Timeline: 1974
Anna Wall Scott became the first woman in Illinois to be elected to the Democratic State Central Committee covering the East Central Illinois jurisdiction, and ran for the 21st District of Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1976. From 1974 thru 1978 she served as Vice-Chair of the State Democratic Party and the Democratic National Committee.
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