Mary Coleman (Mississippi politician)

Mary Coleman
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
from the 65th district
In office
January 1994 – January 5, 2016
Preceded byHillman T. Frazier
Succeeded byChris Bell
Personal details
Born (1946-07-25) July 25, 1946 (age 78)
Noxapater, Mississippi, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseCayle Coleman
EducationLos Angeles Trade–Technical College
Tougaloo College (BA)
ProfessionInsurance agent, political consultant

Mary H. Coleman (born July 25, 1946) is an American politician.[1] From 1994 to 2015, she served as member of the Mississippi House of Representatives for the 65th district.[1][2] She did not seek re-election to the House in 2015 and instead ran for a seat on the Central District Transportation Commission.[3] She won in the Democratic primary but lost in the general election to Republican Dick Hall.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Mary Coleman". billstatus.ls.state.ms.us. Mississippi House of Representatives. Archived from the original on December 21, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  2. ^ "Mary Coleman". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  3. ^ Dreher, Arielle (September 23, 2015). "Mary Coleman: Bringing 'New Energy' to MDOT". Jackson Free Press. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  4. ^ "Coleman wins Dem nod for transportation seat". WLBT News. Associated Press. August 26, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  5. ^ "2015 General Election Official Statewide Recapitulation" (PDF). sos.ms.gov. Mississippi Secretary of State. Retrieved March 17, 2021.


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