY 282 VOTES. 30 days ago Robin Webb was a hardworking sole practitioner attorney and state representative from Kentucky’s 96th District in rural Carter County. That was when Governor Steven Beshear called a special election for an unexpectedly open state senate seat. Robin…
Read MoreA True Kentucky Pioneer: The Story of Kentucky’s First Female and African-American Senator
By Brandy Bailey, ElectWomen Magazine Contributor At the time, Georgia Davis Powers had no idea she had made history in 1968 by becoming the first woman AND the first African-American elected to Kentucky’s State Senate. All she knew was that she wanted to make a difference in her community. It was never her intention to…
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