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Article: Joint Center Releases 1998 National Count of Black Elected Officials
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- U.S. Newswire
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- November 9, 1999
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Joint Center for
Political and Economic Studies today released its 1998 count of
black elected officials, showing an historic high of 8,868 -- an
increase of 212 since the figure last published in 1997. However,
black elected officials represent only 1.7 percent of all elected
officials.
"Black Elected Officials: A Statistical Summary, 1998"
encompasses federal, state, municipal, and local officials,
including those in law enforcement and education. The Joint Center
has been tracking the number of black elected officials since 1970.
"We are encouraged by the steady increase of black elected
officials," said Eddie N. Williams, president of the ...