Wynona Moore Lipman | |
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Member of the New Jersey Senate | |
In office January 11, 1972 – May 9, 1999 | |
Preceded by | Multi-member district |
Succeeded by | Sharpe James |
Constituency | 11th District (at-large) (1972–1974) 29th District (1974–1999) |
Personal details | |
Born | 1923 LaGrange, Georgia |
Died | May 9, 1999 Newark, New Jersey | (aged 75–76)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Matthew Lipman |
Residence | Newark, New Jersey |
Alma mater | Talladega College Atlanta University Columbia University |
Occupation | Professor, politician |
Evelyn Wynona Lipman (née Moore; 1923[1] – May 9, 1999) was an American Democratic Party politician who represented the 29th Legislative District in the New Jersey Senate. Lipman became the first African-American woman to be elected to the Senate when she won her seat in 1971, and her 27 years of service made her the Senate's longest-serving member at the time of her death.[2]