She served three terms as a Richland County Councilwoman, including service as Chair, before a defeat in the 2020 general election to Derrek Pugh.

[1] Dickerson originally from Savannah, Georgia, moved to Columbia, South Carolina in 1975 after her husband retired from the United States Air Force.

She was elected to the Richland County Council in 2004, and has also served as State and Regional Director of the National Federation of Women Legislators, becoming Chair of NFWL in 2011.

[2][3][4][5][6][7] Dickerson was among a number of African American women from around the United States who endorsed Hillary Rodham Clinton for President in 2016.

[8] In October 2013, Dickerson announced that she would challenge incumbent Republican senator Tim Scott for his seat in the November 2014 election.