House of Representatives – 1990s
Carolyn Jean Cheeks Kilpatrick (1945- )
Carolyn Kilpatrick was the U.S. Representative for Michigan’s 13th congressional district from 1997 to 2011. Cheeks was born on June...
Chaka Fattah (1956- )
Chaka Fattah is a former Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives. He represented the 2nd Congressional District of...
Eddie Bernice Johnson (1935-2023)
An early career in health care led to political aspirations for Eddie Bernice Johnson, culminating in her position representing Texas...
Earl Hilliard (1942- )
Earl Hilliard, lawyer, politician, and United States Representative from Alabama’s Seventh Congressional District (1993-2003), was born in Birmingham, Alabama to...
Cleo Fields (1962- )
Cleo Fields, politician, lawyer, and United States Representative from Louisiana’s Fourth Congressional District (1993-97), was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana...
William J. Jefferson (1947- )
William J. Jefferson is a former Democratic politician who represented Louisiana’s Second Congressional District from 1991 to 2009. He was...
Alcee L. Hastings (1936-2021)
Alcee Lamar Hastings, the son of Julius C. and Mildred L. Hastings, was born on September 5, 1936, in Altamonte...
Julia May Porter Carson (1938-2007)
Julia May Porter Carson, one of the first African American women to represent Indiana in Congress, was born Julia May...
Bennie G. Thompson (1948- )
Bennie G. Thompson, United States Representative from Mississippi’s Second Congressional District, is the chair of the House Homeland Security Committee...
