Mamye E. BaCote | |
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Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 95th district |
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In office 2004 – January 2016 |
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Preceded by | Flora D. Crittenden |
Succeeded by | Marcia Price |
Personal details | |
Born |
Halifax, Virginia |
February 18, 1939
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Theodore |
Residence | Newport News, Virginia |
Alma mater | Virginia Union University, Hampton Institute |
Profession | University professor |
Committees | Appropriations; Health, Welfare and Institutions; Transportation |
Mamye E. BaCote (born February 18, 1939, in Halifax, Virginia) is an American politician of the Democratic Party. She was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 95th District from 2004 to 2016.
BaCote was first elected to the Virginia House of Delegates after delegate Flora D. Crittenden announced her retirement. Assigned to the House Appropriations committee, delegate BaCote secured funding for the Newport News Drug Court, thus offering participants the opportunity to stay out of jail through intense rehabilitation efforts.