Gloria Cabe
Gloria Cabe | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives | |
| In office January 10, 1983 – January 14, 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Doug Brandon |
| Succeeded by | Mark Pryor |
| Constituency | 59th district |
| In office January 8, 1979 – January 12, 1981 | |
| Preceded by | Doug Brandon |
| Succeeded by | Doug Brandon |
| Constituency | 4th district |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gloria Sue Burford September 15, 1941 Pine Bluff, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Robert Dudley Cabe |
| Education | Hendrix College (BA) |
Gloria Burford Cabe (born September 15, 1941) was an American politician and political advisor. After serving a number of terms in the Arkansas House of Representatives, she managed the successful 1990 gubernatorial campaign of Bill Clinton and later served as his chief of staff.[1]
Early life
[edit]Cabe was born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas to William Burford and Eva Elizabeth Owen and attended Hendrix College where she earned a BA in French in 1963. Her husband Robert Cabe, later a prominent attorney, also graduated from Hendrix.[2]
Career
[edit]After working a few years as a teacher and librarian, in 1967 Cabe was named to the Arkansas Constitutional Revision Study Commission. She was a member of the Arkansas legislature from 1979-1980 and served a second term from 1983-1990.[2]
Cabe later served as Counselor to the Chairman of the United States Export-Import Bank under Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. She was also senior advisor to Secretary Hillary Clinton in the United States Department of State Global Partnership Initiative.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Kamen, Al (May 23, 2001). "For the Lawyers, a Shut and Open Case". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
- 1 2 3 Smith, Lindsley Armstrong; Smith, Stephen A. (1922) [November 16, 2022]. Stateswomen: A Centennial History of Arkansas Women Legislators, 1922-2022. University of Arkansas Press. p. 134. ISBN 9781610757843.
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