Henry first became involved in California civic life as a co-founder of the Watts Summer Festival following the Watts riots . She then became active in the California Democratic Party . Henry served as Lead Chair of the California Democratic Party Resolutions Committee . She was elected to the Midterm National Convention in 1978 and to the Democratic National Committee in 2000 , 2004 , and 2008 . On the Democratic National Committee , she chaired a committee drafting statements of party principles . In 2008 , she was a superdelegate from California to the 2008 Democratic National Convention , where she voted for Barack Obama . In 2009 , she was honored as California 's 48th State Assembly district Woman of the Year
2008 Democratic National Convention
2008 Democratic National Convention
Inola Henry