March Fong Eu, a Democrat, was elected the Secretary of State of California in 1974; this made her the first Chinese-American woman to hold a statewide office in the United States. During her career she also served on the Alameda County Board of Education, becoming the first woman to hold a role on the board.
Oscar Dunn was the first black lieutenant governor.
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No. Gerald R. Ford is the only American to have served as Vice-President and President without being elected to either office.
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L. Douglas Wilder is an American politician, the first African American to be elected as governor of a U.S. state, and the second to serve as governor. Wilder served as the 66th Governor of Virginia from 1990 to 1994. When earlier elected as Lieutenant Governor, he was the first African American elected to statewide office in Virginia. His most recent political office was Mayor of Richmond, Virginia, which he held from 2005 to 2009.
L. Douglas Wilder is an American politician, the first African American to be elected as governor of a U.S. state, and the second to serve as governor. Wilder served as the 66th Governor of Virginia from 1990 to 1994. When earlier elected as Lieutenant Governor, he was the first African American elected to statewide office in Virginia. His most recent political office was Mayor of Richmond, Virginia, which he held from 2005 to 2009.
Oscar Dunn was the first black lieutenant governor.
Section 2. To be eligible for any statewide elective office, a person, by the date of his qualification as a candidate, shall have attained the age of twenty-five years, be an elector, and have been a citizen of the United States and of this state for at least the preceding five years. In addition, the attorney general shall have been admitted to the practice of law in the state for at least the five years preceding his election. During his tenure in office, a statewide elected official shall hold no other public office except by virtue of his elected office.
The first African American elected into congress was Hiram Rhodes Revels in 1870-1871.
Wentworth Cheswell was the first African American to be elected to office
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For federal offices and some statewide offices, most of that is handled by the Republican National Committee and the Democratic National Committee.
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The first African American president serving a second term of office is Barack Obama. He was elected as the 44th President of the United States in 2008 and re-elected in 2012.