Dianne Wilkerson (born 1955) is a former Democratic member of the Massachusetts Senate, representing the 2nd Suffolk District from 1993 to 2008.
On October 28, 2008 she was arrested on public corruption charges by the FBI for allegedly accepting bribes totaling $23,500. She formally resigned on November 19, 2008. Wilkerson is currently free on bail while awaiting trial.
Dianne Wilkerson graduated from High School of Commerce. She holds a Juris Do...
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Dianne Wilkerson (born 1955) is a former Democratic member of the Massachusetts Senate, representing the 2nd Suffolk District from 1993 to 2008.
On October 28, 2008 she was arrested on public corruption charges by the FBI for allegedly accepting bribes totaling $23,500. She formally resigned on November 19, 2008. Wilkerson is currently free on bail while awaiting trial.
Dianne Wilkerson graduated from High School of Commerce. She holds a Juris Doctorate degree from Boston College Law School and a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Administration from American International College in 1978.
In 1993, she became the first African American female to serve in the Massachusetts Senate.
She lost the September 2008 Democratic primary to Sonia Chang-Díaz, and on October 31, 2008 announced that she was ending her sticker campaign to seek re-election in the November 4, 2008 election. On November 19, 2008, Wilkerson formally resigned from the Massachusetts state Senate.
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