Florence Pendleton

Florence H. Pendleton (January 28, 1926 – September 10, 2020) was an American politician and activist. She was the shadow senator from the District of Columbia. 

As the first shadow senator of the District of Columbia, her main goal was to promote the efforts of the District to gain full voting rights, alongside her counterpart in Seat 2. She was inaugurated as the first ever shadow senator on January 3, 1991.  She retired in 2007.

Pendleton died on September 10, 2020 in Columbus, Georgia at the age of 94.Florence Pendleton, pioneering DC shadow senator and statehood champion, dies at 94

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Category:1926 births
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Category:United States Shadow senators from District of Columbia
Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians