Ella Hill Hutch
Encyclopedia
Ella Hill Hutch was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors
in San Francisco, California
, in 1977 (along with Harvey Milk
and Dan White
) and reelected in 1980. She was the second African American
elected to the Board (Terry Francois was the first, elected in 1967, 1971, and 1975), and the first African American woman.
San Francisco Board of Supervisors
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors is the legislative body within the government of the City and County of San Francisco, California, United States.-Government and politics:...
in San Francisco, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, in 1977 (along with Harvey Milk
Harvey Milk
Harvey Bernard Milk was an American politician who became the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California when he won a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors...
and Dan White
Dan White
Daniel James "Dan" White was a San Francisco supervisor who assassinated San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk, on Monday, November 27, 1978, at City Hall...
) and reelected in 1980. She was the second African American
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
elected to the Board (Terry Francois was the first, elected in 1967, 1971, and 1975), and the first African American woman.