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Cora M. Brown (1914-1972) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Bessemer, Jefferson
County, Ala., April 19,
1914.
Democrat. Social
worker; police
officer; member of Michigan
state senate, 1953-56 (2nd District 1953-54, 3rd District
1955-56); defeated in primary, 1950, 1951; candidate in primary for
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1956.
Female.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Alpha Kappa Alpha; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
17, 1972 (age 58 years, 242
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Cynthia Moore Chestnut (b. 1949) —
of Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla.
Born in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., July 25,
1949.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 23rd District, 1991-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1996,
2008.
Female.
Methodist.
African
ancestry. Member, Junior
League; Alpha Kappa Alpha; NAACP; Altrusa;
Rotary.
Still living as of 2008.
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Dawnna Dukes —
of Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Democrat. Member of Texas
state house of representatives 46th District, 1995-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1996,
2000,
2004.
Female.
Member, Alpha Kappa Alpha.
Still living as of 2010.
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Campaign slogan:
"Delivers for District 46." |
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C. Virginia Fields (b. 1946) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., August 4,
1946.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1998-; candidate in primary for
mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 2005.
Female.
African
ancestry. Member, Alpha Kappa Alpha; Urban
League; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Still living as of 2008.
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Addie L. Greene (b. 1943) —
of Mangonia Park, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Black Creek, Choctaw
County, Ala., January
21, 1943.
Democrat. Mayor of Magnolia Park, Fla., 1991-92; member of Florida
state house of representatives 84th District, 1993-.
Female.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Alpha Kappa Alpha; NAACP; Urban
League.
Still living as of 1999.
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Sheila Jackson Lee (b. 1950) —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., January
12, 1950.
Democrat. Lawyer;
municipal judge in Texas, 1987-90; U.S.
Representative from Texas 18th District, 1995-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Female.
Seventh-Day
Adventist. African
ancestry. Member, Alpha Kappa Alpha; Urban
League; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2008.
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Eddie Bernice Johnson (b. 1935) —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Waco, McLennan
County, Tex., December
3, 1935.
Democrat. Nurse; member
of Texas
state house of representatives, 1972-77; member of Texas
state senate, 1987-92; U.S.
Representative from Texas 30th District, 1993-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Texas, 2004-08.
Female.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Delta
Kappa Gamma; Urban
League; Alpha Kappa Alpha.
Still living as of 2009.
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Sharon Pratt Kelly (b. 1944) —
also known as Sharon Pratt; Sharon Pratt
Dixon —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Washington,
D.C., January
30, 1944.
Daughter of Carlisle Pratt and Mildred (Petticord) Pratt.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Democratic
National Committee from District of Columbia, 1977-90; Treasurer
of Democratic National Committee, 1985-89; mayor
of Washington, D.C., 1991-95; defeated in primary, 1994; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 1996.
Female.
African
ancestry. Member, Alpha Kappa Alpha; Pi
Sigma Alpha.
Still living as of 1996.
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Barbara Roberts Mason (b. 1940) —
also known as Barbara Roberts —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Dimondale, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August 8,
1940.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1975-98; defeated, 1998; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1984 ;
candidate in primary for Michigan
state house of representatives 69th District, 1994.
Female.
African
ancestry. Member, Alpha Kappa Alpha.
Still living as of 1998.
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Juanita Millender-McDonald (1938-2007) —
also known as Juanita M. McDonald —
of Carson, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., September
7, 1938.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1984,
1992,
1996,
2000,
2004;
member of California
state assembly, 1993-96; U.S.
Representative from California 37th District, 1996-2007; died in
office 2007.
Female.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP;
Alpha Kappa Alpha.
Died, of colon
cancer, in Carson, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April 22,
2007 (age 68 years, 227
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park - Long Beach, Long Beach, Calif.
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Pauline Sims Puryear (b. 1900) —
also known as Pauline Puryear —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., June 6,
1900.
Republican. Social
worker; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New Jersey, 1948.
Female.
Methodist.
African
ancestry. Member, Alpha Kappa Alpha.
Burial
location unknown.
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Stephanie C. Rawlings-Blake (b. 1970) —
also known as Stephanie C. Rawlings —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., March 17,
1970.
Daughter of Howard
Peters Rawlings.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 2000;
mayor
of Baltimore, Md., 2010-.
Female.
African
ancestry. Member, Federal
Bar Association; Alpha Kappa Alpha.
Still living as of 2010.
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Leah Ward Sears (b. 1955) —
Born in Heidelberg, Germany,
of American parents, June 13,
1955.
Daughter of Thomas E. Sears and Onnye Jean Sears.
Lawyer;
justice
of Georgia state supreme court, 1992-2005; chief
justice of Georgia Supreme Court, 2005-.
Female.
African
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; National
Bar Association; Alpha Kappa Alpha.
Still living as of 2009.
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Cynthia DeLores Tucker (1927-2005) —
also known as C. DeLores Tucker; Cynthia DeLores
Nottage —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
4, 1927.
Daughter of Rev. Whitfield Nottage and Captilda (Gardiner) Nottage.
Democrat. Secretary of
the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1971-77; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1972,
1996,
2000,
2004;
speaker, 1984;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1978; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1980; member of Democratic
National Committee from Pennsylvania, 2004.
Female.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP;
Alpha Kappa Alpha.
Died, in Suburban Woods Health
Center, Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa., October
12, 2005 (age 78 years, 8
days).
Interment at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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Frederica S. Wilson (b. 1942) —
of Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.; Miami Gardens, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., November
5, 1942.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 104th District, 1999-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2004,
2008.
Female.
Episcopalian.
African
ancestry. Member, Alpha Kappa Alpha.
Still living as of 2008.
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