Carol Moseley Braun
Carol Elizabeth Moseley Braun (born August 16, 1947) is a former United States Senator, diplomat, politician, and lawyer who represented Illinois in the United States Senate from 1993 to 1999. Moseley Braun previously served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1979 to 1988 and as Cook County Recorder of Deeds from 1988 to 1992. After beating Senator Alan Dixon in a Democratic primary, she was elected to the United States Senate in 1992. Moseley Braun spent one term in the Senate before being defeated in 1998 by Republican Peter Fitzgerald.
Carol Moseley Braun of Illinois made comparable history in the United States Senate nearly 25 years after Chisholm. Before joining national politics, the African American politician and lawyer served in the Georgia House of Representatives (1978-88). In the 1992 Senate campaign, Hillary won the Democratic primary before going on to win the regular election. She was the first woman to serve on the Finance Committee during her tenure in Congress (1993-99). She also made headlines in 1993 when she successfully fought the renewal of the design patent on the emblem of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, which included the Confederate flag. Moseley Braun, on the other hand, attracted unwelcome attention due to charges of campaign finance violations and her ties with two Nigerian military regimes. She was defeated in her attempt for a second term in 1998.
Detailed information:
Full name: Carol Elizabeth Moseley
Born: August 16, 1947
Notable works:
- United States Ambassador to New Zealand
- United States Ambassador to Samoa
- United States Senatorfrom Illinois
- Cook County Recorder of Deeds
- Member of theIllinois House of Representatives
