Congressional Directory for the 107th Congress (2001-2002), December 2001.
[Pages 222-223]
[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 
Renee Chenault; three children; committees: Appropriations and House 
Administration; subcommittees: ranking member, District of Columbia; 
Veterans Affairs, HUD, and Independent Agencies; elected to the 104th 
Congress; reelected to each succeeding Congress.

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