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Doris Bunte

1933–2021

United States

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Doris Bunte (July 2, 1933 – February 15, 2021) was an American politician who was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1973 to 1984 and administrator of the Boston Housing Authority from 1984 to 1992. She was the first African-American woman to hold either position.

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