Betty Jo Charlton (June 15, 1923 – July 22, 2014) was an American politician. Born in

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, Charlton went to the

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. She then worked in the Charlton Insurance Agency, where she meet her husband. Charlton served in the

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from 1980 until 1994 as a

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; she was originally appointed in 1980 to replace Michael Glover, who resigned his seat, and then was re-elected in her own right. She died in

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.Betty Jo Charlton
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