Cynthia A. McKinney

A Representative from Georgia. Born in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. , March 17, 1955. Graduated St. Joseph High School, Atlanta, Ga. , 1973. B. A. , University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif. , 1978. Attended Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Medford, Mass. Diplomatic fellow, Spellman College, Atlanta, Ga. , 1984. Faculty member, Clark Atlanta University and Agnes Scott College. Member of the Georgia state house of representatives, 1988-1992. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Third and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1993-January 3, 2003). Unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the One Hundred Eighth Congress in 2002. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Ninth Congress (January 3, 2005-January 3, 2007). Unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the One Hundred Tenth Congress in 2006. Unsuccessful Green Party candidate for election for President of the United States in 2008.