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Lawrence Douglas Wilder (born January 17, 1931) is an American politician who was the first African-American to be elected governor of a U.S. state, serving as governor of Virginia from 1990 to 1994.
Wilder was born in Richmond, Virginia. A Democrat, he was elected governor on November 7, 1989 and was sworn in on January 13, 1990. He briefly considered running for President in 1991.
The first African-American governor of a U.S. state was P. B. S. Pinchback, who became governor of Louisiana in December 9, 1872 upon the removal from office of his predecessor.
On May 30, 2004, Wilder announced his intentions to run for Mayor of Richmond. Until recently, the City Council chose the Mayor from among its 9 members. The attempt to change this policy began in November 2003 when voters approved a mayor-at-large proposal (~80% voting in favor of the measure). Wilder was a leading proponent of the mayor-at-large proposal.
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