User:Calboarder24/sandbox/Wilmont Collins
Wilmont Collins | |
|---|---|
| Mayor-Elect of Helena | |
| Assumed office January 2018 | |
| Preceded by | James E. Smith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1963 Monrovia, Libera |
| Spouse | Maddie Muna Collins |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence(s) | Helena, Montana, U.S. |
| Profession | Child Protection Specialist with the Montana Department of Health and Human Services |
Wilmont Collins (born 1963) is the mayor-elect of Helena, Montana, the state's capital.[1] On November 7, 2017, Collins defeated 16 year incumbent mayor James E. Smith to become the first African American mayor of Helena and in the state of Montana .[2] Collins is a Liberian refugee who fled the civil War there and has lived in Montana for 23 years. [3] Collins works as a Child Protection Specialist with the Montana Department of Health and Human Services, and is a member of the U. S. Naval Reserves as well as an adjunct instructor at Helena College – University of Montana. His wife, Maddie, works as a registered nurse with VA Montana and is also a member of the U.S. Army Reserves. His daughter, Jaymie, serves with the U.S. Navy active duty and his son, Bliss, is a senior at the University of Montana in Missoula. [4]
- ^ "Mayor-elect Wilmont Collins". City of Helena. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
- ^ Plank, Thomas (November 7, 2017). "Collins unseats Mayor Smith; 'progressive ticket' sweeps Helena City Commission". Helena Independent Record. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
- ^ http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2017/11/08/liberian_refugee_wilmot_collins_elected_mayor_of_helena_montana.html
- ^ https://m.facebook.com/Wilmotformayor/about/?ref=page_internal&mt_nav=1