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Lawrence Douglas Wilder (born January 17, 1931) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 66th governor of Virginia from 1990 to 1994. He was the first African American to serve as governor of a U.S. state since the Reconstruction era, and the first African American ever elected as governor.
The governor could serve up to three years at a time, and once out of office, could not serve again for four years. [1] The 1830 constitution changed the thrice-renewable one-year term length to a non-renewable three-year term, and set the start date at the first day in January following an election. [ 2 ]
First African-American woman to serve on the Supreme Court of Missouri: Robin Ransom [37] First African-American woman elected Lieutenant Governor of Virginia: Winsome Sears First African-American woman to serve as Secretary of the State of Connecticut: Natalie Braswell [38] 2022; First African-American elected Attorney General of Maryland ...
Upon taking the oath of office in January 1990, Governor Wilder became the first African-American governor of Virginia, and the first African-American governor of any state since Reconstruction more than one hundred years earlier. This remains the last election in which a party won the governorship for a third consecutive term.
First African American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives: Joseph Rainey (R-SC). [64] [Note 5] First African-American acting governor: Oscar James Dunn of Louisiana from May until August 9, 1871, when sitting Governor Henry C. Warmoth was incapacitated and chose to recuperate in
In his 2008 win, Virginia voted for a Democrat for the first time in ten Presidential elections. In 1989, Doug Wilder was the first African-American elected governor of a U.S. state. Despite Virginia's support of Republican presidential candidates and reputation as a conservative state, voters elected Democratic candidates for three consecutive ...
The first African American governor of a U.S. state since the Reconstruction era, and first African American ever to be elected as state governor, was Virginia's Douglas Wilder in 1990. From the late 20th century and into the 21st century, the contemporary economy of Virginia continued to grow and become more diversified, with added high-tech ...
All of Mississippi's African American statewide officials and Senators took office during Reconstruction, as of 2022. Nevada 1 1 New Jersey 8 8 New Mexico 1 1 New York 9 9 North Carolina 3 3 Ohio 3 3 Oklahoma 1 1 Oregon 1 1 Pennsylvania 1 1 South Carolina 5 1 1 7 Francis Lewis Cardozo held office as Secretary of State and State Treasurer. Texas 2 2