Former Judge Becomes Alabama’s First Female District Attorney 49-year-old Lynneice Washington has become the first black and female district attorney in Alabama reports AL . A longtime Democrat, Washington successfully beat Republican Bill Veitch by a narrow margin. “I am honored,” Washington said. “It has been a humbling experience.” But when she began her campaign more than a year ago she had not even thought of the potential significance if she were elected, Washington said. “I had no clue of the history I was making,” she said. Washington said she stands on the shoulders of others who helped lift her up – those in her faith-based community, her family, and campaign team. “And I promise to make them and my community proud,” she said in an interview Monday with AL.com. C u @ the Fundraiser for Lynneice Washington – Dannon Project Building 7/23/15 @ 5:30 p.m. pic.twitter.com/O4jNicbWrM — Lynneice Washington (@Lynneice4DA) July 20, 2015 #MelaninMagic
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#BlackExcellence: Former Judge Becomes Alabama’s First Female District Attorney
