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Angela Monson is an American politician who served as a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1992 to 2004. She was the first African-American woman to serve in the Oklahoma Legislature.
Monson was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and graduated from Douglass High School in 1973. She attended Langston University and the University of Oklahoma, where she earned a bachelor's degree in political science in 1977.
Monson was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 1992, and served until 2004. During her tenure, she served as the chair of the House Appropriations and Budget Committee, and was a member of the House Rules Committee. She was also a member of the Oklahoma Legislative Black Caucus.
Monson was the first African-American woman to serve in the Oklahoma Legislature, and was the first African-American woman to chair the House Appropriations and Budget Committee. She was also the first African-American woman to serve as the chair of the Oklahoma Democratic Party.
Monson is currently the president and CEO of the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy, a non-profit organization that works to improve the lives of children in Oklahoma. She is also a member of the board of directors of the Oklahoma City Community Foundation.
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Angela Zoe Monson |
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69 years old |
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Leo |
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31 July 1955 |
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31 July |
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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
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United States |
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Although she had stated an intention to retire in 2018, she is currently employed by the Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center as Director of Health Policy Development and Analysis, as well as being Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine. She is also a member of the OU Medical Center Board of Trustees (a hospital board) and is also a member of the Oklahoma City/County Board of Health.
After her time in the senate, Monson became employed by the Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center as Director of Health Policy Development and Analysis. She is also a member of the OU Medical Center board of trustees, and the Oklahoma City/County board of health. Has planned to retire after 2018.
From 1990–1993, Monson served as a legislator in District 99. From 1993 to 2005, she served as an Oklahoma senator representing District 48, which encompasses portions of northeastern Oklahoma County. In office, Monson sponsored many health care bills and was largely involved with the Oklahoma Healthcare Authority. In 1998, U.S. Secretary of Health Donna Shalala appointed Monson to the National Advisory Council to the National Health Service Corps, later appointing her as chair of the council until her term expired in 2002. From 2002–2003, she was the president of the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), the first African-American woman to lead this organization. She also was the first African-American woman to fill the role of assistant majority floor leader in the Oklahoma legislature in 2003.
After graduation, Monson was hired as a traveling city manager for six primarily African-American towns in Oklahoma. Later she was hired as a fiscal analyst for the state legislature. Monson initially ran for office in 1984 but lost by a margin of approximately 132 votes to the incumbent. After her first campaign, she was out of a job and went to work for the Equitable Life Insurance Company selling insurance. In 1986, Monson was offered a job with the Oklahoma Health Care Campaign or the Oklahoma Healthcare Project, where she went on to become the executive director. Monson ran again for the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 1988 and was again unsuccessful in her campaign. Finally in 1990, Angela ran for the legislature again and was elected into the Oklahoma House of Representatives.
Angela Z. Monson (born July 31, 1955) is an American politician from Oklahoma who served in the Oklahoma State House of Representatives, representing District 99 from 1990–1993, as well as the Oklahoma Senate, representing District 48 from 1993–2005. In 2003, she became the first African American woman assistant majority floor leader in the Oklahoma legislature. Monson defeated incumbent Kirk Humphreys, a former Oklahoma City mayor, for the school board chairman's position in 2009, serving until 2013.
Angela Monson was born on July 31, 1955, to parents Herman and Epron Monson in Oklahoma City. Monson was educated in Oklahoma City public schools and graduated from Douglass High School. Monson attended her first year at the University of Oklahoma (OU) on a President's Leadership Class scholarship. Since OU did not have the degree program she desired, Monson transferred to Oklahoma City University where she received her undergraduate degree in law enforcement corrections (criminal justice).
