American politician
Yolonda Fountain Henderson
Assumed office January 4, 2023 (2023-01-04 ) Preceded by Kevin Windham Jr. In office 2015 (2015 ) – May 24, 2016 (2016-05-24 ) Preceded by Benjamin Sutphin Succeeded by Francine Dugger
Born c. 1964 (age 59–60) St. Louis , Missouri , U.S.[ 1] Political party Democratic
Yolonda Fountain Henderson (born c. 1965 )[ 2] is an American politician. She has served as a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 85th district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party , she previously served as mayor of Jennings, Missouri , between 2015 and 2016.[ 3]
Political career
Henderson served as president of the Jennings, Missouri school board before serving as the first African-American female city councilwoman for Jennings.[ 1]
Mayor of Jennings
Henderson was elected mayor of the city of Jennings in April 2015.[ 4] Shortly after being sworn in as mayor, she filed a lawsuit against the city council and several top city officials.[ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
In February 2016, articles of impeachment were written, which cited 19 allegations against Henderson; it was down to 12 by the time of her impeachment.[ 5] On May 24, the city council voted to impeach Henderson through a unanimous vote. Francine Dugger succeeded her as mayor pro tempore .[ 8] [ 9]
Missouri House of Representatives
Henderson was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 2022. She was unopposed in the general election.[ 10]
Electoral history
References
^ a b "Representative Yolonda Fountain Henderson" . Missouri House of Representatives . Retrieved December 31, 2023 .
^ "Democratic—Yolonda Fountain Henderson" . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . October 27, 2022. p. V5. Retrieved December 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Age: 57
^ "Representative Yolonda Fountain Henderson" . Missouri House of Representatives . Retrieved December 31, 2023 .
^ Gillerman, Margaret S. (June 22, 2015). "Angry Jennings council calls private session to discuss suit filed by mayor" . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . Retrieved December 31, 2023 .
^ a b Stewart, Mariah (May 25, 2016). "Jennings mayor Yolonda Fountain-Henderson impeached" . The St. Louis American . Retrieved December 31, 2023 .
^ Bassler, Hunter (August 19, 2023). "Timeline: The political turmoil that led to mass resignation of Jennings' officials" . KSDK . Retrieved December 31, 2023 .
^ Gillerman, Margaret (June 23, 2015). "Jennings council, residents rail against mayor" . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . p. A002. Retrieved December 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Clancy, Sam (May 24, 2016). "Jennings mayor impeached after unanimous vote" . KSDK . Retrieved December 31, 2023 .
^ Stewart, Mariah (May 27, 2016). "Impeached Jennings mayor accuses the city of a witch hunt" . KWMU . Retrieved December 31, 2023 .
^ a b "State of Missouri - General Election" (PDF) . Missouri Secretary of State . December 9, 2022. Retrieved December 31, 2023 .
^ "State of Missouri - Primary Election" (PDF) . Missouri Secretary of State . August 26, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2023 .