When elected in 1967 she became the first person of color and the first African - American woman elected as a Kentucky senator .
Georgia Montgomery Davis Powers ( b. 19 October 1923 ) , Kentucky state senator .
When elected in 1967 Georgia Montgomery Davis Powers became the first person of color and the first African - American woman elected as a Kentucky senator .
Georgia Montgomery Davis Powers ( b. 19 October 1923 ) , Kentucky state senator .