First in her family to earn a college degree, she is now the first in her family to run for Congress.  Gloria Bromell Tinubu, PhD, is a native of Georgetown County, South Carolina and she’s running for South Carolina’s newly drawn 7^th Congressional District. With over 34 years of experience as an applied economist and community leader, Gloria is well positioned to win her state’s primary on June 12^th.

Gloria is currently serving as an associate in the College of Business Administration at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, South Carolina. Additionally, she is Chair & CEO of the Bromell Tinubu Group, LLC, a family business that specializes in community economic development.

Gloria Bromell Tinubu, an African American, is one of four Democrats running in the June 12^th primary, the only women, facing all men.  “We can never be afraid of these seats,” says Gloria.  “We (women) have to run and will never win unless we run.”

While living in Atlanta, Bromell Tinubu was elected to the Georgia General Assembly serving in House District 60 in the Georgia State legislature.

Gloria attended the University of South Carolina in Columbia as a Herbert Lehman Scholar before going on to Howard University to receive a bachelor’s of Fine Arts degree with honors. After beginning her career as an educator at her former high school, she attended South Carolina’s Clemson University where she earned

a Master’s degree in Agricultural Economics and a Ph.D. in Applied Economics. As a dedicated educator and public servant, Gloria served her community in a number of roles. She has been a tenured professor at Spelman College as well as Chair of the college’s Economics Department, a member of the Georgia General Assembly representing HD-60, President of Barber-Scotia College, a member of the Atlanta City Council, a member of the Georgia Board of Education and a member of the Commission on the Future of Clemson University.

Running to represent the low country costal areas of Myrtle Beach, Murrell’s Inlet and Pawley’s Island, Gloria came back home to study common ownership property issues.  She did quite a bit of research on this issue while she was at Clemson University and wanted to help with local economic issues.  South Carolina properties that had been handed down through multiple generations were often left with no clear title and no access for heirs to properly inherit the properties.

She has received numerous honors and awards for her community and public service. She has been listed among Who’s Who in Black Atlanta (2001, 2003), Atlanta Business League’s 100 Most Influential Black Women (1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003), Atlanta Business Chronicle’s Most Influential Georgians (2001), and Essence Magazine’s 25 Women Who are Shaping the World (2005). She receivedSpelmanCollege’s Fannie Lou Hamer Community Service Award (1998) and the college’s Community Service and Public Policy Award (2000). She is also a recipient of the Winnie Mandela Humanitarian Award for Public Service (2001).

Bromell Tinubu said she looks forward to offering solutions for the problems that currently exist in the new 7^th District. She said she would use her experience in the private, non-profit and public sectors of the economy to incentivize job creation.

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