Cynthia A. McKinney
Former U.S. Representative
U.S. Representative
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GA - District 4
Democratic
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Service: 1993-2007
Biography
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.
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Voting History
S 3546
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
Voted Not Voting on Dec 9, 2006
S 3718
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
Voted Not Voting on Dec 9, 2006
HR 5682
On Agreeing to the Conference Report
Voted Not Voting on Dec 8, 2006
HJRES 102
On Passage
Voted Yea on Dec 8, 2006
HR 6406
On Passage
Voted No on Dec 8, 2006
Sponsored Bills
HRES 1106: Articles of Impeachment against George Walker Bush, President of the United States of America, and other officials, for high crimes and misdemeanors.
Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
HR 6422: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C> 206(a)(1) to reflect the actual costs of living in various regions of the country and to bring the minimum to a fair wage that can support federal workers and contractors and their families.
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
HR 6382: Law Enforcement Abuse Transparency and Accountability Act of 2006
Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
HR 6381: To repeal Public Law No: 109-366, the Military Commissions Act of 2006, signed into law October 17, 2006.
Status: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and
HRES 1072: Urging the Government of Nigeria to conduct a thorough judicial review of the Ken Saro-Wiwa case.
Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations.
Cosponsored Bills
HR 5771: Joshua Omvig Veterans Suicide Prevention Act
Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
HR 6187: Confidence in Voting Act of 2006
Status: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
HR 6200: Paper Ballot Act of 2006
Status: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Government Re
HRES 990: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the original authorization for use of force against Iraq contained in Public Law 107-243 is outdated and Congress should vote on a new use of force resolution that reflects the current situation in Iraq.
Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
HR 6114: Universal Prekindergarten Act
Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
Committee Memberships
No committee memberships found.
