Doris Crouse-Mays
Doris Crouse-Mays | |
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.png) Crouse-Mays at Williamsburg Rally | |
| Born | 1958 (age 65–66) Rural Retreat, Virginia |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | American labor leader |
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Doris Crouse-Mays (born 1958) is an American labor leader.
A native of
Virginia Democratic Party, and she was elected to the Democratic National Committee in 2008; in 2013 she served on the transition committee for governor-elect Terry McAuliffe. She is a board member of Emerge Virginia, a group which looks for women to run for political office.[1]
Crouse-May was the first woman to hold executive office in Virginia's AFL–CIO, being elected its secretary-treasurer for a four-year term beginning in 2006. In August 2010 she became the first woman to be elected its president; in 2014 she was reelected to another four-year term in the position. Crouse-Mays was named one of the Library of Virginia's Virginia Women in History for 2017.[1]
References
- ^ a b Doris Anne Crouse–Mays (30 June 2016). "Virginia Women in History 2017 Doris Anne Crouse–Mays". Lva.virginia.gov. Retrieved 2017-04-08.