Letitia Plummer

Letitia Plummer is a Texas politician who currently represents At-Large Position 4 of the Houston City Council. She is the first Muslim to be elected to the council.

Letitia Plummer
Member of Houston City Council
for At-Large Position 4
Assumed office
January 2, 2020
Preceded byAmanda Edwards
Personal details
BornBoston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Children3
Alma materSpelman College (BA)
Baylor College of Dentistry
OccupationDentist

Personal life

Plummer was born in Boston, Massachusetts to a Yemeni-Indian mother and an African American father. The family moved to Houston in 1973, and Plummer attended Houston Independent School District where she graduated from DeBakey High School for Health Professions, formerly known as The High School for Health Professionals. After high school, she attended the historically black college Spelman College where she was a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. She then returned to Texas and attended Baylor College of Dentistry and became a practicing dentist. She owns 2 dental practices in the Houston Metropolitan area, and has been recognized with the “Top Professionals on the Fast Track” and “Houston’s Top Dentist” awards. Plummer has 3 sons and is a practicing Muslim.[1][2]

Political career

Plummer was first elected in December 2019 winning 51.9% of the vote against her opponent Anthony Dolcefino, she is the first Muslim to elected to the Houston City Council.[3][2] She was sworn in on January 2, 2020 to represent At-Large Position 4 of the Houston City Council succeeding Amanda Edwards,[4][3] who ran for Senate. Plummer is affiliated with the Democratic Party.[5]

References
  1. "City Council At-Large Position 4". www.houstontx.gov. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  2. "CAIR-Houston Congratulates Dr. Letitia Plummer, Houston's first Muslim Woman Inaugurated to City Council – CAIR – Council on American-Islamic Relations". Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  3. "Letitia Plummer". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  4. Whalen, Emma (3 December 2019). "Houston Runoff Voter Guide 2019: City Council At-Large Position 4 candidates Anthony Dolcefino and Letitia Plummer". impact. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  5. "Letitia Plummer – Off the Kuff". Retrieved 10 March 2020.
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