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Kristerfer Burnett
City Council Member (8th District), City of Baltimore

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A lifelong Baltimorean, Kristerfer Burnett is passionate about making Baltimore, Maryland a more just city for all of us. He currently serves as a City Council Member at Baltimore City Council. He has dedicated his life to the people of Baltimore

Tags: Baltimore City Council · Baltimore, Maryland · Affordable Housing · Urban Development · Education · Livable Wages · Safety · Social Justice · Edmondson Village · Passion

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Zeke Cohen
City Council Member (1st District), City of Baltimore

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In Maryland, Zeke Cohen has represented the 1st District on the Baltimore City Council since 2016. His belief that "community comes first" was inspired by his mother's stories of marching for Civil Rights during the Mississippi Freedom Summer.

Tags: Baltimore City Council · Baltimore, Maryland · Northampton, Massachusetts · Community Comes First · Elijah Cummings Healing City Act · Mississippi Freedom Summer · Civil Rights · Goucher College · Johns Hopkins University · Public Safety

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John Lewis
John Lewis
Member, United States House of Representatives (Georgia's 5th District) (1987 - 2020)

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John Lewis was an American civil rights leader and politician. He was a member of the Democratic Party, and was the United States Representative for Georgia's 5th congressional district from 1987 until his death in 2020.

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Symra Brandon
Director of Community Affairs, New York State Senate and Former City Council Member, Yonkers, New York

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Symra Brandon is the Director of Community Affairs at New York Senate, for Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D, IP, WF), who is Temporary President and Majority Leader at New York Senate. Brandon is formerly a City Council Member at Yonkers, New York.

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Jamaal Bowman
Jamaal Bowman
2020 Political Candidate, Democrat for United States Congress (NY-16)

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Jamaal Bowman is a middle school principal and has been a teacher and public school advocate for twenty years. He has seen firsthand how low-income families are being locked out of opportunity by a system that's rigged for the wealthy and privileged few.

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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Delegate, United States House of Representatives (1991 - Present)

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Eleanor Holmes Norton is a politician serving as a non-voting Delegate to the United States House of Representatives, representing the District of Columbia. As a non-voting member, Norton may serve on committees as well as speak on the House floor.

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Stacey Abrams
Stacey Abrams
Member, Georgia House of Representatives (2006 - 2017)

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Stacey Abrams is an American politician who served in the Georgia House of Representatives, and served as minority leader from 2011 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the party's nominee in the 2018 Georgia gubernatorial election.

Collections: Women's History Month

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Pete Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg
Former Mayor, South Bend, Indiana

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Pete Buttigieg is an American politician, former mayor of South Bend, Indiana and candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 2020 United States presidential election.

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Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr.
Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr.
Founder and President, Rainbow/PUSH

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Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. is an American civil rights activist, Baptist minister, and politician. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988 and served as a shadow U.S. Senator for the District of Columbia (1991 - 1997).

Collections: Black History Month

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Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
United States Senator (R-Penn.) (1995 - 2007)

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Rick Santorum is an American politician, attorney, and political commentator. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a United States senator from Pennsylvania from 1995 to 2007 and was the Senate's third-ranking Republican from 2001 to 2007.

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Kim Jong-un
Kim Jong-un
3rd Supreme Leader, North Korea

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Kim Jong-un (officially transcribed Kim Jong Un) is a North Korean politician who has been the supreme leader of North Korea since 2011 and chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea since 2012. He is the second child of Kim Jong-il (1941 - 2011).

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Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani
Mayor, New York City (1994 - 2001)

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Rudy Giuliani is an American politician, attorney, and public speaker who served as the 107th Mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001. He currently acts as an attorney to President Donald Trump.

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Marie Yovanovitch
Marie Yovanovitch
Former United States Ambassador to Ukraine

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Marie Yovanovitch is an American diplomat and member of the senior ranks of the United States Foreign Service. She served in a variety of State Department posts, including Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (2004 - 2005).

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Andrew Yang
Andrew Yang
United States Democratic Presidential Candidate (2020)

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Andrew Yang is an American 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, entrepreneur, lawyer, and philanthropist. He is the founder of Venture for America (VFA), a nonprofit that focuses on creating jobs in struggling American cities.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Member, United States House of Representatives (New York's 14th District)

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, also known by her initials, AOC, is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party. Since January 3, 2019, she has been the U.S. Representative for New York's 14th congressional district.

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Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
36th President of the United States (1953 - 1961)

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Richard Nixon was an American politician who served as the 37th President of the United States from 1969 to 1974. He had previously served as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961.

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Gerald Ford
Gerald Ford
38th President of the United States (11974 - 1977)

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Gerald Ford was an American politician who served as the 38th President of the United States from August 1974 to January 1977. Before his accession to the presidency, he served as the 40th Vice President of the United States.

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Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
39th President of the United States (1977 - 1981)

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Jimmy Carter is an American politician and philanthropist who served as the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A Democrat, he previously served as a Georgia State senator from 1963 to 1967 and as the 76th Governor of Georgia.

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John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
35th President of the United States (1961 - 1963)

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John F. Kennedy, commonly referred to by his initials JFK, was an American politician and journalist who served as the 35th President of the United States from January 1961 until his assassination in November 1963.

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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
34th President of the United States (1953 - 1961)

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Dwight D. Eisenhower was an American army general and statesman who served as the 34th President of the United States from 1953 to 1961. During World War II, he was a five-star general in the United States Army.

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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
32nd President of the United States (1933 - 1945)

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Franklin D. Roosevelt, often referred to by his initials FDR, was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 32nd President of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. A Democrat, he won a record four presidential elections.

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Herbert Hoover
Herbert Hoover
31st President of the United States (1929 - 1933)

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Herbert Hoover was an American engineer, businessman, and politician who served as the 31st President of the United States from 1929 to 1933. A member of the Republican Party, he held office during the onset of the Great Depression.

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Calvin Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge
30th President of the United States (1923 - 1929)

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Calvin Coolidge was a politician and lawyer who served as the 30th President of the United States from 1923 to 1929. A Republican lawyer from New England, born in Vermont, he worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics.

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Warren G. Harding
Warren G. Harding
29th President of the United States (1921 - 1923)

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Warren G. Harding was the 29th President of the United States from 1921 until his death in 1923. A member of the Republican Party, he was one of the most popular U.S. Presidents to that point.

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Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
28th President of the United States (1913 - 1921)

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Woodrow Wilson was an American statesman, lawyer, and academic who served as the 28th President of the United States from 1913 to 1921. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the President of Princeton University.

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