Marie Redd

Marie Redd
Member of the West Virginia Senate
from the 5th district
In office
December 1, 1998 (1998-12-01) – December 1, 2002 (2002-12-01)
Preceded byThomas Francis Scott
Succeeded byEvan Jenkins
Personal details
Born
Huntington, West Virginia, U.S.
PartyDemocratic
SpouseWilliam L. Redd
Alma materMarshall University (B.A.)
Marshall University (M.A.)
ProfessionSocial Security Advocate

Marie E. Redd is a United States politician from the state of West Virginia. Redd was a Democratic West Virginia State Senator from the 5th district, which contains Cabell County and a small portion of Wayne County. In 1998, she defeated incumbent Republican Thomas F. Scott in the general election, thereby becoming the first African-American state senator in West Virginia history. Redd lost to Evan Jenkins in the 2002 Democratic primary election and again in 2006.

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