Congressional Black Caucus

The Congressional Black Caucus is a political organization made up of the African-American members of the United States Congress. ^[1]

African Americans

African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans or Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group of Americans with total or partial ancestry from any of the black racial groups of Africa.

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African Americans in the United States Congress

The first African Americans to serve in the United States Congress were Republicans elected during the Reconstruction Era.

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Al Green (politician)

Alexander Green (born September 1, 1947) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Texas's 9th congressional district since 2005.

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Al Lawson

Alfred James Lawson Jr. (born September 23, 1948), is an American politician who is the U.S. Representative for Florida's 5th congressional district, serving since 2017.

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Alabama

Alabama is a state in the southeastern region of the United States.

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Alabama's 7th congressional district

Alabama's 7th congressional district is a United States congressional district in Alabama that elects a representative to the United States House of Representatives.

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Alcee Hastings

Alcee Lamar Hastings (born September 5, 1936) is the U.S. Representative for.

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Allen West (politician)

Allen Bernard West (born February 7, 1961) is an American political commentator, retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel, and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives.

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Alma Adams

Alma Shealey Adams (born May 27, 1946) is an American politician who represents North Carolina's 12th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.

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André Carson

André D. Carson (born October 16, 1974) is the U.S. Representative for, in office since a special election in 2008.

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Anthony G. Brown

Anthony Gregory Brown (born November 21, 1961) is an American lawyer and politician, who is currently serving as the U.S. Representative for Maryland's 4th congressional district.

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Augustus F. Hawkins

Augustus Freeman Hawkins (August 31, 1907 – November 10, 2007) was a prominent American Democratic Party politician and a figure in the history of Civil Rights and organized labor.

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Barack Obama

Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th President of the United States from January 20, 2009, to January 20, 2017.

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Barbara Lee

Barbara Jean Lee (born July 16, 1946) is the U.S. Representative for, serving since 1998; until 2013 the region was designated.

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Bennie Thompson

Bennie Gordon Thompson (born January 28, 1948) is the U.S. Representative for, serving since 1993, and the ranking member of the Committee on Homeland Security since 2011.

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Bill Clay

William Lacy Clay Sr. (born April 30, 1931) is an American politician from Missouri.

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Bobby Rush

Bobby Lee Rush (born November 23, 1946) is an American politician, civil rights leader and pastor.

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Bobby Scott (politician)

Robert Cortez Scott (born April 30, 1947) is the U.S. Representative from.

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Bonnie Watson Coleman

Bonnie Watson Coleman (born February 6, 1945) is an American Democratic Party politician, who has served as the U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 12th congressional district since 2015.

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Brenda Lawrence

Brenda Lulenar Lawrence (born October 18, 1954) is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the Mayor of Southfield, Michigan from 2001 to 2015.

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California

California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States.

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California's 13th congressional district

California's 13th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California.

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California's 21st congressional district

California's 21st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California which is centered in the San Joaquin Valley, and includes areas of Fresno County, Kern County, Kings County, and Tulare County.

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California's 37th congressional district

California's 37th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California based in Los Angeles County.

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California's 43rd congressional district

California's 43rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California that is represented by.

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California's 7th congressional district

California's 7th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California.

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Cardiss Collins

Cardiss Hortense Collins (née Robertson; September 24, 1931 – February 3, 2013) was an American politician from Illinois who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 1997.

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Carol Moseley Braun

Carol Elizabeth Moseley Braun, also sometimes Moseley-Braun (born August 16, 1947), is an American diplomat, politician and lawyer who represented Illinois in the United States Senate from 1993 to 1999.

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Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick

Carolyn Jean Cheeks Kilpatrick (born June 25, 1945) is an American politician who was U.S. Representative for from 1997 to 2011.

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Cedric Richmond

Cedric Levon Richmond (born September 13, 1973) is an American politician in the Democratic Party who has been the U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 2nd congressional district since 2011.

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Charles Diggs

Charles Coles Diggs Jr. (December 2, 1922 – August 24, 1998) was an African-American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.

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Charles Rangel

Charles Bernard Rangel (born June 11, 1930) is an American politician who was a U.S. Representative for districts in New York from 1971 to 2017.

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Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act

The Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986 was a law enacted by the United States Congress.

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Congressional Black Caucus Foundation

The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) is an American educational foundation.

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Congressional caucus

A congressional caucus is a group of members of the United States Congress that meets to pursue common legislative objectives.

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Cory Booker

Cory Anthony Booker (born April 27, 1969) is an American politician currently serving as the junior United States Senator from New Jersey, in office since 2013.

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Danny K. Davis

Daniel K. Davis (born September 6, 1941) is an American politician who is the U.S. Representative from, elected in 1996.

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David Scott (Georgia politician)

David Albert Scott (born June 27, 1945) is the U.S. Representative for, serving since 2003.

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Delaware

Delaware is one of the 50 states of the United States, in the Mid-Atlantic or Northeastern region.

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Delaware's at-large congressional district

Delaware's at-large congressional district is a congressional district that includes the entire U.S. state of Delaware.

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Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party (nicknamed the GOP for Grand Old Party).

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District of Columbia's at-large congressional district

The District of Columbia's At-large congressional district is a congressional district based entirely of the District of Columbia.

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Donald M. Payne

Donald Milford Payne (July 16, 1934 – March 6, 2012) was an American politician who was the U.S. Representative for from 1989 to 2012.

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Donald McEachin

Aston Donald McEachin (born October 10, 1961) is an American politician and lawyer who is the U.S. Representative from Virginia's 4th district.

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Donald Payne Jr.

Donald Milford Payne Jr. (born December 17, 1958) is an American politician who has been the U.S. Representative for since 2012.

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Duke University

Duke University is a private, non-profit, research university located in Durham, North Carolina.

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Dwight Evans (politician)

Dwight E. Evans (born May 16, 1954) is an American politician of the Democratic Party serving as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district since 2016.

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Eddie Bernice Johnson

Eddie Bernice Johnson (born December 3, 1935) is a politician from the state of Texas, currently representing Texas's in the United States House of Representatives.

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Edolphus Towns

Edolphus "Ed" Towns Jr. (born July 21, 1934) is an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 2013.

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Edward Brooke

Edward William Brooke III (October 26, 1919 – January 3, 2015) was an American Republican politician.

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Eleanor Holmes Norton

Eleanor Holmes Norton (born June 13, 1937) is an American politician serving as a non-voting Delegate to the United States House of Representatives representing the District of Columbia.

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Elijah Cummings

Elijah Eugene Cummings (born January 18, 1951) is an American politician and the U.S. Representative for, serving since 1996.

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Emanuel Cleaver

Emanuel Cleaver II (born October 26, 1944) is a United Methodist pastor, American politician and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.

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Florida

Florida (Spanish for "land of flowers") is the southernmost contiguous state in the United States.

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Florida's 10th congressional district

Florida's 10th congressional district is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress and was reassigned in 2012, effective January 2013, from the Gulf coast to inland central Florida.

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Florida's 20th congressional district

Florida's 20th congressional district is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress, located in southeast Florida.

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Florida's 24th congressional district

Florida's 24th congressional district is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress, located in southeast Florida.

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Florida's 5th congressional district

Florida's 5th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida.

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Frederica Wilson

Frederica Smith Wilson (born Frederica Patricia Smith; November 5, 1942) is a politician who has been a member of the United States House of Representatives since 2011.

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Free South Africa Movement

The Free South Africa Movement (FSAM) was a coalition of individuals, organizations, students, and unions across the United States of America who sought to end Apartheid in South Africa.

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G. K. Butterfield

George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. (born April 27, 1947) is a United States Congressman elected in 2004.

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Gary Franks

Gary Alvin Franks (born February 9, 1953) is an American politician who was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut for six years, from 1991 until 1997.

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George W. Collins

George Washington Collins (March 5, 1925 – December 8, 1972) was an American politician.

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Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a state in the Southeastern United States.

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Georgia's 13th congressional district

Georgia's 13th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia.

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Georgia's 2nd congressional district

Georgia's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia.

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Georgia's 4th congressional district

Georgia's 4th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia.

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Georgia's 5th congressional district

Georgia's 5th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia.

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Governor of Illinois

The Governor of Illinois is the chief executive of the State of Illinois and the various agencies and departments over which the officer has jurisdiction, as prescribed in the state constitution.

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Gregory Meeks

Gregory Weldon Meeks (born September 25, 1953) is the U.S. Representative for, formerly in the 6th District since 1998.

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Gwen Moore

Gwendolynne Sophia Moore (born April 18, 1951) is the U.S. Representative for, serving since 2005.

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Hakeem Jeffries

Hakeem Sekou Jeffries (born August 4, 1970) is a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing New York's 8th congressional district in Brooklyn and Queens.

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Hank Johnson

Henry C. "Hank" Johnson Jr. (born October 2, 1954) is the U.S. Representative for, serving since 2007.

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Illinois

Illinois is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Illinois's 1st congressional district

Illinois's first congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Illinois.

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Illinois's 2nd congressional district

Illinois' 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Illinois.

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Illinois's 6th congressional district

The 6th congressional district of Illinois covers parts of Cook, DuPage, Lake, Kane and McHenry counties, as of the 2011 redistricting which followed the 2010 census.

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Illinois's 7th congressional district

The 7th Congressional District of Illinois covers parts of Cook County, as of the 2011 redistricting that followed the 2010 census.

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Indiana

Indiana is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern and Great Lakes regions of North America.

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Indiana's 7th congressional district

Indiana's 7th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana.

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J. C. Watts

Julius Caesar Watts Jr. (born November 18, 1957) is an American politician from Oklahoma who was a college football quarterback for the Oklahoma Sooners and later played professionally in the Canadian Football League.

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Jim Clyburn

James Enos Clyburn (born July 21, 1940) is an American politician of the Democratic Party serving as the U.S. Representative for since 1993, and the House Assistant Minority Leader since 2011.

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Jim DeMint

James Warren DeMint (born September 2, 1951) is an American writer and retired politician who served as a United States Senator from South Carolina from 2005 to 2013.

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John Conyers

John James Conyers Jr. (born May 16, 1929) is a retired American politician of the Democratic Party who served as a U.S. Representative for Michigan from 1965 to 2017.

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John Kerry

John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is an American politician who served as the 68th United States Secretary of State from 2013 to 2017.

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John Lewis (civil rights leader)

John Robert Lewis (born February 21, 1940) is an American politician and is a prominent civil rights leader.

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Joyce Beatty

Joyce Birdson Beatty (born March 12, 1950) is an American politician who has been the United States Representative for Ohio's 3rd congressional district since 2013.

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Julian Dixon

Julian Carey Dixon (August 8, 1934 – December 8, 2000) was an American politician from the state of California serving from 1979 until his death from a heart attack in Los Angeles, California in 2000.

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Kamala Harris

Kamala Devi Harris (born October 20, 1964) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States Senator from California since 2017.

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Karen Bass

Karen Ruth Bass (born October 3, 1953) is an American Democratic politician.

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Keith Ellison

Keith Maurice Ellison (born August 4, 1963) is an American politician and lawyer who has been the U.S. Representative for since 2007 and Deputy Chair of the Democratic National Committee since 2017.

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Kweisi Mfume

Kweisi Mfume (born Frizzell Gerald Gray; October 24, 1948) is an American politician and the former President/CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), as well as a five-term Democratic Congressman from Maryland's 7th congressional district, serving in the 100th through 104th Congress.

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Lacy Clay

William Lacy Clay Jr. (born July 27, 1956), usually known as Lacy Clay, is the U.S. Representative for, serving since 2001.

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Lisa Blunt Rochester

Lisa Blunt Rochester (born Lisa LaTrelle Blunt; February 10, 1962) is an American politician from the state of Delaware.

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List of African-American United States Representatives

The United States House of Representatives has had 144 elected African-American members, of whom 138 have been Representatives from U.S. states and 6 have been Delegates from U.S. territories and the District of Columbia.

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List of African-American United States Senators

The United States Senate has had ten African-American elected or appointed office holders.

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List of United States Senators from California

California elects United States Senators to Class 1 and Class 3.

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List of United States Senators from New Jersey

Below is a chronological listing of the United States Senators from New Jersey.

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Louis Stokes

Louis Stokes (February 23, 1925 – August 18, 2015) was an American attorney and politician.

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Louisiana

Louisiana is a state in the southeastern region of the United States.

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Louisiana's 2nd congressional district

Louisiana's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Louisiana.

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Marc Veasey

Marc Allison Veasey (born January 3, 1971) is an American politician from Fort Worth, Texas.

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Marcia Fudge

Marcia Louise Fudge (born October 29, 1952) is the U.S. Representative for, serving since 2008.

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Maryland

Maryland is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and Washington, D.C. to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east.

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Maryland's 4th congressional district

Maryland's 4th congressional district comprises portions of Prince George's County and Anne Arundel County.

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Maryland's 7th congressional district

Maryland's 7th congressional district elects a representative to the United States House of Representatives every two years.

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Master list of Nixon's political opponents

A master list of Nixon political opponents was compiled to supplement the original Nixon's Enemies List of 20 key people considered opponents of President Richard Nixon.

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Maxine Waters

Maxine Moore Waters (née Carr; born August 15, 1938) is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for since 2013.

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Mel Watt

Melvin Luther Watt (born August 26, 1945) is an American politician who has been Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency since 2014.

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Melvin H. Evans

Melvin Herbert Evans (August 7, 1917November 27, 1984) was a U.S. Virgin Islander politician, who served as the first elected Governor of the United States Virgin Islands, serving from 1969 to 1975.

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Mervyn Dymally

Mervyn Malcolm Dymally (May 12, 1926 – October 7, 2012) was a Democratic politician from California.

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Mia Love

Ludmya "Mia" Love (née Bourdeau; December 6, 1975) is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Utah's 4th congressional district since 2015.

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Michigan's 13th congressional district

Michigan's 13th congressional district is a United States congressional district in Wayne County, Michigan.

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Michigan's 14th congressional district

Michigan's 14th congressional district is a congressional district that stretches from eastern Detroit westward to Farmington Hills, then north to the suburb of Pontiac.

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Michigan's 1st congressional district

Michigan's 1st congressional district is a United States Congressional district containing the entire Upper Peninsula of Michigan and 16 counties of Northern Michigan in the Lower Peninsula.

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Mickey Leland

George Thomas "Mickey" Leland (November 27, 1944 – August 7, 1989) was an anti-poverty activist who later became a congressman from the Texas 18th District and chair of the Congressional Black Caucus.

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Minnesota

Minnesota is a state in the Upper Midwest and northern regions of the United States.

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Minnesota's 5th congressional district

Minnesota's 5th congressional district is a geographically small urban and suburban congressional district in Minnesota.

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Mississippi

Mississippi is a state in the Southern United States, with part of its southern border formed by the Gulf of Mexico.

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Mississippi's 2nd congressional district

Mississippi's 2nd congressional district (MS-2) is the only majority-black district in the state, covering much of western Mississippi.

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Missouri

Missouri is a state in the Midwestern United States.

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Missouri's 1st congressional district

Missouri's first congressional district is in the eastern portion of the state.

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Missouri's 5th congressional district

Missouri's 5th Congressional District has been represented in the United States House of Representatives by Democrat Emanuel Cleaver, the former Mayor of Kansas City, since 2005.

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Mo Cowan

William Maurice "Mo" Cowan (born April 4, 1969) is an American politician and lawyer who served as a United States Senator from Massachusetts in 2013.

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New Jersey

New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the Northeastern United States.

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New Jersey's 10th congressional district

New Jersey's 10th congressional district is an urban congressional district in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

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New Jersey's 12th congressional district

New Jersey's Twelfth Congressional district is represented by Democrat Bonnie Watson Coleman.

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New York (state)

New York is a state in the northeastern United States.

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New York's 12th congressional district

New York's 12th Congressional District is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives located in New York City.

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New York's 18th congressional district

The 18th Congressional District of New York is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in the northern suburbs and exurbs of New York City.

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New York's 5th congressional district

The 5th Congressional District of New York is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives, represented by Democrat Gregory Meeks.

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New York's 8th congressional district

New York's Eighth Congressional District for the US House of Representatives is in the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens.

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New York's 9th congressional district

New York's 9th Congressional District is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in New York City, represented by Yvette Clarke.

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Non-voting members of the United States House of Representatives

Non-voting members of the United States House of Representatives (called either delegates or resident commissioner, in the case of Puerto Rico) are representatives of their territory in the House of Representatives, but who do not have a right to vote on proposed legislation in the full House but are nevertheless able to participate in certain other House functions.

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North Carolina

North Carolina is a U.S. state in the southeastern region of the United States.

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North Carolina's 12th congressional district

North Carolina's 12th congressional district is a congressional district located in the city of Charlotte and surrounding areas in Mecklenburg County.

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North Carolina's 1st congressional district

North Carolina's 1st congressional district is located mostly in the northeastern part of the state.

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Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern state in the Great Lakes region of the United States.

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Ohio's 11th congressional district

Ohio's 11th congressional district is represented by Representative Marcia Fudge, a Democrat, having been elected after the death of Stephanie Tubbs Jones.

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Ohio's 21st congressional district

The 21st congressional district of Ohio was a congressional district in the state of Ohio.

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Ohio's 3rd congressional district

Ohio's 3rd congressional district is located entirely in Franklin County and includes most of the city of Columbus.

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Pan-African Congress

The Pan-African Congress — following on from the first Pan-African Conference of 1900 in London — was a series of seven meetings, held in 1919 in Paris (1st Pan-African Congress), 1921 in London (2nd Pan-African Congress), 1923 in London (3rd Pan-African Congress), 1927 New York City (4th Pan-African Congress), 1945 Manchester (5th Pan-African Congress), 1974 Dar es Salaam (6th Pan-African Congress), 1994 Kampala (7th Pan-African Congress), and 2014 Accra that were intended to address the issues facing Africa as a result of European colonization of most of the continent.

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Parren Mitchell

Parren James Mitchell (April 29, 1922 – May 28, 2007), was a U.S. Congressman affiliated with the Democratic Party who represented the 7th congressional district of Maryland from January 3, 1971 to January 3, 1987.

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Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania German: Pennsylvaani or Pennsilfaani), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state located in the northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.

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Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district

Pennsylvania's second congressional district includes several areas of the city of Philadelphia – West Philadelphia, North Philadelphia, and Northwest Philadelphia—in addition to parts of South Philadelphia, Center City, and western suburbs such as Lower Merion Township in Montgomery County.

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Politico

Politico, known earlier as The Politico, is an American political journalism company based in Arlington County, Virginia, that covers politics and policy in the United States and internationally.

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President of the United States

The President of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America.

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Ralph Metcalfe

Ralph Harold Metcalfe Sr. (May 29, 1910 – October 10, 1978) was an American track and field sprinter and politician.

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Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party, also referred to as the GOP (abbreviation for Grand Old Party), is one of the two major political parties in the United States, the other being its historic rival, the Democratic Party.

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Republican Revolution

The Republican Revolution, Revolution of '94 or Gingrich Revolution refers to the Republican Party (GOP) success in the 1994 U.S. midterm elections, which resulted in a net gain of 54 seats in the House of Representatives, and a pickup of eight seats in the Senate.

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Robert N. C. Nix Sr.

Robert Nelson Cornelius Nix Sr. (August 9, 1898 – June 22, 1987) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1958 until 1979.

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Robin Kelly

Robin Lynne Kelly (born April 30, 1956) is an American politician from Illinois who has served as the U.S. Representative from since 2013.

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Rod Blagojevich

Rod Blagojevich (born December 10, 1956) is an American former television personality and politician who served as the 40th Governor of Illinois from 2003 until his impeachment, conviction, and removal from office in 2009.

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Roland Burris

Roland Wallace Burris (born August 3, 1937) is an American politician and attorney who is a former United States Senator from the state of Illinois and a member of the Democratic Party.

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Ron Dellums

Ronald Vernie Dellums (born November 24, 1935) is an American politician who served as Oakland's forty-eighth (and third African-American) mayor.

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Ronald Reagan

Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th President of the United States from 1981 to 1989.

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Sanford Bishop

Sanford Dixon Bishop Jr. (born February 4, 1947) is the U.S. Representative for, serving since 1993.

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Sheila Jackson Lee

Sheila Jackson Lee (born January 12, 1950) is an American politician.

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Shirley Chisholm

Shirley Anita Chisholm (née St. Hill; November 30, 1924 – January 1, 2005) was an American politician, educator, and author.

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South Carolina

South Carolina is a U.S. state in the southeastern region of the United States.

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South Carolina's 6th congressional district

The 6th Congressional District of South Carolina is a congressional district in central and eastern South Carolina.

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Stacey Plaskett

Stacey Plaskett (born May 13, 1966) is an American politician who is currently the delegate to the United States House of Representatives from the United States Virgin Islands's at-large congressional district.

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Steve Cohen

Stephen Ira Cohen (born May 24, 1949) is the U.S. Representative for, serving since 2007.

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Tennessee

Tennessee (translit) is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States.

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Terri Sewell

Terrycina Andrea Sewell (born January 1, 1965) is an American politician of the Democratic Party serving as the U.S. Representative for since 2011.

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Texas

Texas (Texas or Tejas) is the second largest state in the United States by both area and population.

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Texas's 18th congressional district

Texas District 18 of the United States House of Representatives is a Congressional district that serves much of inner city Houston and the surrounding area.

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Texas's 23rd congressional district

Texas's 23rd congressional district stretches across the southwestern portion of Texas.

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Texas's 30th congressional district

Texas District 30 of the United States House of Representatives is a Congressional district that serves much of the city of Dallas and other parts of Dallas County (primarily black- and Hispanic-majority areas).

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Texas's 33rd congressional district

Texas's 33rd Congressional District is a new district that was created as a result of the 2010 Census.

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Texas's 9th congressional district

Texas District 9 of the United States House of Representatives is a Congressional district that serves the southwestern portion of the Greater Houston area in Texas.

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Tim Scott

Timothy Eugene Scott (born September 19, 1965) is an American businessman and politician serving as the junior United States Senator for South Carolina since 2013, from Republican Party.

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TransAfrica

TransAfrica (formerly TransAfrica Forum) is an advocacy organization in Washington, D.C. that seeks to influence the foreign policy of the United States concerning African and Caribbean countries and all African diaspora groups.

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United States Congress

The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the Federal government of the United States.

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United States House of Representatives

The United States House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, the Senate being the upper chamber.

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United States House of Representatives elections, 2014

The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 4, 2014, in the middle of President Barack Obama's second term in office.

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United States Virgin Islands

The United States Virgin Islands (USVI; also called the American Virgin Islands), officially the Virgin Islands of the United States, is a group of islands in the Caribbean that is an insular area of the United States located east of Puerto Rico.

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United States Virgin Islands's at-large congressional district

The United States Virgin Islands's At-large congressional district encompasses the entire area of the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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Utah

Utah is a state in the western United States.

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Utah's 4th congressional district

Utah's 4th congressional district is a new congressional district created by the state legislature as a result of reapportionment by Congress after the 2010 Census showed population increases in the state relative to other states.

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Val Demings

Valdez Venita "Val" Demings (née Butler; March 12, 1957) is an American law enforcement officer and politician who serves as the member of the United States House of Representatives from.

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Virginia

Virginia (officially the Commonwealth of Virginia) is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States located between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains.

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Virginia's 3rd congressional district

Virginia's third congressional district is a United States congressional district in the Commonwealth of Virginia, serving the independent cities of Franklin, Newport News, and Portsmouth, parts of the independent cities of Chesapeake, Hampton, Norfolk, and Suffolk, and all of the county of Isle of Wight.

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Virginia's 4th congressional district

Virginia's fourth congressional district is a United States congressional district in the state of Virginia.

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Walter E. Fauntroy

Walter Edward Fauntroy (born February 6, 1933) is the former pastor of the New Bethel Baptist Church in Washington, D.C., and a civil rights activist.

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Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington or D.C., is the capital of the United States of America.

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White House

The White House is the official residence and workplace of the President of the United States.

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Will Hurd

William Ballard Hurd (born August 19, 1977) is a U.S. politician who is the U.S. representative for Texas's 23rd congressional district, which stretches 800 miles from San Antonio to El Paso, along the U.S.-Mexican border.

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Wisconsin

Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States, in the Midwest and Great Lakes regions.

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Wisconsin's 4th congressional district

Wisconsin's 4th congressional district is a congressional district of the United States House of Representatives in Wisconsin, encompassing a part of Milwaukee County and including all of the city of Milwaukee and its working-class suburbs of Cudahy, St. Francis, South Milwaukee, and West Milwaukee.

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Yvette Clarke

Yvette Diane Clarke (born November 21, 1964) is a Democratic member of the US House of Representatives from New York.

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Yvonne Brathwaite Burke

Yvonne Brathwaite Burke (born October 5, 1932) is a politician from Los Angeles, California, United States.

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115th United States Congress

The One Hundred Fifteenth United States Congress is the current meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

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Black Congressional Caucus, Black Legislative Caucus.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congressional_Black_Caucus

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