| Gilda Cobb-Hunter | |
| State House1: | South Carolina |
| Constituency1: | 66th District (1992-2022) 95th District (2022-present) |
| District1: | 95th |
| Term Start1: | January 28, 1992 |
| Birth Date: | 5 November 1952 |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Spouse: | Terry Hunter (m. 1975) |
| Education: | Florida A&M University, (BS) Florida State University, (MA)) |
Gilda Cobb-Hunter (born November 5, 1952, in Gifford, Florida) is a Democratic member of the South Carolina House of Representatives. She is the first African American woman elected to the State House from Orangeburg County.[1] Cobb-Hunter is the former representative for South Carolina's 66th district. Following redistricting and the 2022 general election, Cobb-Hunter now represents South Carolina House District 95 and David L. O'Neal represents South Carolina's 66th district.[2] [3]
Cobb-Hunter serves as 1st Vice Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee.[4]
Gilda Cobb-Hunter earned her B.S. from Florida A&M University in 1973, and her M.A. from Florida State University in 1978. She earned her LISW from the South Carolina Board of Social Work Examiners in 1990.[5]
Hunter was a teacher at Belleville Middle School in 1978. In 1979, she worked as an instructor at South Carolina State University. She worked as a caseworker for the Orangeburg Department of Social Services from 1979 to 1984. She has been executive director of CASA Family Services since 1985.[6] She currently works as a social work administrator.[7] She is also a member of Branchville's NAACP chapter.[8] She is part of the North Carolina Civil Liberties Union chapter.[9]
She was awarded Florida A & M University National Alumni Association 2014 Distinguished Alumnus Award.[10]