Wilma Webb

Wilma J. Webb (born 1944) is an American politician who was a member of the Colorado General Assembly from 1980 to 1993.

[2] She sponsored dozens of bills including school reform and equality initiatives.

[3] Webb was born in Denver, Colorado, to Faye and Frank Gerdine.

[6] During her time in the Colorado House of Representatives, she became the first African-American member of the legislature's Joint Budget Committee (the legislature's most powerful six-member committee), helping write the state's $4 billion budget in 1981,[1] She has been recognized by several organizations including the National Education Association.

She is a member of Zion Baptist Church of Denver, Colorado, and of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority.