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[[Image:Chaka_Fattah.gif|right|150px|U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah (D-PA)]] |
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'''Chaka Fattah''' (born [[November 21]], [[1956]]) has been a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] since entering it in [[1995]], representing the 2nd Congressional district of [[Pennsylvania]] ([http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/preview/congdist/pa02_109.gif map]), which includes [[North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|North Philadelphia]], [[West Philadelphia]] and [[Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania|Cheltenham Township]] in [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Montgomery County]]. |
'''Chaka Fattah''' (born [[November 21]], [[1956]]) has been a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] since entering it in [[1995]], representing the 2nd Congressional district of [[Pennsylvania]] ([http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/preview/congdist/pa02_109.gif map]), which includes [[North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|North Philadelphia]], [[West Philadelphia]], a very small portion of [[Northeast Philadelphia]] and [[Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania|Cheltenham Township]] in [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Montgomery County]]. |
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==Personal== |
==Personal== |
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Born in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]], where has lived all his life, he attended Overbrook High School and received an A.A. from [[Community College of Philadelphia]] in [[1976]], a BA from [[Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania]] and [[Master of Arts (postgraduate)|MGA]] in Government Administration from the [[University of Pennsylvania]]'s [[Fels Institute of Government]] in [[1986]]. |
Born in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]], where has lived all his life, he attended Overbrook High School and received an A.A. from [[Community College of Philadelphia]] in [[1976]], a BA from [[Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania]] and [[Master of Arts (postgraduate)|MGA]] in Government Administration from the [[University of Pennsylvania]]'s [[Fels Institute of Government]] in [[1986]]. |
Revision as of 02:28, 6 July 2006
Chaka Fattah (born November 21, 1956) has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since entering it in 1995, representing the 2nd Congressional district of Pennsylvania (map), which includes North Philadelphia, West Philadelphia, a very small portion of Northeast Philadelphia and Cheltenham Township in Montgomery County.
Personal
Born in Philadelphia, where has lived all his life, he attended Overbrook High School and received an A.A. from Community College of Philadelphia in 1976, a BA from Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and MGA in Government Administration from the University of Pennsylvania's Fels Institute of Government in 1986.
Congressman Fattah is married to Renee Chenault-Fattah, a local Philadelphia television news broadcaster on WCAU-TV (NBC 10).
Rep. Fattah is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African Americans.
Public Life
Prior to serving in Congress, he was a Representative in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1983-88 and a State Senator from 1988-94.
Congressman Fattah is expected to be a candidate for Mayor of Philadelphia in 2007 when Mayor John Street is term limited, but has been pressured to keep his Congressional seat to maintain a Philadelphia representative on the powerful Appropriations Committee in Congress. His opponent in the 2006 General Election is Michael Gessner.
See also
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- 1956 births
- African American politicians
- Alpha Phi Alpha brothers
- Living people
- Members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania State Senators
- University of Pennsylvania alumni
- Pro-choice politicians
- People from Philadelphia
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