Martha G. Scott
| Martha G. Scott | |
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| Member of the Michigan Senate from the 2nd district |
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In office April 17, 2001 – December 31, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Virgil Smith |
| Succeeded by | Bert Johnson |
| Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 6th district |
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In office January 1, 1995 – December 31, 2000 |
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| Preceded by | David S. Points |
| Succeeded by | William McConico |
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November 10, 1935 Ware Shoals, South Carolina |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | divorced |
Martha Scott Commissioner Martha Scott (D-Highland Park) was elected to the Wayne County Commission in November 2010 and is serving her third term representing Hamtramck, Highland Park and part of Detroit. She was a Democratic member of the Michigan State Senate for the second district from 2001 through 2010, and was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 1994 through 2001. Her senate district included the northeast section of Detroit and the cities of Hamtramck, Highland Park, Harper Woods, and the five Grosse Pointes. She was term limited at the 2010 elections, and ran for the office of Wayne County Commissioner.
Martha Scott is a South Carolina native and graduate of Highland Park (Michigan) Public Schools and Highland Park (Michigan) Junior College. In 1990, she received an honorary Doctorate of Law degree from the Urban Bible Institute of Detroit, and an honorary Doctorate of Humanities from the Tennessee School of Religion in 1994. Scott retired in 1986 from Michigan Bell after 26 years of service.
Scott has a son, Marion Scott, and a daughter, Deborah Scott. She has two granddaughters, Simone Gilmore and Cristina Tice, both children of Deborah.
Scott began her public service career in 1972 as a Precinct Delegate. In 1977, she was appointed to the Wayne County Board of Commissioners. In 1979, she served as Vice-Chair of the Wayne County Civil Service Commission. From 1984 to 1987, she was President of the Highland Park City Council. In 1988, she was elected the first woman Mayor of Highland Park, making her the first African American woman elected mayor of a Michigan city.
In 1994, Scott was elected State Representative of the 6th House District, representing Highland Park, Hamtramck and portions of Detroit. She was re-elected to her second and third House terms in November 1996 and 1998, respectively. During her tenure as State Representative, Scott served on the House Education and Insurance committees and on Task Force committees for Corrections, Education, Higher Education, and Transportation.
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