Alma G. Stallworth
{{Short description|American politician (1932–2020)}}
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| name = Alma G. Stallworth
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| office = Member of the Michigan House of Representatives
| term_start = January 1, 2003
| term_end = December 31, 2004
| predecessor = Belda Garza
| successor = George Cushingberry Jr.
| constituency = 8th district (2003-2004)
| term_start2 = January 1, 1983
| term_end2 = December 31, 1996
| predecessor2 = George Cushingberry Jr.
| successor2 = Keith Stallworth
| constituency2= 4th district (1983-1992)
12th district (1993-1996)
| term_start3 = January 1, 1971
| term_end3 = December 31, 1974
| constituency3= 15th district (1971-1972)
4th district (1973-1974)
| predecessor3 = Jack Faxon
| successor3 = George Cushingberry Jr.
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1932|11|15}}
| birth_place = Little Rock, Arkansas
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2020|8|25|1932|11|15}}
| death_place = Detroit, Michigan
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| party = Democratic
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Alma G. Stallworth (November 15, 1932 – August 25, 2020) was an American politician who served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 1971 to 1974, 1983 to 1996 and from 2003 to 2004. She also founded the Black Caucus Foundation of Michigan in 1985.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110410053905/http://www.drugfreedetroit.org/samy/news/special%20services/AdvisoryCouncildescriptionwebpage%20final.pdf Advisory Council PDF]}}. Retrieved on December 11, 2007.
Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, she attended Wayne State University and Chelsea University.[http://www.si.umich.edu/HCHS/HCHS-GUIDE/hchs.source827.html Stallworth, Alma G.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050405111028/http://www.si.umich.edu/HCHS/HCHS-GUIDE/hchs.source827.html |date=2005-04-05 }}. Retrieved on December 11, 2007. Stallworth is also an honorary member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.[http://aka1908.org/present/membership/#honorary Membership: Honorary Members] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070105160803/http://www.aka1908.org/present/membership/ |date=2007-01-05 }}. Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. Retrieved on October 12, 2007. She also served as a member of the Detroit Board of Education.Josar, David and Edward L. Cardenas. [http://www.detnews.com/2005/metro/0509/04/D01-303111.htm "Metro Detroit takes in evacuees"]. The Detroit News. Sunday, September 5, 2005. Retrieved on December 11, 2007.
Stallworth died on August 25, 2020, in Detroit, Michigan, at age 87.{{cite web |url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2020/08/26/alma-stallworth-state-house-representative-dies/3441481001/ |title=Alma Stallworth, longtime Detroit lawmaker and trailblazer, dies |publisher=Freep.com |date=2020-08-26 |accessdate=2020-08-27}}
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External links
- [https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/8465/alma-stallworth Alma Stallworth at votesmart.org]
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Category:21st-century African-American women politicians
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Category:20th-century American women politicians
Category:Members of the Michigan House of Representatives
Category:Members of the Detroit Board of Education
Category:20th-century African-American politicians
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