Mamye BaCote
Mamye E. BaCote | |
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Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 95th district | |
In office January 14, 2004 – January 13, 2016 | |
Preceded by | Flora D. Crittenden |
Succeeded by | Marcia Price |
Personal details | |
Born | Mayme Edmondson February 18, 1939 Halifax, Virginia, U.S. |
Died | December 14, 2020 Newport News, Virginia, U.S. | (aged 81)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Theodore Edward BaCote, Jr. |
Residence | Newport News, Virginia |
Alma mater | Virginia Union University Hampton Institute |
Profession | University professor |
Mamye Edmondson BaCote (February 18, 1939 – December 14, 2020) was an American politician of the Democratic Party. She was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 95th District from 2004 to 2016.[1]
Background
BaCote was born in Halifax, Virginia. She received her bachelor's degree from Virginia Union University, in 1960, and her master's degree from Hampton Institute in 1967. BaCote taught in the Newport News Public School System for many years and was a university professor. She served on the Newport News City Council from 1996 to 2003.[2]
House of Delegates
BaCote was first elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 2003 after delegate Flora D. Crittenden announced her retirement from representing the 95th House of Delegates district. BaCote served until 2015.[3] Assigned to the House Appropriations committee, BaCote secured funding for the Newport News Drug Court, thus offering participants the opportunity to stay out of jail through intense rehabilitation efforts.[4]
Death
BaCote died on December 14, 2020 in Newport News, Virginia.[3]
Notes
- ^ Virginia House of Delegates bio, 2009
- ^ Virginia House of Delegates-Mamye BaCote
- ^ a b "Former Peninsula delegate Mamye BaCote dies at 81". WAVY.com. 2020-12-14. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
- ^ "Mamye BaCote". Retrieved 25 December 2016.
References
- "Virginia House of Delegates 2009; Delegate Mamye E. BaCote". Virginia House of Delegates. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
External links
- Project Vote Smart – Representative Mamye E. BaCote (VA) profile
- Follow the Money – Mamye E. BaCote
- 1939 births
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- Virginia city council members
- Members of the Virginia House of Delegates
- Politicians from Newport News, Virginia
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- People from Halifax, Virginia
- Virginia Democrats
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