Gilda Cobb-Hunter
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Gilda Cobb-Hunter (born November 5, 1952, in Gifford, Florida) is a Democratic member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, representing District 66 in Orangeburg County and living in Orangeburg.[1] She is the first African American woman elected to the State House from Orangeburg County.[2]
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.[3]
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.[4] She is also a member of Branchville's NAACP chapter.[5] She is part of the North Carolina Civil Liberties Union chapter.[6]
Accomplishments[]
She was awarded Florida A & M University National Alumni Association 2014 Distinguished Alumnus Award.[7]
References[]
- ^ "Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter". South Carolina Legislature Online. South Carolina. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ^ "Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter | Women In Government". www.womeningovernment.org. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
- ^ "Gilda Cobb-Hunter". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
- ^ "Gilda Cobb-Hunter". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
- ^ "South Carolina Legislature Online - Member Biography". www.scstatehouse.gov. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
- ^ "South Carolina Legislature Online - Member Biography". www.scstatehouse.gov. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
- ^ "South Carolina Legislature Online - Member Biography". www.scstatehouse.gov. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
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