Gilda Cobb-Hunter
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Gilda Cobb-Hunter | |
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| Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 95th district | |
| Assumed office January 28, 1992 | |
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| Born | November 5, 1952 |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Terry Hunter (m. 1975) |
| Education | Florida A&M University, (BS) Florida State University, (MA)) |
Gilda Cobb-Hunter (born November 5, 1952, in Gifford, Florida) is a Democratic member of the South Carolina House of Representatives. She is the first African American woman elected to the State House from Orangeburg County.[1]
Cobb-Hunter is the former representative for South Carolina's 66th district. Following redistricting and the 2022 general election, Cobb-Hunter now represents South Carolina House District 95 and was succeeded by David O'Neal for South Carolina's 66th district.[2][3]
Cobb-Hunter serves as 1st Vice Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee.[4]
Gilda Cobb-Hunter earned her B.S. from Florida A&M University in 1973, and her M.A. from Florida State University in 1978. She earned her LISW from the South Carolina Board of Social Work Examiners in 1990.[5]
Career
Hunter was a teacher at Belleville Middle School in 1978. In 1979, she worked as an instructor at South Carolina State University. She worked as a caseworker for the Orangeburg Department of Social Services from 1979 to 1984. She has been executive director of CASA Family Services since 1985.[6] She currently works as a social work administrator.[5] She is also a member of Branchville's NAACP chapter. She is part of the North Carolina Civil Liberties Union chapter.[7]
