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Carol Moseley Braun

1947 - Today

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Carol Elizabeth Moseley Braun, also sometimes Moseley-Braun (born August 16, 1947), is an American diplomat, politician, and lawyer who represented Illinois in the United States Senate from 1993 to 1999. Moseley Braun was the first African-American woman elected to the U.S. Senate, the first African-American U.S. senator from the Democratic Party and the first female U.S. senator from Illinois. Moseley Braun was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1979 to 1988 and served as Cook County Recorder of Deeds from 1988 to 1992. She was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1992 after defeating Senator Alan J. Dixon in a Democratic primary. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2024). Carol Moseley Braun is the 17,713th most popular politician (up from 17,906th in 2024), the 12,835th most popular biography from United States (up from 13,698th in 2019) and the 969th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Carol Moseley Braun ranks 17,713 out of 19,576. Before her are Rivo Rakotovao, Pervin Buldan, André Ventura, Yordanka Fandakova, Jargaltulgyn Erdenebat, and Jan Brewer. After her are John Compton, David McAllister, Murli Manohar Joshi, Aécio Neves, Piedad Córdoba, and Muath Al-Kasasbeh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Carol Moseley Braun ranks 825. Before her are Howard Georgi, Keone Young, Gary Herbert, Tom Daschle, Keith Devlin, and John Holt. After her are Archie Gemmill, Peter Welch, Rupert Hine, Philippe Vorbe, Gennadiy Tsygankov, and Dana Rohrabacher.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Carol Moseley Braun ranks 12,839 out of 20,380. Before her are Jan Brewer (1944), Marcus Mumford (1987), Nicole Richie (1981), Kenny Rollins (1923), Michael R. Clifford (1952), and Frances Tiafoe (1998). After her are Sanaa Lathan (1971), Brad Anderson (1964), Angie Everhart (1969), Klay Thompson (1990), Karl Anderson (1980), and Khary Payton (1972).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Carol Moseley Braun ranks 969. Before her are Peyton Randolph (1721), Felix Grundy (1777), Daniel Manning (1831), James Seddon (1815), Michelle Lujan Grisham (1959), and Jan Brewer (1944). After her are Kathleen Sebelius (1948), Elliott Abrams (1948), Trent Lott (1941), George S. Boutwell (1818), Marin Raykov (1960), and Peter Welch (1947).

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