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Seven women have served on Union County Board of Commissioners in 157 years, speaker says
Summary
A speaker at a Union County Board of Commissioners meeting said only seven women have served on the board since its founding, highlighted the county’s first woman commissioner Ruth Helms (elected 1982), and urged more women to run for office. The remarks also referenced a 2014 student homelessness crisis and a missing sibling policy.
At a meeting of the Union County Board of Commissioners, a staff member said only seven women have served on the board since it was established 157 years ago and highlighted the county’s first woman commissioner, Ruth Helms, who was elected in 1982.
The speaker said those women helped shape county services and policies. "Those perspectives have helped shape the services, programs, and policies that have made a lasting impact on our community," the staff member said, citing areas including…
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