Priscilla A. Wooten | |
Office1: | Member of the New York City Council from the 42nd district |
Term Start1: | January 1, 1992 |
Term End1: | December 31, 2001 |
Predecessor1: | District created |
Successor1: | Charles Barron |
Office2: | Member of the New York City Council from the 24th district |
Term Start2: | January 1, 1983 |
Term End2: | December 31, 1991 |
Predecessor2: | Leon A. Katz |
Successor2: | Morton Povman |
Birth Date: | 31 March 1936 |
Birth Place: | Aiken, South Carolina |
Death Place: | Brooklyn, New York City, New York |
Party: | Democratic |
Priscilla A. Wooten (March 31, 1936 – February 15, 2017) was an American politician who served in the New York City Council from 1983 to 2001.[1] [2]
In 1997, Wooten was the first African-American to endorse Mayor Rudy Giuliani's ultimately successful re-election campaign.
She died on February 15, 2017, in Brooklyn, New York City, New York at age 80.[3]