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Commends Representative Mary Hoskins Coleman for 22 years of service in the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing District 65 (parts of Hinds and Madison Counties) from 1994 until her retirement

Served as Chair and Vice Chair of the Committee on Public Property, Vice Chair of Interstate Cooperation, and member of numerous committees including Appropriations, Education, Insurance, and Ways and Means

Served as President of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators from 2002 to 2006

Prior to legislative service, worked as Executive Assistant to the State Auditor from 1987 to 1992

Active in community organizations including the NAACP (life member), Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Rotary Club, Southern Christian Leadership Council, and Women in Government