Charlyne Brumskine

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Charlyne M. Brumskine is a Liberian politician and philanthropist. [1] She is leader of the Liberty Party. [2]

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Early life

Brumskine is a Bassa woman who hails from Buchanan, Grand Bassa County and Yekepa, Nimba County. She graduated from Howard University School of Law in Washington D.C. and from Barnard College in New York. [3] She also holds a degree from the Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law. [4]

Career

Brumskine is a councillor in the city of Buchanan. [5] She is the Vice Standard-Bearer of the Collaborating Political Parties. [6]

In the 2023 Liberian general election, she was the running mate of Alternative National Congress presidential candidate Alexander B. Cummings Jr. [7]

Personal life

Brumskine is the daughter of the late Charles Brumskine, who was the founding political leader of Liberty Party and President Pro Tempore of the Senate of Liberia. [5]

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References

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