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Sen. Katie Dorsett

Katie G. Dorsett is a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's twenty-eighth Senate district, including constituents in Guilford county.

Katie Grays Dorsett was born Shaw, Mississippi. She attended local public schools up to the eighth grade and then a private boarding school. Dorsett attended Alcorn State University for her undergraduate work and then earned her master’s from Indiana University. After attending several schools in pursuit of her doctorate, she eventually finished at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 1975. Dorsett taught business at North Carolina State A&T University in Greensboro, North Carolina, from 1955 until 1987.

After retiring from A&T after 32 years of service, she served two terms on the Greensboro City Council from 1983 to 1986, the first African American woman ever elected. She then served as a democratic Guilford County Commissioner starting in 1990. Dorsett represented District 9 until 1992, when she was appointed Secretary of the department of administration by North Carolina Governor Jim Hunt. This position made her the first African American woman to hold a North Carolina cabinet post. Dorsett is currently (2005-2006 session) serving in her second term in the state Senate.

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 '''Katie G. Dorsett''' is a  [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]] member of the [[North Carolina General Assembly]] representing the state's twenty-eighth Senate district, including constituents in [[Guilford County, North Carolina|Guilford]] county.
-Katie G. Dorsett was born [[Shaw, Mississippi]]. She attended local public schools up to the eighth grade and then a private boarding school. Dorsett attended [[Alcorn State University]] for her undergraduate work and then earned her master’s from Indiana University. After attending several schools in pursuit of her doctorate, she eventually finished at the [[University of North Carolina at Greensboro]] in 1975. Dorsett taught business at [[North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University|North Carolina State A&T University]] in [[Greensboro, North Carolina]], from 1955 until 1987.
+Katie Grays Dorsett was born [[Shaw, Mississippi]]. She attended local public schools up to the eighth grade and then a private boarding school. Dorsett attended [[Alcorn State University]] for her undergraduate work and then earned her master’s from Indiana University. After attending several schools in pursuit of her doctorate, she eventually finished at the [[University of North Carolina at Greensboro]] in 1975. Dorsett taught business at [[North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University|North Carolina State A&T University]] in [[Greensboro, North Carolina]], from 1955 until 1987.
 After retiring from A&T after 32 years of service, she served two terms on the Greensboro City Council from 1983 to 1986, the first African American woman ever elected. She then served as a democratic Guilford County Commissioner starting in 1990. Dorsett represented District 9 until 1992, when she was appointed Secretary of the department of administration by North Carolina Governor [[Jim Hunt]].  This position made her the first African American woman to hold a North Carolina cabinet post. Dorsett is currently (2005-2006 session) serving in her second term in the state Senate.
+==External links==
-{{NorthCarolina-politician-stub}}
+*[http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/gascripts/members/viewMember.pl?sChamber=Senate&nUserID=106# Official website]
+*[http://library.uncg.edu/greensborovoices/ Oral History with Katie G. Dorsett]
 [[Category:North Carolina State Senators|Dorsett, Katie G.]]