Fattah, Chaka, 1956-

LC control no.	n 2002027615
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Fattah, Chaka, 1956- *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Associated country	United States
Birth date	1956
Place of birth	Philadelphia (Pa.)
Affiliation	University of Pennsylvania Wharton School United Negro College Fund Pennsylvania. General Assembly United States. Congress. House
Profession or occupation	Politicians Legislators
Found in	Fenno, R.F. Going home, c2002: CIP summary (Chaka Fattah, US Rep. from Philadelphia) Bio. dir. U.S. Congress, 1774- (Fattah, Chaka, b. Nov. 21, 1956 in Philadelphia) African American National Biography, accessed January 27, 2014, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Fattah, Chaka; U.S. representative; born 1956 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; graduated from the Community College of Philadelphia (1976); obtained his BA from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School; received an MA in Government Administration from the University of Pennsylvania's Fels School of State and Local Government (1986); became the youngest member of Pennsylvania's House of Representatives (1982); architect of the Employment Opportunities Act; elected to the Pennsylvania state senate (1988); become president of the United Negro College Fund (UNCF); won the congressional seat in Pennsylvania's Second District and won on the Democratic ticket (1994);served on the House Committee on Education, as well as on the powerful House Appropriations Committee; chair of the Friends of the Caribbean Caucus; member of the Progressive Caucus, the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), the Congressional Urban Caucus, and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC); awarded honorary doctorates from Saint Paul's College in Lawrenceville, Virginia, the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science, and the Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science; received the Pennsylvania Public Interest Coalition's State Legislator of the Year award)