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elleng

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5. SHE was.
Thu Apr 25, 2019, 03:20 PM
Apr 2019

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. She was the only female U.S. Senator from Illinois until Tammy Duckworth who became the U.S. Senator from Illinois in January 2017. 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] The former Senator placed fourth in a field of six candidates, losing the February 22, 2011, election to Rahm Emanuel.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Moseley_Braun

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An endorsement for Joe Biden: [View all] Kingofalldems Apr 2019 OP
The way it's worded makes it sound like she was the 1st Af American female Senator. Honeycombe8 Apr 2019 #1
Yeah, I had to reread it to get the meaning LongtimeAZDem Apr 2019 #2
If she wasn't the first AA female Senator DURHAM D Apr 2019 #3
SHE was. elleng Apr 2019 #5
I know. DURHAM D Apr 2019 #6
Thought so. elleng Apr 2019 #7
Well, I don't know. Maybe I should check my facts....Oops. She was! Honeycombe8 Apr 2019 #8
Significant emmaverybo Apr 2019 #4
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