Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick

A Representative from Michigan; born Carolyn Jean Cheeks in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., June 25, 1945; graduated from the High School of Commerce, Detroit, Mich.; attended Ferris State University, Big Rapids, Mich., 1968-1970; B.S., Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Mich., 1972; M.S., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich., 1977; teacher; member of the Michigan state house of representatives, 1979-1996; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fifth Congress and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1997-January 3, 2011); unsuccessful candidate for nomination for One Hundred Twelfth Congress in 2010.