Dorothy Barnes Pelote

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Dorothy Barnes Pelote was a Member of the Georgia State House of Representatives.

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[edit] Early Background

Prior to entering politics, Barnes Pelote, who has Black heritage and is African Methodist Episcopalian, was a school teacher.

[edit] Political Career

A Democrat, she then served as Chatham County Commissioner. In 1992, she was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives for a two-year term and was re-elected four times. She represented the Savannah-based 149th Representative District. [1]

Barnes Pelote was noted for her efforts to promote public awareness of the dangers of ovarian cancer, as well as for proposing more unusual legislative proposals. She introduced a bill that would make it a crime for anyone to answer the door naked. [2] [3]

[edit] Honors

In 2006 the Georgia Legislature passed a resolution [4] to designate the Dorothy Barnes Pelote Bridge to honor her.

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ Representative Dorothy Pelote (D-149), Georgia House of Representatives
  2. ^ Knock, knock. Who's there? No nakedness, Dave Williams, January 15, 2002
  3. ^ 2002 Golden Sleaze Awards, Michael Wall, April 17, 2002
  4. ^ House Resolution 1195 – Designate Dorothy Barnes Pelote Bridge; Chatham County, Georgia General Assembly, February 2, 2006

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