Mamye BaCote
Mamye Edmondson BaCote (February 18, 1939 – December 14, 2020) was an American politician of the Democratic Party.BaCote taught in the Newport News Public School System for many years.BaCote ran with state Sen. Mamie Locke and they called themselves the M&M team because they handed out M&Ms to voters during their campaign.[4] In 2011 she defeated her opponent from the liberal party; Glenn McGuire in the November[4] 8th general election.[5] Assigned to the House Appropriations committee, BaCote secured funding for the Newport News Drug Court, thus offering participants the opportunity to stay out of jail through intense rehabilitation efforts.