Angela Monson
| Angela Z. Monson | |
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| Member of the Oklahoma Senate from the 48th district |
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In office 1993–2005 |
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| Preceded by | Vicki Miles-LaGrange |
| Succeeded by | Constance Johnson |
| Member of the Oklahoma State House of Representatives | |
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In office 1990–1993 |
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| Preceded by | Freddye Harper Williams |
| Succeeded by | Opio Toure |
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Angela Zoe Monson July 31, 1955 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Religion | Baptist |
Angela Z. Monson (July 31, 1955) is an American politician from Oklahoma who served in the Oklahoma State House of Representatives, representing District 99 from 1990-1993, as well as the Oklahoma Senate, representing District 48 from 1993-2005.
Angela became the first African American woman assistant majority floor leader in the Oklahoma legislature in 2003.
Angela Monson was born on July 31, 1955 to parents Herman and Epron Monson in Oklahoma City. Monson was educated in Oklahoma City public schools and graduated from Douglass High School. Monson attended her first year at the University of Oklahoma on a President's Leadership Class scholarship. When they did not have the degree she desired, Monson transferred to Oklahoma City University where she received her undergraduate degree in law enforcement corrections (criminal justice).
After graduation, Monson worked as a probation/parole officer for the Oklahoma Department of Corrections in Shawnee, Oklahoma. After a year in Shawnee, Monson returned to Oklahoma City where she worked with CREO, a community corrections organization (the Council for Resocialization of Ex-Offenders). While serving in this role, Monson decided she did not only want to implement the law, but instead wanted to help make the law. She returned to school and received her Master's of Science in Public Administration from the University of Oklahoma.
After graduation, Monson was hired as a traveling city manager for six primarily African-American towns in Oklahoma. Later she was hired as a fiscal analyst for the state legislature. Monson initially ran for office in 1984 but lost by a margin of approximately 132 votes to the incumbent. After her first campaign she was out of a job and went to work for the Equitable Life Insurance Company selling insurance. In 1986, Monson was offered a job with the Oklahoma Health Care Campaign or the Oklahoma Healthcare Project, where she went on to become the executive director. Monson ran again for the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 1988 and was again unsuccessful in her campaign.
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