Congressional Directory for the 114th Congress (2015-2016), February 2016.
[Pages 224-225]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



    CHAKA FATTAH, Democrat, of Philadelphia, PA; born in Philadelphia, 
November 21, 1956; education: attended Overbrook High School, Community 
College of Philadelphia, M.A., University of Pennsylvania's Fels School 
of State and Local Government, 1986; completed Senior Executive Program 
for State Officials at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of 
Government; Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1983-88; 
Pennsylvania State Senate, 1988-94; author, Gaining Early Awareness and 
Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR-UP), enacted in 1998 offering 
college readiness preparation and scholarships for low-income students; 
founded Graduate Opportunity Initiative Conference, 1987; founded 
Philadelphia College Opportunity Resources for Education (CORE Philly) 
scholarship program; Chief sponsor of the American Opportunity Tax 
Credit Act; leading advocate for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation 
Block Grants; Emergency Homeowners' Relief Fund; authored the White 
House Conference on Children and Youth Act of 2010; architect of the 
Fattah Neuroscience Initiative; co-creator of the Equity and Excellence 
Commission; former trustee, Temple University, Pennsylvania State 
University, Lincoln University and Community College of Philadelphia; 
past chair, Executive Board, Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance 
Agency; named one of the 50 most promising leaders in Time magazine, and 
in Ebony magazine as one of 50 Future Leaders; member, Mt. Carmel 
Baptist Church; chair, Congressional Urban Caucus; co-chair, 
Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease; co-chair, House Science 

and National Labs Caucus; married: the former Renee Chenault; four 
children; committees: Appropriations; elected to the 104th Congress on 
November 8, 1994; reelected to each succeeding Congress.


                             Office Listings
 
 
 
                       http://www.fattah.house.gov
 
2301 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC        (202) 225-4001
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  Chief of Staff.--Roger Jackson.                          FAX: 225-5392
  Legislative Director.--Brenden Chainey.
  Deputy Chief of Staff.--Debra Anderson.
  Communications Director.--Allyson Freeman.
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Counties: Montgomery (part), Philadelphia. Population (2010), 705,688.
ZIP Codes: 19003-04, 19010, 19035, 19038, 19041, 19066, 19072, 19083, 
        19085, 19087, 19092-93, 19095-96, 19101-04, 19110, 19118-22, 
        19126-33, 19138-41, 19143-46, 19150-51, 19161-62, 19170-72, 
        19175, 19178, 19182, 19187-88, 19190-92, 19195-97, 19428, 19444