Wilhelmina Delco
Wilhelmina Ruth Delco | |
|---|---|
| Speaker pro tempore of the Texas House of Representatives | |
| In office January 17, 1991 – 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Michael D. McKinney |
| Succeeded by | Donald R. "Tom" Uher |
| Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 50th district | |
| In office January 11, 1983 – January 10, 1995 | |
| Preceded by | René Oliveira |
| Succeeded by | Dawnna Dukes |
| Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 37-1, 37-D district | |
| In office January 14, 1975 – January 11, 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Larry Bales |
| Succeeded by | Irma Lerma Rangel (Redistricting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Wilhelmina Ruth Fitzgerald July 16, 1929 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Exalton Alfonso Delco Jr.
(m. 1952) |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | Fisk University (BA) |
Wilhelmina Ruth Delco (née Fitzgerald; born July 16, 1929) is an American politician who served in the Texas House of Representatives. She was inducted into the Texas Women's Hall of Fame in 1986. She was the first African American official elected at-large in Travis County and the first woman to hold the second-highest position in the Texas House of Representatives.