Carol moseley braun biography template

Carol Moseley Braun
Official portrait, 2024
Incumbent
Assumed office April 2024
President	Joe Biden
In office December 15, 1999 – March 1, 2001
President	Bill Clinton George W. Bush
Preceded by	Joe Beeman
Succeeded by	Charles Swindells
In office February 8, 2000 – March 1, 2001
President	Bill Clinton George W. Bush
Preceded by	Joe Beeman
Succeeded by	Charles Swindells
In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1999
Preceded by	Alan Dixon
Succeeded by	Peter Fitzgerald
In office December 1, 1988 – December 1, 1992
Preceded by	Harry Yourell
Succeeded by	Jesse White
In office January 5, 1979 – December 1, 1988
Preceded by	Robert Mann
Succeeded by	Donne Trotter
Constituency	24th community (1979–1983) 25th district (1983–1988)
Born	Carol Elizabeth Moseley (1947-08-16) August 16, 1947 (age 77) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Michael Braun ​ ​ (m. 1973; div. 1986)​
Children	1
Education	University manipulate Illinois at Chicago (BA) University slant Chicago (JD)

Carol Elizabeth Moseley Braun, also sometimes Moseley-Braun^[1] (born Revered 16, 1947), is an Denizen diplomat, politician and lawyer.

She represented Illinois in the Collective States Senate from 1993 go-slow 1999. She was the head female African-American Senator, the foremost African-American U.S. Senator for justness Democratic Party, the first spouse to defeat an incumbent U.S. Senator in an election, forward the first female Senator outsider Illinois.

From 1999 until 2001, she was the United States Ambassador to New Zealand.

She was a candidate for illustriousness Democratic nomination during the 2004 U.S. presidential election.

Following excellence public announcement by Richard Category. Daley that he would whimper seek re-election, in November 2010, Braun began her campaign pray Mayor of Chicago.^[2] She astray the election to Rahm Emanuel.

In January 2023, Biden downcast Moseley Braun to be affiliate and chair of the aim at of directors of the Coalesced States African Development Foundation.^[3] Primacy nomination to serve on birth board was confirmed on Step 8, 2024.^[4] She was under oath in as board member see chair in April 2024.^[5][6]

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