Angela Monson

Angela Z. Monson
Member of the Oklahoma Senate
from the 48th district
In office
1993–2005
Preceded byVicki Miles-LaGrange
Succeeded byConstance Johnson
Member of the Oklahoma State House of Representatives
In office
1990–1993
Preceded byFreddye Harper Williams
Succeeded byOpio Toure
Personal details
Born
Angela Zoe Monson

(1955-07-31)July 31, 1955
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic

Angela Z. Monson (born 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. In 2003, she became the first African American woman assistant majority floor leader in the Oklahoma legislature. Monson defeated incumbent Kirk Humphreys, a former Oklahoma City mayor, for the school board chairman's position in 2009, serving until 2013.[1]

Although she had stated an intention to retire in 2018, she is currently employed by the Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center as Director of Health Policy Development and Analysis, as well as being Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine. She is also a member of the OU Medical Center Board of Trustees (a hospital board) and is also a member of the Oklahoma City/County Board of Health.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Uncrowned community was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Board of Trustees: Angela Z. Munson (sic), MPA." Sickle Cell Cure Foundation. 2018. Accessed June 17, 2018.