E. Dotson Wilson

California Assembly Elects First Woman as Chief Clerk and Parliamentarian

Tanu Henry, California Black MediaJanuary 16, 2020

The 80-member lower house of the state legislature voted for, then confirmed and swore in Sue Parker, a long-serving African-American public official, to the Assembly’s non-member, non-partisan role.

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Life After Legislating: Gov. Appoints Longest-Serving Black Assembly Chief Clerk to New Job

By California Black MediaDecember 19, 2019

On Friday, Dec. 13, Gov. Newsom appointed E. Dotson Wilson to the state’s five-member Political Practices Commission.

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A Warm Sendoff for E. Dotson Wilson, the Assembly’s Longest-Serving African American

Tanu Henry California Black MediaSeptember 26, 2019

On January 6, 1992, the California Assembly elected E. Dotson Wilson as its Chief Clerk and Parliamentarian.

The Berkeley native made history that day, becoming the first African American to be voted into that all important, non-partisan role at any legislative body in the United States.