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Monroe County Commissioners (from L to R): Lee Jones, Julie Thomas, and Amanda Barge at this morning's 2019 inaugural session.

Monroe County Commissioners Make Herstory

January 9, 2019 News & Public Affairs 630 Views

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Record numbers of women were elected to office in 2018. In Monroe County, Lee Jones, Julie Thomas, and Amanda Barge comprise the first all-women county government in Indiana.

The Monroe County Board of Commissioners met for the first time in 2019, this morning. Thomas, who serves on WFHB’s Board of Directors, said the Commission will host a celebration next week.

Tags 2018 Amanda Barge elections frontpage herstory History Julie Thomas Lee Jones Monroe County Commissioners office Politics women

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