Attica Scott

Attica Scott
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
from the 41st district
Assumed office
2017
Preceded by Tom Riner
Member of the Louisville Metro Council
In office
2011–2014
Preceded by Judy Green
Succeeded by Jessica Green
Personal details
Political party Democratic
Alma mater Knoxville College
University of Tennessee
Occupation Community organizer

Attica Woodson Scott is an American politician from the Commonwealth of Kentucky. A member of the Democratic Party, she serves in the Kentucky House of Representatives for the 41st district.

Scott graduated from Knoxville College with a bachelor's degree in political science, and earned a graduate degree from the University of Tennessee in communications. She worked as a community organizer on the issues of racial equality and criminal justice.[1] The Louisville Metro Council selected Scott to replace Judy Green, who they removed from the council due to ethics violations, in 2011.[2] She won a special election to fill the remainder of Green's term in 2012,[3] but lost her reelection in 2014 to Jessica Green, Judy's daughter.[4]

In 2016, Scott ran for the Kentucky House, defeating Democratic incumbent Tom Riner in the primary election. She had no Republican Party opponent in the general election, and became the first African American woman to serve in the Kentucky General Assembly since 2000.[1] She is considering running for Governor of Kentucky in the 2019 election.[5]

Scott is a single mother and has two children.[1][6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kentucky Elects First African American Woman to State Legislature in 20 Years". Nbcnews.com. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  2. ↑ "First day on the job for Judy Green's replacement - WDRB 41 Louisville News". Wdrb.com. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Attica Scott loses, other incumbents coast to wins in Metro Council primaries - WDRB 41 Louisville News". Wdrb.com. May 20, 2014. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  4. ↑ Anna-Lysa Gayle (May 21, 2014). "Attica Scott loses race to daughter of former councilwoman". Wlky.com. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Democrat Attica Scott considering run for Kentucky governor". Courier-journal.com. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  6. ↑ 2:28 p.m. ET August 11, 2014 (August 11, 2014). "A mother's fear for her black son". Courier-journal.com. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
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