Jimmy Womack
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| Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 7th district |
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Assumed office 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Virgil Smith, Jr. |
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November 30, 1953 Washington, D.C. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Dr. Sophie Womack (deceased) |
| Profession | Anesthesiologist (retired), Minister, Politician |
| Religion | United Church of Christ |
Reverend James "Jimmy" Womack (born November 30, 1953) is an African-American politician and retired doctor from Detroit, Michigan. In 2008 he was elected to serve the citizens of the 7th District in the Michigan State House of Representatives. The 7th District is located in north-central Detroit and includes the neighborhoods of Bagley, University District, Palmer, Chaldean Town and other areas north and west of the city of Highland Park. Along with his late wife, Dr. Sophie Womack, Jimmy Womack founded the non-profit organization Coalition Inc., which focuses on improving living conditions and reducing domestic violence for African-American families and children in the city of Detroit.
Jimmy Womack was born on November 30, 1953 in Washington, D.C.. Womack received his bachelor's degree at Dillard University in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1976. He earned his Medical Degree from Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee in 1982. He specialized in anesthesiology and pain management, and worked as a doctor in the Detroit area from 1982 to 1995. His wife, Dr. Sophie Womack, served as division chief of the department of neonatology at Sinai-Grace Hospital in Detroit. She later served as President of Detroit Medical Center's staff from 2004–2006, the first woman and African-American to hold that position.
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