JoAnn Maxey | |
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| Member of the Nebraska Legislature | |
| In office 1977–1979 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | JoAnn Strickland March 6, 1940 Chattanooga, Tennessee, US |
| Died | July 14, 1992 (aged 52) Lincoln, Nebraska, US |
| Occupation | Politician |
JoAnn Maxey (March 6, 1940 – July 14, 1992) was an American politician who was the first Black woman to serve in the Nebraska Legislature. Appointed by the governor to fill another legislator's unexpired term, she served in the unicameral state legislature from 1977 to 1979, representing the 46th district in Lincoln, Nebraska. Maxey also was the first African American elected to the Lincoln Board of Education.