Marcia P. Coggs

Marcia Coggs (born Marcia Priscilla Young, April 5, 1928 – December 9, 2003) was an American Democratic politician.

Born in Kansas City, Kansas, Coggs graduated from University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. Coggs served in the Wisconsin State Assembly 1977-1993 from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Coggs died at St. Mary's Hospital, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from a long illness on December 9, 2003. Her parents, Harold Clinton Young II and Elizabeth Patton Young, ran a printing business. Her grandfather, D.J. Young, one of the earliest pioneers of the Church of God in Christ. She attended the Milwaukee State Teachers College from 1955–56 and earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Career Before entering politics, Marcia Coggs worked for 13 years for the former Milwaukee County Children's Home. In addition, she was the first black person to sit on the state Legislature's Joint Finance Committee, serving from 1987 until 1993.