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Martha Scott's Biography

Office:

Contact Information

500 Griswold Street, 7th Floor
Detroit, MI 48226

Full Name:

Martha G. Scott

Gender:

Female

Family:

Divorced; 2 Children: Marion Jr., Deborah A. Scott-Gilmore

Birth Date:

11/10/1935

Birth Place:

Ware Shoals, SC

Home City:

Highland Park, MI

Religion:

Baptist

Associates, Highland Park Junior College, 1952-1954

Assistant Minority Whip, Senator, Michigan State Senate, 2001-2010

Mayor, City of Highland Park, 1988-1994

First Congressional District, Democratic Precinct Delegate, 1972-1977, 1994

President, Highland Park City Council, 1984-1987

Vice Chair, Wayne County Civil Service Commissioner, 1979

Wayne County Board of Commissioners, 1977-1979

Member, Highland Park Caucus Club

Member, Highland Park Early Childhood Task Force

Member, Metro Region Business Alliance Advisory Board

Member, Michigan Children's Trust Fund Advisory Committee

Member, National Black Caucus of State Legislators

Founding Member, National Political Caucus of Black Women

Member, Wayne County Women's Caucus

Michigan Bell/AT and T, 1960-1986

Member, Altrusa Club-Florence Ames Temple #17

Member, Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elk

Gamma Phi Delta Sorority, Beta Alpha Chapter

Board of Directors, Citizens for Better Care

Executive Board, Citizens for Better Government

Colored Women's Club of Michigan, Detroit Association

Board of Directors, Detroit Osteopathic Hospital

Member, Detroit Public Schools Transition Team

Member, Highland Park Economic Development Corporation

Member, Highland Park Young Men's Christian Association

Member, Horizon Health System Osteopathic Founder's Council

Founder/President, MG Scott Foundation

Member, Michigan Policy Academy Team on Homeless Families and Children

Vice Chair, Michigan Women in Municipal Government

Board, Michigan Youth in Government

Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Member, National Council of Negro Women Legislators

Past President, National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Greater Detroit

Board of Directors, National Council on Alcoholism and Other Dependencies

Secretary, National Foundation for Women Legislators

Member, National Order of Women Legislators

Member, National Organization of Black Elected Legislators-Women

Board Member, Residential Care Alternatives

Member, Russell Street Missionary Baptist Church

Executive Committee, Southeast Michigan Council of Governments

Member, Wayne County Metro Growth and Development Corporation

Michigan State Director, Women in Government

Fellow, Bowhay Institute for Legislative Leadership Development, 1998

Midwestern Legislative Council of State Governments, 1997

Board of Directors, BABESWORLD, Incorporated, 1989

Awards:

Senator Scott is the recipient of DADS & MOMS of Michigan's Legislator of the Year Award (2007) Michigan NOW's Legislator of the Year Award -- Senate (2005); the Michigan Prevention Association's Legislator of the Year Award (2006); Spectrum Human Services' Public Partnership Award (2006); Women's Justice Center's Leadership Award (2006); the Michigan Fatherhood Coalition's Child Advocacy Award (2006); the Michigan After-School Partnership's Legislative Hero Award (2006 & 2007); the Hamtramck Public Library's Hall of Honor Award (2006); the Women's Institute for Spiritual Enrichment, St. John Christian Methodist Episcopal Church's Woman of Excellence Award (2005); Fight Crime: Invest in Kids' Crime Fighters Award (2006 and 2004); the Michigan Democratic Women's Caucus Eleanor Roosevelt Award (2004); Michigan's Children's Do Something Wonderful for Children Award (2002); and the National Association of Negro Business & Professional Women's Club -- Detroit's Sojourner Truth Award (2002). While she was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives, constituents in Hamtramck presented her with an Outstanding Leadership Award for her continued work on Bilingual Education at Eastern Michigan University.

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