Cynthia McKinney

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Cynthia McKinney is an American politician and former Democratic congresswoman from Georgia who became the Green Party’s presidential nominee in 2008.


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instanceOf American politician
Green Party presidential candidate
human
member of the United States House of Representatives
politician
candidateInElection 2008 United States presidential election
countryOfCitizenship USA
United States of America
dateOfBirth 1955-03-17
educatedAt Clark Atlanta University
Tufts University NERFINISHED
University of Southern California NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup African American
familyName McKinney
fieldOfWork civil rights
human rights
peace activism
givenName Cynthia
hasFather Billy McKinney
knownFor Green Party presidential nominee in 2008
being one of the first African-American women to represent Georgia in Congress
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party (United States)
Green Party of the United States
nominatedBy Green Party of the United States
nominatedFor President of the United States
notableFor advocacy for civil liberties
advocacy for election integrity
criticism of U.S. foreign policy
opposition to the Iraq War
notableWork Run! Cynthia! Run! (autobiographical work / slogan association)
occupation activist
politician
university professor
partOf Congressional Black Caucus
United States House Committee on Armed Services
placeOfBirth Atlanta, Georgia, United States
positionHeld Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 11th congressional district
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 4th congressional district
religion Baptist
represented Georgia's 11th congressional district
Georgia's 4th congressional district
residence Georgia, United States
sexOrGender female
votedAgainst Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002

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2008 United States presidential election
featuredThirdPartyCandidate

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