CINCINNATI, Ohio — In the middle of the Hamilton County Commissioner’s meeting room, history is being made, and they're now making decisions through a new set of eyes — all women and mostly African American.

• For the first time ever in Ohio, an all-women, African-American majority is running a county government
• Stephanie Summer Dumas, Victoria Parks and Denise Driehaus are the commissioners
• All three commissioners plan to focus on better inclusion when it comes to race and gender

Stephanie Summer Dumas, Victoria Parks and Denise Driehaus are the Hamilton County commissioners —the highest-ranking officials in the county. They’re the ones making decisions on tax dollars, policies and projects for an estimated 800,000 people in the Greater Cincinnati area —the ones now making history.

"It's about time," said Parks.

Victoria Parks is the newest commissioner. The last commissioner, Todd Portune, chose her, his then chief of staff, to fill his seat right before he died. She was appointed last month, and it would turn the entire commission all-female, majority African American.

“It is an honor that it’s me, the fact that I am only the second generation out of slavery. I sit here upon the shoulders of my parents who were children of reconstruction and of Jim Crow,” said Parks.

She says she wants to continue Portune’s effort on ending poverty, but is still adjusting to her new role.

Stephanie Summer Dumas has been sitting in her seat for the last year.

“We keep making history,” said Dumas.  “I’m also the first and only African American woman in the state of Ohio to ever be a commissioner.”

And she says she wants to make sure everyone is included.

“My focus is to make sure we throw the net out farther so more diverse people can work on contracts and projects that come through. Economic development is very important, but we need to look at poverty, homelessness, education, transportation,” said Dumas.

As the president of the commission for the last three years, Denise Driehaus says they’ve already started making progress.

“We also have an inclusion council that will advise us as to our purchasing, our employments, our contracts, how do we make sure the people in this county feel welcomed and included in the work that we’re doing,” said Driehaus.

And she says with all three of them at the head of the county, this commission is proof of how far the county has come.

As for the newest commissioner, her term will be over by the end of this year, but there’s a chance after the primary election she could be replaced by another woman, making history again.