| Yvonne B. Miller | |
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| Yvonne B. Miller at the 2008 Democratic National Convention | |
| Member of the Virginia Senate from the 5th district |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 1988 |
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| Preceded by | Peter Babalas |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 89th district |
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| In office 1984–1987 |
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| Preceded by | Bob Washington |
| Succeeded by | Jerrauld Jones |
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| Born | Yvonne Bond July 4, 1934 Edenton, North Carolina, United States |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Norfolk, Virginia, United States |
| Alma mater | Norfolk State University Columbia University University of Pittsburgh |
| Profession | Educator |
| Committees | Transportation (chair); Commerce and Labor; Finance; Rehabilitation and Social Services; Rules |
| Religion | Church of God in Christ |
Yvonne Bond Miller (born July 4, 1934, in Edenton, North Carolina) is an American politician. A Democrat, she served in the Virginia House of Delegates 1984–87 after which she was elected to the Senate of Virginia. She was the first African-American woman to serve in each house. She currently represents[update] the 5th district, made up of parts of the cities of Norfolk, Chesapeake and Virginia Beach.[1][2]
Miller is currently[update] the longest serving woman in the Virginia Senate, ranking 4th in overall seniority. In 1996, she became the first woman to chair a Senate committee.[2][3]
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Miller was born in Edenton and raised in Norfolk, the oldest of thirteen children. In 1956 she received a B.S. degree from the segregated, all-black Norfolk Division of Virginia State College, now Norfolk State University, and began teaching in the then-segregated Norfolk Public Schools. The first six white schools ordered to integrate were closed from September 1958 to January 1959 under authority of Virginia's Stanley plan, which implemented the "massive resistance" policy against racial integraton.[1][2][4]
Miller later earned an M.A. degree in the summer Teacher's College program at Columbia University and a Ph.D from the University of Pittsburgh. She joined the education faculty at Norfolk State, becoming a professor and head of the Department of Early Childhood/Elementary Education. In 1999 she retired and was named Professor Emeritus.[2]
Miller is a life member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority.
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