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Walker becomes Linn County’s first black supervisor
CEDAR RAPIDS - Stacey Walker of Cedar Rapids was sworn in Thursday as a Linn County supervisor, the first African-American to serve on the board.
Walker, 28, won the District 2 seat, a Cedar Rapids district. The district was vacated by Linda Langston earlier this year and filled until after the election by Amy Johnson, an appointee.
Walker, a Democrat, is co-chairman of the Safe, Equitable and Thriving Communities Task Force.After his election Nov. 8, Walker said, 'Linn County was organized 177 years ago, and this is the first time young African-American kids, growing up in the neighborhoods I grew up in, will be able to see an image of themselves reflected on their county board of government.”
Rebecca F. Miller photos/The Gazette Stacey Walker (left) is sworn in as a Linn County supervisor by 6th Judicial District Judge Kevin McKeever on Thursday at the Jean Oxley Linn County Public Service Center in Cedar Rapids. Walker is the first African-American elected as a county supervisor in Linn County. McKeever, a former assistant Muscatine County attorney, was appointed the first African-American judge in the 6th District last year.
Stacey Walker speaks after being sworn in as a Linn County supervisor on Thursday.
Shirley Charrisse Cox of Cedar Rapids smiles as she is mentioned by her nephew, Stacey Walker, after he was sworn in as a Linn County supervisor Thursday.
Kevin McKeever, the first African-American judge to serve in Iowa's 6th Judicial District, stands with Stacey Walker (center), the first African-American to be elected as a Linn County supervisor, and Dale Todd (right), the first African-American to be elected to the Cedar Rapids City Council in 1998 as parks commissioner. McKeever swore in Walker on Thursday. Walker, 28, replaces Linda Langston, who resigned earlier this year to take a job in Washington, D.C., with the National Association of Counties.
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