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Biography
Cheri Bryant Hamilton was elected to the first Louisville Metro Council in November 2002. She was re-elected to a second term in November of 2006. Previously, she served on the Louisville Board of Aldermen representing the city’s Twelfth Ward. She has long been active in education, youth, and civic organizations throughout the community.
She is currently the Chair of the Budget Committee. She is also Vice-Chair of the newly formed Accountability and Audit Committee. She continues as a member of the Planning & Zoning and Labor & Economic Developement Committees.
Councilwoman Hamilton was formerly the Clerk of the Board of Aldermen, a position to which she was elected eight consecutive terms by members of the Board. A graduate of Loretto High School, received her bachelor of arts degree from Fisk University and her juris doctor degree from North Carolina Central University School of Law. She previously worked in city government as a legislative assistant, and as the city's Affirmative Action Monitor, Equal Employment Opportunity Coordinator and Legal Assistant to the Director of Law.
Prior to returning to local government, she worked as a Program Coordinator with the Adult Education division of the Jefferson County Public Schools; coordinated the Displaced Homemaker/Single Parent Program; wrote grants for the school district which provided education and job training for the homeless; and coordinated workplace education programs in local companies. In addition, she was a principal assistant with the Kentucky Commission on Women under former Gov. Martha Layne Collins’ administration.
Long active in democratic politics, Councilwoman Hamilton has served on local, state and national democratic leadership committees. She has been a delegate to three Democratic National Conventions; served on the local Democratic Executive Committee; chaired the state Democratic Party's Executive Affirmative Action Committee; and served as an at-large member of the Democratic National Committee and the Executive Committee of the Kentucky Democratic Party. She is a charter member and board member of the Kentucky Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials and the Louisville Democratic Women’s Caucus.
Councilwoman Hamilton is an active member of the Jefferson County Adult Education and Advisory Council, Chickasaw Federation; West Louisville Economic Development Task Force; Louisville Chapter Jack and Jill of America, Inc.; and Delta Sigma Sorority. She was recognized as a “Champion for Children” by the Jefferson County Public Schools, an “Unsung Heroine” by the Louisville Chapter of The Links, Inc.; and received the Rev. Bob Burks Humanitarian Award, the Professional Achievement Award by the Louisville Defender, the NAACP Voter Empowerment Award, and the SGI-USA Humanitarian Award.
In 2004, she formed a District 5 Youth Advisory Council for young people to become better informed about local government and how they can affect change in their community; A District 5 Neighborhood Advisory Committee and a West Louisville Crime Prevention Council
Councilwoman Hamilton lives in the Chickasaw Neighborhood of the West End and has two children.
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