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'''Gilda Cobb-Hunter''' (born November 5, 1952, in [[Gifford, Florida]]) is a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] member of the [[South Carolina House of Representatives]]. She is the first African American woman elected to the State House from Orangeburg County.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.womeningovernment.org/legislators/in-the-news/representative-gilda-cobb-hunter|title=Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter {{!}} Women In Government|website=www.womeningovernment.org|access-date=2018-12-10}}</ref> Cobb-Hunter is the former representative for South Carolina's 66th district. Following redistricting and the 2022 general election, Johnson is now the member representing South Carolina House District 95.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022 |title="South Carolina Legislature Online" |url=https://www.scstatehouse.gov/member.php?chamber=H&order=D |url-status=live |access-date=November 18, 2022 |website=South Carolina Legislature}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |author=Staff Reports |date=June 16, 2022 |title="Recount set for Richland County GOP state house primary" |work=WLTX-TV |url=https://www.wltx.com/article/news/politics/recount-hearing-south-carolina-house-district-77/101-5c6157b6-7394-4d3d-a7ed-5e2ffc126f63 |access-date=November 17, 2022}}</ref>
'''Gilda Cobb-Hunter''' (born November 5, 1952, in [[Gifford, Florida]]) is a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] member of the [[South Carolina House of Representatives]]. She is the first African American woman elected to the State House from Orangeburg County.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.womeningovernment.org/legislators/in-the-news/representative-gilda-cobb-hunter|title=Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter {{!}} Women In Government|website=www.womeningovernment.org|access-date=2018-12-10}}</ref> Cobb-Hunter is the former representative for South Carolina's 66th district. Following redistricting and the 2022 general election, Cobb-Hunter now represents South Carolina House District 95 and David L. O'Neal represents South Carolina's 66th district.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022 |title="South Carolina Legislature Online" |url=https://www.scstatehouse.gov/member.php?chamber=H&order=D |url-status=live |access-date=November 18, 2022 |website=South Carolina Legislature}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |author=Staff Reports |date=June 16, 2022 |title="Recount set for Richland County GOP state house primary" |work=WLTX-TV |url=https://www.wltx.com/article/news/politics/recount-hearing-south-carolina-house-district-77/101-5c6157b6-7394-4d3d-a7ed-5e2ffc126f63 |access-date=November 17, 2022}}</ref>

Cobb-Hunter serves as 1st Vice Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee.<ref>"House Standing Committees". ''South Carolina Legislature''. December 7, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2022.</ref>


== Early life and education ==
== Early life and education ==

Revision as of 22:17, 8 December 2022

Gilda Cobb-Hunter (born November 5, 1952, in Gifford, Florida) is a Democratic member of the South Carolina House of Representatives. She is the first African American woman elected to the State House from Orangeburg County.[1] Cobb-Hunter is the former representative for South Carolina's 66th district. Following redistricting and the 2022 general election, Cobb-Hunter now represents South Carolina House District 95 and David L. O'Neal represents South Carolina's 66th district.[2][3]

Cobb-Hunter serves as 1st Vice Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee.[4]

Early life and education

Gilda Cobb-Hunter earned her B.S. from Florida A&M University in 1973, and her M.A. from Florida State University in 1978. She earned her LISW from the South Carolina Board of Social Work Examiners in 1990.[5]

Career

Hunter was a teacher at Belleville Middle School in 1978. In 1979, she worked as an instructor at South Carolina State University. She worked as a caseworker for the Orangeburg Department of Social Services from 1979 to 1984. She has been executive director of CASA Family Services since 1985. She currently works as a social work administrator.[6] She is also a member of Branchville's NAACP chapter.[7] She is part of the North Carolina Civil Liberties Union chapter.[8]

Accomplishments

She was awarded Florida A & M University National Alumni Association 2014 Distinguished Alumnus Award.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter | Women In Government". www.womeningovernment.org. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
  2. ^ ""South Carolina Legislature Online"". South Carolina Legislature. 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Staff Reports (June 16, 2022). ""Recount set for Richland County GOP state house primary"". WLTX-TV. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  4. ^ "House Standing Committees". South Carolina Legislature. December 7, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  5. ^ "Gilda Cobb-Hunter". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
  6. ^ "Gilda Cobb-Hunter". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
  7. ^ "South Carolina Legislature Online - Member Biography". www.scstatehouse.gov. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
  8. ^ "South Carolina Legislature Online - Member Biography". www.scstatehouse.gov. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
  9. ^ "South Carolina Legislature Online - Member Biography". www.scstatehouse.gov. Retrieved 2018-12-10.


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