Jeanne Malchon

Jeanne K. Malchon was a politician in Florida. She served on the Pinellas County Commission and in the Florida Senate
Born Jeanne Keller in Newark, New Jersey, she moved to Florida from New Jersey with her husband Dick in 1952. She was a Democrat. She sponsored the Clean Indoor Air Act. She was married to Richard Malchon a civil engineer.
She was a Pinellas County Commissioner from 1975 until 1980. She was the first woman to serve in the role. She was elected to the Florida Senate in 1982 and reelected twice, where she also served as the Senate Health Care Chairman. She retired from office in 1992 after redistricting created a black majority district.