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Irma L. Anderson Receives Woman Of The Year Award for 2018
Assemblymember Tony Thurmond (AD 15) presented and congratulated Irma L. Anderson on receiving Woman Of The Year 2018 Award.
Irma L. Anderson has been a civic and community leader in Contra Costa County for decades.
In 1992, she served as the first African-American woman on the Richmond City Council and in 2001 she was elected the first female African-American mayor of a major city in California.
Before entering politics, she was the first African-American Director of Public Health Nursing in Contra Costa County.
Before entering politics, she was the first African-American Director of Public Health Nursing in Contra Costa County.
