Charles W. Coleman (born 7 August 1932) is a former member of the

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. Coleman was born in

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. He graduated from high school in

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in 1950, as well as the

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(

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, 1954;

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, 1959). During the

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, he served in the

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from 1954 to 1956. Coleman has six children. Coleman was first elected to the Assembly in 1982. Additionally, he was a member of the

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Unified District Public School Board from 1978 to 1983 and Chairman of the

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