Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick
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Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick is an American Democratic politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Michigan and was the first African American woman elected to Congress from the state.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick canonical | 2 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Democratic Party politician
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human ⓘ member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| birthName | Carolyn Jean Cheeks ⓘ |
| country of citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| date of birth | 1945-06-25 ⓘ |
| educated at |
Ferris State University
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University of Michigan–Dearborn ⓘ Western Michigan University ⓘ |
| elected in | 1996 United States House of Representatives elections ⓘ |
| end time | 2011-01-03 ⓘ |
| ethnic group | African American ⓘ |
| familyName | Kilpatrick ⓘ |
| field of work |
legislation
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public policy ⓘ |
| first | first African American woman elected to Congress from Michigan ⓘ |
| givenName | Carolyn ⓘ |
| has child | Kwame Kilpatrick ⓘ |
| has part | service to Detroit metropolitan area constituents ⓘ |
| member of | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| member of political party | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| native language | English ⓘ |
| notable achievement | breaking racial and gender barriers in Michigan politics ⓘ |
| notable work |
service on the Congressional Black Caucus
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service on the House Appropriations Committee ⓘ |
| occupation | politician ⓘ |
| participated in | United States congressional elections in Michigan ⓘ |
| place of birth |
Detroit
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surface form:
Detroit, Michigan
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| position held |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 13th congressional district
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 15th congressional district ⓘ United States representative ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| represented | Michigan ⓘ |
| residence |
Detroit
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surface form:
Detroit, Michigan
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| sex or gender | female ⓘ |
| start time | 1997-01-03 ⓘ |
| state represented | Michigan ⓘ |
| was preceded by | Barbara-Rose Collins ⓘ |
| was succeeded by | Hansen Clarke ⓘ |
| work location |
Detroit
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surface form:
Detroit, Michigan
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
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