Julia Carson
Julia May Carson (July 8, 1938 – December 15, 2007), born Julia May Porter, was a member of the United States House of Representatives for Indiana's 7th congressional district from 1997 until her death in 2007 (numbered as the 10th District from 1997 to 2003). Carson was the first woman and first African American to represent the 7th District. She was also the second African American woman elected to Congress from Indiana, after Katie Hall.
Read more about Julia Carson: Life and Political Career, House Record, Illness and Death, Committees and Subcommittees, Group Ratings (109th Congress), Electoral History
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