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Cardiss Collins. Cardiss Collins (* 24. September 1931 in St. Louis, Missouri; † 3. Februar 2013 in Alexandria, Virginia) war eine US-amerikanische Politikerin. Zwischen 1973 und 1997 vertrat sie den Bundesstaat Illinois im US-Repräsentantenhaus. Werdegang
Cardiss Hortense Collins ( née Robertson; September 24, 1931 – February 3, 2013) was an American politician from Illinois who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the fourth African-American woman in Congress and the first to represent the Midwest. [1] .
7. Feb. 2013 · Cardiss Collins, who reluctantly ran for a Chicago Congressional seat left vacant when her husband died in a plane crash and went on to become Illinois’s first black congresswoman, serving for...
28. Juni 2010 · Cardiss Collins was the first African American and first woman to chair the Manpower and Housing subcommittee of the House Government Operations Committee and to be named Democratic whip-at-large in the House. She served in Congress from 1973 to 1996 and authored laws on health, safety, and advertising issues.
6. Feb. 2013 · Former U.S. Rep. Cardiss Collins was initially a reluctant candidate to replace her husband in Congress after his death in a plane crash, but she went on to represent Chicago in Washington for...
Cardiss Collins, an Illinois Democrat who reluctantly filled her late husband’s seat in Congress in 1973 and over the next quarter-century became one of the most prominent black women on...
5. Feb. 2013 · Former Rep. Cardiss Collins, D-Ill., who served 12 terms in Congress from 1973 to 1997, passed away over the weekend due to natural causes. She was known for her work on health care, civil rights and women's sports issues.
