Marie Redd
Politician
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Who is Marie Redd?
Marie 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 conatins Cabell County and a small portion of Wayne County. In 1998, she defeated incumbent Republican State Senator 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.
Marie Redd married William Redd and they had 2 children, Lemarquis and D'Ann Redd.
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- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Huntington
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on July 23, 2013
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