Cardiss Collins

US Representative from Illinois

(wife of United States Representative George Washington Collins), a Representative from Illinois; born Cardiss Hortense Robertson in St. Louis, Mo., September 24, 1931; graduated from Detroit High School of Commerce, Detroit, Mich.; attended Northwestern University; secretary, accountant, and auditor for Illinois department of revenue; committeewoman of Chicagos twenty-fourth ward; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-third Congress, by special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her husband, United States Representative George W. Collins, and reelected to the eleven succeeding Congresses (June 5, 1973-January 3, 1997); was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fifth Congress in 1996; is a resident of Alexandria, Va.

Relationships Interlocks Giving Data

Federal Election Campaign Contributions

Democratic National Committee Governing body for the U.S. Democratic Party

• 4 contributions · 2,000 USD ('93→'95)

Craig Anthony Washington US Representative from Texas

• 1 contribution · 1,000 USD ('94)

Harold Ford Jr Managing director at Morgan Stanley; former US Representative from Tennessee

• 1 contribution · 1,000 USD ('06)

National Leadership PAC

• 1 contribution · 1,000 USD ('07)

Campaign Donors

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Joseph A Power Jr Chicago personal injury attorney; Power Rogers and Smith LLP

• 2 contributions · 3,000 USD (Oct 25 '91→Oct 20 '93)

Julia M Stasch President of MacArthur Foundation

• 4 contributions · 2,300 USD ('89→'90)

Richie Stein

• 4 contributions · 2,200 USD ('89→'90)

Allan Muchin Founding partner of Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

• 1 contribution · 2,000 USD ('93)

Robert Clifford Personal injury attorney with Clifford Law Offices in Chicago

• 2 contributions · 2,000 USD ('91→'93)

Jerry Reinsdorf Owner of the Chicago Bulls and Chicago White Sox

• 1 contribution · 2,000 USD ('93)

Andrew Athy Jr

• 3 contributions · 2,000 USD ('89→'93)

John Hoving The Hoving Group

• 2 contributions · 1,750 USD (Jul 22 '92→Sep 20 '94)

Frank G Wells Walt Disney Company

• 2 contributions · 1,500 USD ('91→'94)

John H. Johnson Founder of Johnson Publishing

• 2 contributions · 1,000 USD (Nov 15 '89→Mar 12 '90)

Memberships

Democratic Party The U.S. Democratic Party

• Member

US House of Representatives lower house of the United States Congress

• Representative (Jun 5 '73→Jan 3 '97)

Updated over 3 years ago

Types	Person, Political Candidate, Elected Representative
Gender	Female
Birthday	Sep 24 '31
Date of death	February 2013