Black History Month: Meet the first Black Chief Deputy for the Pima County Attorneyâs Office
Tamara Mulembo is the first Black Chief Deputy in the 109-year history of the Pima County Attorneyâs Office.
First Black Chief Deputy in Pima County By Karly Tinsley | February 1, 2021 at 10:32 PM MST - Updated February 2 at 7:09 PM
TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - For a young Tamara Mulembo, there was only one career path. Other options like being an astronaut, rock star, the normal goals of six year olds, simply would not cut it.
âI was really good at arguing with people, especially at the age of six. For second grade we had career day, and I dressed up as a lawyer. I had a little briefcase, and that was my outfit for career day,â said Mulembo.
You might have heard of people claiming there were irregularities in the recent election.
Well, Arizona Senate President Karen Fann set up an email address for people to report irregularities, and boy did they.
Hundreds and hundreds of emails went to the address 2020election@azleg.gov, but most of them did not support Trump loyalists’ claims of fraud. They were angry at Fann and the GOP for perpetuating fraud claims. Many were along the lines of this email:
âDonald Trump lost the election. Sad. The only malfeasance is that he is attempting a coup and the entire GOP is letting him do it.â