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GA HR1699
Resolution
Status
Passed
3/5/2012
Primary Sponsor
Sharon Beasley-Teague
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AI Summary
- Commends the Honorable Georgia Montgomery Davis Powers, born October 19, 1923, in Springfield, Kentucky, for her outstanding public service and contributions as a politician and civil rights activist
- Powers was the first African American and the first woman elected to the Kentucky State Senate, as well as the first African American woman to serve on the Jefferson County Democratic Executive Committee
- She was a key organizer of a statewide rally in March 1964 supporting a law to make public accommodations accessible to all regardless of race
- As a state senator, she chaired the Health and Welfare Committee (1970–1976) and the Labor and Industry Committee (1978–1988), and championed legislation on public accommodations, open housing, the Equal Rights Amendment, the Displaced Homemaker's Law, and an increase in Kentucky's minimum wage
- Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to transmit a copy of the resolution to Senator Powers
Legislative Description
Powers, Honorable Georgia Montgomery Davis; commend
Last Action
House Read and Adopted
3/5/2012
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