Yolonda Fountain Henderson
Yolonda Fountain Henderson | |
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Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 85th district | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office January 4, 2023 (2023-01-04) | |
Preceded by | Kevin Windham Jr. |
Mayor of Jennings | |
In office 2015 (2015) – May 24, 2016 (2016-05-24) | |
Preceded by | Benjamin Sutphin |
Succeeded by | Francine Dugger |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1965 (age 58–59) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.[1] |
Political party | Democratic |
Yolonda Fountain Henderson (born c. 1965)[2] is an American politician. She has served as a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 85th district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served as mayor of Jennings, Missouri, between 2015 and 2016.[3]
Political career
Henderson served as president of the Jennings, Missouri school board before serving as the first African-American female city councilwoman for Jennings.[1]
Mayor of Jennings
Henderson was elected mayor of the city of Jennings in April 2015.[4] Shortly after being sworn in as mayor, she filed a lawsuit against the city council and several top city officials.[5][6][7]
In February 2016, articles of impeachment were written, which cited 19 allegations against Henderson; it was down to 12 by the time of her impeachment.[5] On May 24, the city council voted to impeach Henderson through a unanimous vote. Francine Dugger succeeded her as mayor pro tempore.[8][9]
Missouri House of Representatives
Henderson was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 2022. She was unopposed in the general election.[10]
Electoral history
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Yolonda Fountain Henderson | 1,885 | 53.08 | |
Democratic | Yonnee Fortson | 1,190 | 33.51 | |
Democratic | Donovan Meeks | 476 | 13.41 | |
Total votes | 3,551 | 100.00 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Yolonda Fountain Henderson | 7,026 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 7,026 | 100.00 |
References
- ^ a b "Representative Yolonda Fountain Henderson". Missouri House of Representatives. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
- ^ "Democratic—Yolonda Fountain Henderson". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 27, 2022. p. V5. Retrieved December 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Age: 57
- ^ "Representative Yolonda Fountain Henderson". Missouri House of Representatives. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
- ^ Gillerman, Margaret S. (June 22, 2015). "Angry Jennings council calls private session to discuss suit filed by mayor". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
- ^ a b Stewart, Mariah (May 25, 2016). "Jennings mayor Yolonda Fountain-Henderson impeached". The St. Louis American. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
- ^ Bassler, Hunter (August 19, 2023). "Timeline: The political turmoil that led to mass resignation of Jennings' officials". KSDK. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
- ^ Gillerman, Margaret (June 23, 2015). "Jennings council, residents rail against mayor". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. A002. Retrieved December 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Clancy, Sam (May 24, 2016). "Jennings mayor impeached after unanimous vote". KSDK. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
- ^ Stewart, Mariah (May 27, 2016). "Impeached Jennings mayor accuses the city of a witch hunt". KWMU. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
- ^ a b "State of Missouri - General Election" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. December 9, 2022. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
- ^ "State of Missouri - Primary Election" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. August 26, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
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