Juanita Millender-McDonald
| Juanita Millender-McDonald | |
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| Chairperson of the House Administration Committee | |
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In office January 3, 2007 – April 22, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Vern Ehlers |
| Succeeded by | Bob Brady |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 37th district |
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In office March 26, 1996 – April 22, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Walter Tucker |
| Succeeded by | Laura Richardson |
| Member of the California State Assembly | |
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In office 1993-1996 |
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| Personal details | |
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September 7, 1938 Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | April 22, 2007 (aged 68) Carson, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | James McDonald |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater |
University of Redlands California State University, Los Angeles University of Southern California |
| Religion | Baptist |
Juanita Millender-McDonald (September 7, 1938 – April 22, 2007) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1996 until her death in 2007, representing California's 37th congressional district, which includes most of South Central Los Angeles and the city of Long Beach, California. She was a member of the Democratic Party.
On December 19, 2006, Millender-McDonald was named Chairwoman of the House Committee on House Administration for the 110th Congress. She was the first African-American woman to chair the committee. She was also a member of the Congressional Black Caucus and of the New Democrat Coalition and was considered a front-runner for the job of Secretary of Transportation if John Kerry had been elected President in 2004.
Millender-McDonald was born in Birmingham, Alabama. She was educated at the University of Redlands, from which she received a business degree; California State University, Los Angeles, from which she earned a masters in education; and the University of Southern California, from which she completed her doctorate. She worked as a teacher, a textbook editor, and later as director of a nonprofit organization working for gender issues. She was a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. Millender-McDonald served as a member of the City Council of Carson, California and was a member of the California State Assembly before entering the House. She was first elected to the House in a March 1996 special election to replace Congressman Walter Tucker, who resigned due to corruption charges and was later sentenced to 27 months in prison. While she won a difficult nine-candidate primary in her first election run, she did not face any serious opposition in any of her reelection campaigns.
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