Gloria Burford Cabe (born September 15, 1941) was an American politician and political advisor. After serving a number of terms in the Arkansas House of Representatives, she managed the successful 1990 gubernatorial campaign of Bill Clinton and later served as his chief of staff.[1]

Early life

Cabe was born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas to William Burford and Eva Elizabeth Owen and attended Hendrix College where she earned a BA in French in 1963. Her husband Robert Cabe, later a prominent attorney, also graduated from Hendrix.[2]

Career

After working a few years as a teacher and librarian, in 1967 Cabe was named to the Arkansas Constitutional Revision Study Commission. She was a member of the Arkansas legislature from 1979-1980 and served a second term from 1983-1990.[2]

Cabe later served as Counselor to the Chairman of the United States Export-Import Bank under Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. She was also senior advisor to Secretary Hillary Clinton in the United States Department of State Global Partnership Initiative.[2]

References

  1. ^ Kamen, Al (May 23, 2001). "For the Lawyers, a Shut and Open Case". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Smith, Lindsley Armstrong; Smith, Stephen A. (1922) [November 16, 2022]. Stateswomen: A Centennial History of Arkansas Women Legislators, 1922-2022. University of Arkansas Press. p. 134. ISBN 9781610757843.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloria_Cabe
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