Millender-McDonald was born in Birmingham, Alabama. She was educated at Los Angeles Harbor College;[3] at the University of Redlands, from which she received a business degree; and at California State University, Los Angeles, from which she earned a masters in educational administration; and the University of Southern California, from which she completed her doctorate in public administration. She worked as a teacher, a textbook editor, and later as director of a nonprofit organization working for gender issues. She was a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.[4] Millender-McDonald served as a member of the City Council of Carson, California and was a member of the California State Assembly (after beating two sitting incumbent Democrats that had been reapportioned into the same Carson based assembly district in 1992) before entering the House. She was first elected to the House in a March 1996 special election to replace Congressman Walter Tucker, who resigned due to corruption charges and was later sentenced to 27 months in prison. While she won a difficult nine-candidate primary in her first election run (fellow assembly member Willard Murray came in a close second) she did not face any serious opposition in any of her reelection campaigns.
In Congress, she was known for her commitment to protecting international human rights. Millender-McDonald worked to aid victims of genocide and human trafficking. In 1996, she also led an inquiry into allegations that the CIA was working with cocaine traffickers to fund Contra rebels in Nicaragua.[5]
Within a week of her requesting a leave of absence to deal with her illness, on April 22, 2007, Millender-McDonald died in hospice care,[6][7] succumbing to colon cancer at the age of 68 at her home in Carson. She left a husband, James McDonald, Jr., and five adult children.[6]
Successor
Ranking member Millender-McDonald is greeted by Chairman Vern Ehlers at a hearing of the House Administration Committee.
Congresswoman Millender-McDonald's seat was vacant until Laura Richardson won the August 21, 2007, special election. Under California law, GovernorArnold Schwarzenegger announced a special election date of June 26, and because no candidate received more than 50% of the total vote, the candidates with the most votes in their respective parties participated in an August 21 runoff. In the June Primary, State SenatorJenny Oropeza lost to State AssemblywomanLaura Richardson, with Richardson continuing to the August special election, when she defeated Republican John M. Kanaley, Libertarian Herb Peters, and Green Daniel Brezenoff.
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Juanita Millender McDonald September 7 1938 April 22 2007 was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1996 until her death in 2007 representing California s 37th congressional district which includes most of South Central Los Angeles and the city of Long Beach California She was a member of the Democratic Party Juanita Millender McDonaldChair of the House Administration CommitteeIn office January 3 2007 April 21 2007Preceded byVern EhlersSucceeded byBob BradyMember of the U S House of Representatives from California s 37th districtIn office March 26 1996 April 22 2007Preceded byWalter TuckerSucceeded byLaura RichardsonMember of the California State Assembly from the 55th districtIn office December 7 1992 April 15 1996 1 Preceded byRichard PolancoSucceeded byRichard FloydPersonal detailsBornJuanita Millender 1938 09 07 September 7 1938Birmingham Alabama U S DiedApril 22 2007 2007 04 22 aged 68 Carson California U S Political partyDemocraticSpouseJames McDonaldChildren5EducationLos Angeles Harbor CollegeUniversity of Redlands BA California State University Los Angeles MA University of Southern California PhD On December 19 2006 Millender McDonald was named Chairwoman of the House Committee on House Administration for the 110th Congress She was the first African American woman to chair the committee She was also a member of the Congressional Black Caucus and of the New Democrat Coalition and was considered a front runner for the job of Secretary of Transportation if John Kerry had been elected President in 2004 2 Contents 1 Biography 2 Successor 3 Electoral history 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksBiography EditMillender McDonald was born in Birmingham Alabama She was educated at Los Angeles Harbor College 3 at the University of Redlands from which she received a business degree and at California State University Los Angeles from which she earned a masters in educational administration and the University of Southern California from which she completed her doctorate in public administration She worked as a teacher a textbook editor and later as director of a nonprofit organization working for gender issues She was a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority 4 Millender McDonald served as a member of the City Council of Carson California and was a member of the California State Assembly after beating two sitting incumbent Democrats that had been reapportioned into the same Carson based assembly district in 1992 before entering the House She was first elected to the House in a March 1996 special election to replace Congressman Walter Tucker who resigned due to corruption charges and was later sentenced to 27 months in prison While she won a difficult nine candidate primary in her first election run fellow assembly member Willard Murray came in a close second she did not face any serious opposition in any of her reelection campaigns In Congress she was known for her commitment to protecting international human rights Millender McDonald worked to aid victims of genocide and human trafficking In 1996 she also led an inquiry into allegations that the CIA was working with cocaine traffickers to fund Contra rebels in Nicaragua 5 Within a week of her requesting a leave of absence to deal with her illness on April 22 2007 Millender McDonald died in hospice care 6 7 succumbing to colon cancer at the age of 68 at her home in Carson She left a husband James McDonald Jr and five adult children 6 Successor Edit Ranking member Millender McDonald is greeted by Chairman Vern Ehlers at a hearing of the House Administration Committee Congresswoman Millender McDonald s seat was vacant until Laura Richardson won the August 21 2007 special election Under California law Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced a special election date of June 26 and because no candidate received more than 50 of the total vote the candidates with the most votes in their respective parties participated in an August 21 runoff In the June Primary State Senator Jenny Oropeza lost to State Assemblywoman Laura Richardson with Richardson continuing to the August special election when she defeated Republican John M Kanaley Libertarian Herb Peters and Green Daniel Brezenoff Electoral history EditCalifornia s 37th congressional district Results 1996 2006 8 Year Democrat Votes Pct Republican Votes Pct 3rd Party Party Votes Pct1996 Juanita Millender McDonald 87 247 85 Michael E Voetee 15 399 15 1998 Juanita Millender McDonald 70 026 85 Saul E Lankster 12 301 15 2000 Juanita Millender McDonald 93 269 82 Vernon Van 12 762 11 Margaret Glazer Natural Law 4 094 4 2002 Juanita Millender McDonald 63 445 73 Oscar A Velasco 20 154 23 Herb Peters Libertarian 3 413 4 2004 Juanita Millender McDonald 118 823 75 Vernon Van 31 960 20 Herb Peters Libertarian 7 535 5 2006 Juanita Millender McDonald 80 716 82 no candidate Herb Peters Libertarian 17 246 18 Write in and minor candidate notes In 2000 Herb Peters received 3 150 votes See also EditList of African American United States representatives List of United States Congress members who died in office Women in the United States House of RepresentativesReferences Edit Juanita McDonald Resignation letter PDF clerk assembly ca gov Scardino Albert amp John 2004 03 09 Plum positions The Guardian Retrieved 2007 04 23 Faces of Our Community Notable Alumni californiacommunitycolleges cccco edu California Community Colleges Chancellor s Office Archived from the original on 24 August 2017 Retrieved 24 August 2017 Sorority Mourns Loss of California Rep Millender McDonald Accessed on April 24 2007 Archived May 30 2007 at the Wayback Machine Holley Joe April 23 2007 Obituaries California Congresswoman Juanita Millender McDonald The Washington Post Washington D C Retrieved April 28 2007 a b Werner Erica 2007 04 22 California Rep Millender McDonald dies Yahoo News Archived from the original on 2007 04 24 Retrieved 2007 04 22 Soraghan Mike 2007 04 22 Rep Millender McDonald dies aide says The Hill Archived from the original on April 23 2007 Retrieved 2007 04 22 Election Statistics Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives Archived from the original on 2007 07 25 Retrieved 2008 01 10 External links EditBiography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Federal Election Commission Juanita Millender McDonald campaign finance reports and data On the Issues Juanita Millender McDonald issue positions and quotes OpenSecrets org Juanita Millender McDonald campaign contributions Juanita Millender McDonald Political History profile Project Vote Smart Representative Juanita Millender McDonald CA profile Video of meeting with J M McDonald chair CIA Director John Deutch and Mike Ruppert on YouTube allegation of CIA drug dealing Join California Juanita Millender McDonald Appearances on C SPANU S House of RepresentativesPreceded byWalter Tucker Member of the U S House of Representativesfrom California s 37th congressional district1996 2007 Succeeded byLaura RichardsonPreceded byVern Ehlers Chair of the House Administration Committee2007 Succeeded byBob Brady Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Juanita Millender McDonald amp oldid 1128752718, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
