Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick
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Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick
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| Assumed office January 3, 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Lynn Rivers |
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| Born | June 25, 1945 Detroit, Michigan |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Bernard Kilpatrick (divorced) |
| Children | Kwame Kilpatrick |
| Residence | Detroit |
| Alma mater | Ferris State University, Western Michigan University |
| Occupation | high school teacher |
| Religion | African Methodist Episcopal |
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (born June 25, 1945, Detroit, Michigan) is an American politician and mother of outgoing Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. She has been a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives since 1997. Since the 2002 redistricting, she has represented the 13th District comprising most of Detroit and portions of Downriver. She is the Chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus in the 110th Congress (2007-8).
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[edit] Biography
Born Carolyn Jean Cheeks, she graduated from the Detroit High School of Commerce. She then attended Ferris State University in Big Rapids from 1968 to 1970 and received a B.S. from Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo) in 1972. She earned a M.S. from the University of Michigan in 1977. She worked as a high school teacher and was later a member of the Michigan State House of Representatives from 1979 to 1996.
She was married to Bernard Nathaniel Kilpatrick, with whom she has daughter Ayanna and son Kwame Kilpatrick, Detroit's outgoing mayor. She has 5 grandsons, including 2 sets of twins: Ayanna's twins; and Kwame's twins Jelani and Jalil (1996) and Jonas(2002).
[edit] Career
She is a member of the Detroit Substance Abuse Advisory Council.
Having defeated incumbent Barbara-Rose Collins in the 1996 Democratic primary, Kilpatrick was elected as a Democrat from Michigan's 15th congressional district to the 105th and to the three succeeding Congresses, serving in the U.S. House from January 3, 1997 to the present. After redistricting in 2003, she began representing the 13th district. She was one of the 31 who voted in the House to not count the electoral votes from Ohio in the United States presidential election, 2004. [1]
On December 6, 2006, The Congressional Black Caucus unanimously chose Kilpatrick as its chairwoman for the next two years.
In 2008, she faced stern challenges from former State Representative Mary Waters and State Senator Martha Scott in the Democratic primary. Kilpatrick's campaign was plagued by the controversy surrounding her son and his involvement in a text messaging sex scandal. However, on the August 5 primary election, Kilpatrick narrowly won with 39.1 percent of the vote, compared to Waters' 36 percent and Scott's 24 percent.
[edit] Committee Assignments
- Appropriations Committee
- Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government
- Subcommittee on Homeland Security
- Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group
- Chairperson of the Congressional Black Caucus
[edit] References
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
- The Political Graveyard
[edit] External links
- U.S. Congresswoman Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick official House site
- Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Federal Election Commission — Ms. Carolyn Kilpatrick campaign finance reports and data
- On the Issues — Carolyn Kilpatrick issue positions and quotes
- OpenSecrets.org — Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick campaign contributions
- Project Vote Smart — Representative Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (MI) profile
- Washington Post — Congress Votes Database: Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick voting record
- Michigan Democratic Party
- Michigan Liberal's 13th Congressional District section
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| Preceded by Barbara-Rose Collins |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 15th congressional district 1997–2003 |
Succeeded by John Dingell, Jr. |
| Preceded by Lynn N. Rivers |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 13th congressional district 2003 – present |
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| Preceded by Melvin Watt North Carolina |
Chairman of Congressional Black Caucus 2007 – present |
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