Vanessa Summers | |
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.png) Summers in 2020 | |
| Member of the Indiana House of Representatives from the 99th district | |
| Assumed office June 7, 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph W. Summers |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 24, 1958 New York City, New York, United States |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Alma mater | Mid American College of Mortuary Science |
| Occupation | business owner |
Vanessa Joyce Summers is a Democratic member of the Indiana House of Representatives, representing the 99th District in her native Indianapolis since being appointed to the seat following the death of her father Del. Joseph W. Summers in 1991. Like her father, Vanessa Summers won re-election multiple times, and in 2012 became the first female as well as the first African-American to lead the Indiana House Democratic Caucus.[1]
- ^ "Rep. Vanessa Summers | Official Legislative Website". Archived from the original on 2014-12-25. Retrieved 2014-12-04.