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![Decker, Minnie Ford](https://cdn1.historyit.com/iiif/2/5edfd98ccc4f69.54593064/65428dc980c977.99155819.png/full/360,/0/default.jpg?no_errors=1)
Minne Ford Decker, a Republican, was elected as County Superintendent of Schools for Mason County, Washington in 1898. She ran as a single woman, under her maiden name of Ford, but married before assuming office. Decker ran for re-election in 1900, but was defeated by her Democratic rival Mary M. Knight.