BIOGRAPHICAL
FACTS:
POLITICAL:
State Representative, 1979-87; Cook County Recorder of Deeds,
1988-92; US Senator, 1993-99 (elected in 1992; lost for re-election
in 1998); Special Consultant, US Department of Education, 1999;
US
Ambassador to New Zealand, 1999-2001. [Note: Braun was the first African-American
Democrat to serve in the US Senate and
the first African-American female to serve in the US Senate.]
PROFESSIONAL:
Attorney. Assistant US Attorney, 1973-77.
EDUCATION:
B.A., University of Illinois, 1969. J.D., University of Chicago,
1972.
PERSONAL:
Born August 16, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois. Divorced. One
son. Catholic.
ANALYSIS:
FORMER
CANDIDATE - WITHDREW FROM RACE ON JANUARY 14, 2004.
LINKS:
Carol
Moseley Braun for President Committee - Official Campaign
Site.
South Carolinians
for Carole Moseley Braun - Grassroots Supporters (Unauthorized).
Biographical Directory of the US Congress - Profile
History
Makers: Carol Moseley Braun - Black History Museum Profile.
Who is
Carol Moseley Braun? - Negative Site.
Carol Moseley Braun's
Skeleton Closet - Negative Site.
BRAUN
WAS ENDORSED BY:
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