Angela Richardson-Woods Appointed as McKinney City Council Member, First Black Woman to Serve on the Council
Richardson-Woods is replacing Pastor Christopher "Chris" Thornton who was appointed to the District 1 seat in early December
Published December 22, 2020 •
Updated on December 22, 2020 at 11:49 am
NBC 5 News
The McKinney City Council has appointed Angela Richardson-Woods to fill the District 1 seat left vacant following the recall vote of La'Shadion Shemwell in November.
She is the first Black woman to sit on the McKinney City Council and will hold the position until the elections in May 2021.
Richardson-Woods is a current board member of the McKinney Community Development Corporation, and she has more than 25 years of experience in rural community development as a Community Program Specialist with the USDA Rural Development Agency where she administers the Water and Environmental and Community Facilities Programs in North Texas, the City of McKinney said.