Biography+julia carson
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Julia Carson
Born:7/8/
Birthplace:Louisville, Ky.
Died:12/15/
Julia Carson's political career began in , when Indiana congressman Andrew Jacobs, Jr., hired her as a legislative assistant. She continued working for Jacobs until she was elected to the Indiana House of Representatives in In , after two terms in the House, she was elected to the Indiana State Senate, where she remained for the next 14 years. In addition to her legislative responsibilities, Carson found time to work as an executive for Cummins Engine Co. (â) and to operate her own small clothing business.
In Carson was elected trustee for the Center Township, an agency providing assistance for the needy in central Indianapolis. Although the Township was $20 million in debt and the number of people needing assistance was skyrocketing when she took over, Carson managed to turn the agency around. Her efforts on behalf of the poor earned her a woman-of-the-year award from the Indianapolis Star in (she had also received the award in ).
In Julia Carson won election to the U.S. Congress, succeeding her former mentor, Andrew Jacobs, Jr., as representative from Indiana's 10th Congressional District. She was reelected in , , , , and During her terms in office, Carson has helped sponsor numerous piec
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Julia Carson
American stateswoman (–)
Julia Carson | |
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| In office January 3, &#;– December 15, | |
| Preceded by | Andrew Author Jr. |
| Succeeded by | André Carson |
| Constituency | 10th region (–) 7th district (–) |
| In office November 3, &#;– November 30, | |
| Preceded by | Marie Lauck |
| Succeeded by | Billie Breaux |
| In office November 8, &#;– November 3, | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Joseph W. Summers |
| Born | Julia Could Porter ()July 8, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | December 15, () (aged&#;69) Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| Resting place | Crown Mound Cemetery, Indianapolis |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Divorced |
| Alma mater | Indiana University-Purdue Academia Indianapolis |
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CARSON, Julia May
Julia May Carson overcame poverty and racism to serve nearly two decades in state and local government—including 17 years in the Indiana state legislature—before winning election to the U.S. House of Representatives in Carson, the first African American and first woman to represent Indianapolis in Congress, focused on issues that affected working class Americans, many of which she knew firsthand. “I’m the kind of individual that politicians talk negatively about,” she said upon her election to Congress. “I was born to a teenage mother out of wedlock when she had just turned . . . And for someone like me to be able to walk life’s journey into the halls of the United States Congress as an elected member of that body is most overwhelming.”1
Julia Carson was born Julia May Porter in Louisville, Kentucky, on July 8, Her single mother, Velma Porter, moved to Indianapolis, Indiana, to find work as a housekeeper. At one point during her childhood, Carson’s mother got sick and was unable to work. Carson went to a local government office to ask about food assistance, and later remembered being humiliated by the staff. “They looked at me something awful,” Carson recalled. “I had tears in my eyes. I said ‘I need some food for my mom. She’s very ill and can’t work.’