Congressional Directory for the 106th Congress (1999-2000), October 2000.
[Pages 224-225]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
CHAKA FATTAH, Democrat, of Philadelphia, PA; born in Philadelphia;
attended Overbrook High School, Community College of Philadelphia,
University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School; M.A., University of
Pennsylvania's Fels School of State and Local Government, 1986; Harvard
University's John F. Kennedy School of Government; recognized for
outstanding leadership in Time magazine, and in Ebony magazine as one of
50 Future Leaders; recipient, Pennsylvania Public Interest Coalition's
State Legislator of the Year Award; Pennsylvania State Senate, 1988-94;
State House of Representatives, 1982-88; created the Jobs Project; in
Pennsylvania House of Representatives, sponsored 1987 Employment
Opportunities Act; supported Ben Franklin Technology Center, a conduit
for securing government contracts for African-American and women-owned
businesses; founded Graduate Opportunities Conference; chairman of the
executive committee of the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance
Agency; convened and led a task force, Child Development Initiative;
supported measures to reform the Philadelphia Housing Authority; formed
the Drug-Free Program; founded American Cities Conference and
Foundation; trustee, Lincoln University and Community College of
Philadelphia; member, Mt. Carmel Baptist Church; married to the former
Patricia Renfroe, Esq.; three children; committees: Government Reform;
Education and the Workforce; House Administration; Standards of Official
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Conduct; subcommittees: ranking member, Postal Service; Early Childhood,
Youth, and Families; Post Secondary Education and Lifelong Learning.
Office Listings
http://www.house.gov/fattah
1205 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC (202) 225-4001
20515-3802............................................
Chief of Staff.--Claudia Pharis.
Legislative Director.--Neil Snyder.
Press Secretary.--Rebecca Kirszner.
4104 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104............. (215) 387-6404
6632 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19119......... (215) 848-9386
Counties: Delaware (part), Philadelphia (part). Population (1990),
565,650.
ZIP Codes: 19101 (part), 19102 (part), 19103 (part), 19104 (part), 19119
(part), 19121, 19126 (part), 19129, 19130 (part), 19131-32,
19138-39, 19140 (part), 19141 (part), 19143 (part), 19144, 19146
(part), 19150, 19151 (part)