| Office | Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives |
|---|---|
| Term start 1 | January 10, 1983 |
| Term end 1 | January 14, 1991 |
| Preceded 1 | Doug Brandon |
| Succeeded 1 | Mark Pryor |
| Constituency 1 | 59th district |
| Term start 2 | January 8, 1979 |
| Term end 2 | January 12, 1981 |
| Preceded 2 | Doug Brandon |
| Succeeded 2 | Doug Brandon |
| Constituency 2 | 4th district |
| Birth name | Gloria Sue Burford |
| Birth date | September 15, 1941 (age 85) |
| Birth place | Pine Bluff, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Robert Dudley Cabe |
| Education | Hendrix College (BA) |
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
- ^ Kamen, Al (May 23, 2001). "For the Lawyers, a Shut and Open Case". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
- ^ 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.