- Deanie Frazier
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Deanie Frazier ( born October 30, 1950 in Savannah, Georgia) was the first African American woman officially sworn in under Judge Eugene Gadgsen as county commissioner in Savannah, and held the office of 5th district county commissioner for 14 years. Frazier pleaded guilty in 1995 to two misdemeanor cocaine possession charges and resigned her office in a plea deal.
Honors
Tatumvile community activist Mariam Pelote along with Community Activist pastor Leonard smalls and Fraziers's daughter in law Jeanine Brooks Frazier were instrumental in the restoration of her name to the staley avenue's now named Deanie Frazier's overpass. On August 9, 2007 Savannah city council official honored Frazier by restoring her name to the Tatumville's community overpass by naming the bridge The Deanie Frazier Overpass.
Categories:- 1950 births
- 2006 deaths
- African American politicians
- African American women in politics
- Women in Georgia (U.S. state) politics
- People from Savannah, Georgia
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