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Stephanie Tubbs Jones
Stephanie Tubbs Jones


Stephanie Tubbs Jones represented Ohio's 11th District in the United States House of Representatives from January 1999 until her sudden death in August 2008. She was the first African American elected to Congress from Ohio. Jones was born Sept. 10, 1949, in Cleveland, Ohio. She completed a Bachelor of Arts in sociology with a minor in psychology in 1971 and her Juris Doctorate from Case Western University Law School in 1974. She worked as an assistant Cuyahoga County prosecutor and was later elected as a judge on the Cleveland municipal […]
Barbara Jordan
Barbara Jordan


Barbara Jordan represented the 18th District of Texas in the United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 1979. Jordan is remembered for her eloquent opening remarks on the impeachment against President Richard Nixon for crimes associated with the Watergate scandal in 1974, as well as being the first woman and first African American keynote speaker at a Democratic National Convention in 1976. Jordan was born on February 21, 1936 in Houston, Texas. She completed a Bachelor of Arts at Texas Southern University in 1956 and graduated with a law […]
Sydney Kamlager-Dove
Sydney Kamlager-Dove


Sydney Kamlager-Dove is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing California's 37th Congressional District. She assumed office in 2023 and won reelection in 2024. Kamlager-Dove was born in Chicago, Illinois. She earned a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Southern California and a master's degree in arts management and public policy from Carnegie Mellon University. Her career experience includes working as the district director for former State Senator Holly J. Mitchell and in the nonprofit, entertainment, education, and government fields. Kamlager-Dove served as the president […]
Marcy C Kaptur
Marcy C Kaptur


Marcy Kaptur assumed office in January 1983, representing Ohio's 9th District in the United States House of Representatives. Kaptur was born June 17, 1946, in Toledo, Ohio. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1968 and completed a Master of Urban Planning from the University of Michigan in 1974. In 1981, she did post-graduate study in urban planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Prior to serving in Congress, Kaptur served on the Toledo-Luca County Plan Commission from 1969 to 1975, as director of planning for the National Center […]
Robin Kelly
Robin Kelly


Robin L. Kelly has served Illinois's 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives since April 11, 2013. Born in New York on April 30, 1956, Kelly moved to Illinois after high school to attend Bradley University in Peoria, where she earned her B.A. and M.A. degrees. She received a Ph.D. from Northern Illinois University. Kelly was the director of the Crisis Nursery at Crittenton Care and Counseling Center from 1984 to 1987, associate director of The Youth Shelter from 1987 to 1990, and minority student services director at […]
Barbara B Kennelly
Barbara B Kennelly


Barbara B. Kennelly represented Connecticut's 1st District in the United States House of Representatives from 1982 to 1999. Kennelly was the first woman to serve on the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the first woman to be appointed as chief deputy majority whip. Kennelly was born July 10, 1936, in Hartford, Connecticut. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Trinity College in Washington, D.C., in 1958. In 1959, she received a certificate in business administration from Harvard Business School; and, in 1971, she completed her Master of Arts […]
Jennifer Kiggans
Jennifer Kiggans


Jennifer Kiggans is a member of the U.S. House, representing Virginia's 2nd Congressional District. Kiggans was born in Tampa, Florida, on June 18, 1971. She earned a bachelor's degree in international relations from Boston University in 1993, a B.S.N. from Old Dominion University in 2011, and an M.S.N. from Vanderbilt University in 2012. She served in the U.S. Navy from 1993 to 2003. Before beginning her service in the U.S. Navy, she taught English in public high schools in Matsuyama, Japan. She then served for ten years in the U.S. […]
Carolyn C Kilpatrick
Carolyn C Kilpatrick


Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick represented Michigan's 13th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives from January 1997 to January 2011. Kilpatrick was the first chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus' Political Action Committee during the 109th Congress. She was also the first African American member of Congress appointed to the United States Air Force Academy Board. Kilpatrick was born June 25, 1945, in Detroit, Michigan. From 1968 to 1970, she attended Ferris State University and received an associate's degree. In 1972, she received her bachelor's degree from Western Michigan […]
Mary Jo Kilroy
Mary Jo Kilroy


Mary Jo Kilroy represented Ohio's 15th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives from 2009 until 2011. Kilroy was born April 30, 1949, in Euclid, Ohio. In 1977, she graduated with a bachelor's degree in political science from Cleveland State University. She continued on to Ohio State University and completed her Juris Doctorate in 1980. In 1991, Kilroy was elected to the Columbus Board of Education, a position she served for two, four-year terms. In 2000, she was elected as a Franklin County commissioner; and in 2005, she […]
Young Kim
Young Kim


Young Kim assumed office as the representative for California's 39th Congressional District on Jan. 3, 2021. Following redistricting, Young now serves the 40th District. She won her 2024 election race. Kim was born on October 18, 1962, in Incheon, South Korea, and later moved to California. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in business administration from the University of Southern California. Kim then pursued a career in the private sector as a small business owner and financial analyst. Kim was elected to the California State Assembly in 2014, serving one […]