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( ,wa%+ton1 ,ms4 ,sn*ez1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,ms4 ,spei]1 ,ms4 ,e%oo1 ,mr4 ,nadl]1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,mc,nerney1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 ,mrs4 ,c>olyn ,b4 ,maloney ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,br5dan ,f4 ,boyle ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,cicill9e1 ,ms4 ,frankel ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,soto1 & ,mr4 ,m\lton7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,h\se ,adm9i/ration ,,resolution ,ackn[l$g+ ! #ej? anniv]s>y ( ! election ( ,%irley ,anita ,/4 ,hill ,*i%olm1 ! fir/ ,african-,am]ican woman 9 ,congress4 ,:]eas ,novemb] #e1 #bjah1 m>ks ! #ej? anniv]s>y ( ! election ( ,congresswoman ,*i%olm to ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2 ,:]eas ,congresswoman ,*i%olm 0 born 9 ,brooklyn1 ,new ,york1 on ,novemb] #cj1 #aibd1 to ,c>ibbean immigrant p>5ts1 ,*>les & ,ruby ,seale ,/4 ,hill2 ,:]eas ,congresswoman ,*i%olm graduat$ f ,brooklyn ,college 9 #aidf ) a ba*elor ( arts degree 9 sociology & f ,columbia ,univ]sity ) a ma/] ( arts 9 e>ly *ildhood education 9 #aieb2 ,:]eas ,congresswoman ,*i%olm 0 elect$ ! second ,african ,am]ican 9 ! ,new ,york ,/ate ,legislature 9 #aifd & s]v$ honorably until #aifh2 ,:]eas ,congresswoman ,*i%olm s]v$ sev5 t]ms z a ,memb] ( ,congress f #aifh until #aihc2 ,:]eas ,congresswoman ,*i%olm surpass$ ! tw9 ob/acles ( racism & sexism to w9 ! election2 ,:]eas ,congresswoman ,*i%olm 0 a fi]ce critic ( ! s5iority sy/em 9 ,congress1 prote/$ h] assignm5t 9 #aifi to ! ,h\se ,committee on ,agriculture1 & won reassignm5t to a committee ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives on :i* %e c\ld bett] s]ve h] inn]-city di/rict 9 ,brooklyn1 ,new ,york2 ,:]eas aft] s]v+ on ! ,committee on ,education & ,labor = sev]al ye>s1 ,congresswoman ,*i%olm accept$ a pre/igi\s seat on ! ,h\se ,committee on ,rules1 becom+ ! fir/ ,african ,am]ican & second woman ev] to s]ve on ! p[]ful panel2 ,:]eas1 9 #aigb1 ,congresswoman ,*i%olm 0 ! fir/ woman & ! fir/ ,african ,am]ican to seek a nom9ation f a major political p>ty = ,presid5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 :i* %e s\ght on ! ,democratic ticket2 ,:]eas ,congresswoman ,*i%olm campaign$ 9 ! prim>ies ( #ab ,/ates1 won #bh delegates1 & receiv$ #aeb fir/ ballot votes at ! national conv5tion = ! nom9ation ( ! ,democratic ,p>ty = ! 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