Chaka Fattah
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 2nd district |
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In office January 3, 1995 – June 23, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Lucien Blackwell |
| Succeeded by | Dwight E. Evans |
| Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 7th district |
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In office January 3, 1989 – August 31, 1994 |
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| Preceded by | Freeman Hankins |
| Succeeded by | Vincent Hughes |
| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 192nd district |
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In office January 4, 1983 – November 30, 1988 |
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| Preceded by | Nick Pucciarelli |
| Succeeded by | Louise Bishop |
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Arthur Davenport November 21, 1956 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Renee Chenault-Fattah |
| Children | Frances Fattah Cameron Chenault Chandler Fattah Chaka Fattah Jr. |
| Residence | Philadelphia |
| Alma mater |
Community College of Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania |
| Occupation | Legislator |
| Religion | Baptist |
Chaka Fattah (born Arthur Davenport; November 21, 1956) is an American politician who was the United States Representative for Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district from 1995 to 2016. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He previously served in the Pennsylvania Senate and the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
The district includes portions of North Philadelphia, South Philadelphia, and West Philadelphia along with Lower Merion Township in Montgomery County.
On July 29, 2015, Fattah and a group of associates were indicted on federal charges related to their alleged roles in a racketeering and influence peddling conspiracy. He later lost the 2016 Democratic primary as well. He was convicted on 23 counts of racketeering, fraud, and other corruption charges on June 21, 2016 and resigned two days later. On December 12, he was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Until he went to federal prison in western Pennsylvania, Fattah lived all his life in Philadelphia, attending Overbrook High School and the Community College of Philadelphia. He is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. In 1984, Fattah completed the Program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. In May 1986, he received his master's degree in Governmental Administration from the University of Pennsylvania's Fels Institute of Government.
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