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Jessica Lowe-Minor of Tallahassee named League of Women Voters of Florida president
Jessica Lowe-Minor of Tallahassee has been selected as the new president of the League of Women Voters of Florida.
The vote took place over the past weekend in Orlando, where Lowe-Minor was joined by her husband and daughters. She is married to Leon County Commissioner Rick Minor.
"It's really exciting to be on the volunteer leadership side and get to work with wonderful people," Lowe-Minor said.
In 2016, Lowe-Minor joined the national League of Women Voters as a member of the board of directors and before then, from 2010 to 2014, she served as the executive director for the Florida chapter.
"In that role, she supervised the agency's full and part-time staff, facilitated internal and external communications, ... and represented the League's interests before state and local elected officials, coalition partners, donors and others," her bio on the league's website says.
Lowe-Minor has a masters degree in women's and gender studies from Florida State University, and has taught classes at both FSU and Tallahassee Community College. She works as a local Realtor and served as the executive director for the Institute for Nonprofit Innovation and Excellence.
Lowe-Minor said she is most excited to hit the ground running on voter education.
"I think there is a lot of mis- and disinformation citizens are receiving these days," she said. The League is "an organization that has a 100-plus-year history of helping voters understand issues and really be prepared to exercise their right as voters."
In the current political climate, she encouraged residents who hope to make a difference to get involved, adding that "it's not just for women only and we are in every community in Florida."
Her term will last for two years, till June 2027.
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