Millender-McDonald, Juanita, 1938-2007

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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. She was a member of the Democratic Party.

Millender-McDonald was born in Birmingham, Alabama. She was educated at Los Angeles Harbor College; 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. 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, she did not face any serious opposition in any of her reelection campaigns.

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, succumbing to colon cancer at the age of 68 at her home in Carson, California. She left a husband, James McDonald, Jr., and five adult children.

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referencedIn Records of the Office of Cabinet Affairs (Clinton Administration), 1993 - 2001. Thurgood Marshall, Jr.'s Subject Files , ca. 1993 - ca. 2001 William J. Clinton Presidential Library & Museum
referencedIn Records of the Office of Policy Development (Clinton Administration), 1993 - 2001. Eric Biel's Files, 1997 - 1997 William J. Clinton Presidential Library & Museum
creatorOf Millender-McDonald (Juanita) Collection, 1984-2007, (Bulk 1997-2007) California State University, Dominguez Hills Archives and Special Collections
referencedIn Records of the Office of the Press Secretary (Clinton Administration), 1993 - 2001. Mike McCurry's Files, 1995 - 1998 William J. Clinton Presidential Library & Museum
referencedIn California State University, Dominguez Hills Video Collections, 1973-2006 California State University, Dominguez Hills Archives and Special Collections
creatorOf Millender-McDonald, Juanita, 1938-2007. Millender-McDonald (Juanita) collection, 1984-2007, 1997-2007 California State University, Dominguez Hills, CSUDH
referencedIn Records of the White House Office for Women's Initiative and Outreach (Clinton Administration), 1995 - 2001. General Files, 1993 - 2001 William J. Clinton Presidential Library & Museum
referencedIn Records of the Office of Speechwriting (Clinton Administration), 1993 - 2001. Michael Waldman's Files, 1995 - 2000 William J. Clinton Presidential Library & Museum
referencedIn Peter Rundlet's Files William J. Clinton Presidential Library & Museum
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memberOf Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority corporateBody
memberOf California. Legislature. Assembly corporateBody
alumnusOrAlumnaOf California State University. corporateBody
memberOf Congressional Black Caucus (United States) corporateBody
associatedWith Kerry, John person
associatedWith Kerry, John, 1943- person
memberOf United States. Congress. House person
alumnusOrAlumnaOf University of Redlands corporateBody
alumnusOrAlumnaOf University of Southern California. corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Carson CA US
Los Angeles CA US
Birmingham AL US
Wilmington CA US
Redlands CA US
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African American leaders
African American leadership
African American legislatures
African American politicians
African American women
AIDS (Disease)
California. Legislature
Congressional Black Caucus
Finance
HIV infections
Transportation
United States. Congress
Occupation
Teachers
City Council Member
Editors
Nonprofit Director
Representatives, U.S. Congress
State Representative
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Birth 1938-09-07

Death 2007-04-22

Female

Americans

English

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