Carol Moseley Braun
Carol Moseley Braun | |
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| United States Ambassador to Samoa | |
| In office February 8, 2000 – March 1, 2001 | |
| President | Bill Clinton George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Joe Beeman |
| Succeeded by | Charles Swindells |
| United States Ambassador to New Zealand | |
| In office December 15, 1999 – March 1, 2001 | |
| President | Bill Clinton George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Joe Beeman |
| Succeeded by | Charles Swindells |
| United States Senator from Illinois | |
| In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Alan Dixon |
| Succeeded by | Peter Fitzgerald |
| Recorder of Deeds of Cook County | |
| In office December 1, 1988 – December 1, 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Bus Yourell |
| Succeeded by | Jesse White |
| Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 25th district | |
| In office January 12, 1983 – December 1, 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Donne Trotter |
| Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 24th district | |
| In office January 5, 1979 – January 12, 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Mann |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Carol Elizabeth Moseley August 16, 1947 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Michael Braun (1973–1986) |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign University of Illinois, Chicago (BA) University of Chicago (JD) |
Carol Elizabeth Moseley Braun, also sometimes Moseley-Braun[1] (born August 16, 1947), is an American diplomat, politician and lawyer. She represented Illinois in the United States Senate from 1993 to 1999. She was the first female African-American Senator, the first African-American U.S. Senator for the Democratic Party, the first woman to defeat an incumbent U.S. Senator in an election, and the first female Senator from Illinois.
From 1999 until 2001, she was the United States Ambassador to New Zealand.
She was a candidate for the Democratic nomination during the 2004 U.S. presidential election.
Following the public announcement by Richard M. Daley that he would not seek re-election, in November 2010, Braun began her campaign for Mayor of Chicago.[2] She lost the election to Rahm Emanuel.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Marja Mills, "The Humble Hyphen", Chicago Times, March 14, 2003, explaining that Moseley Braun adopted the hyphenation on joining the Senate and dropped it ten years late.
- ↑ Mitchell, Mary (September 14, 2010). "Trailblazing Moseley Braun set to run again". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on September 18, 2010. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
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