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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—IndianaJulia May CARSON
(1938-2007)
CARSON, Julia May,
(grandmother of André Carson) a Representative from Indiana;
born Julia May Porter in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., July 8,
1938; graduated from Crispus Attucks High School, Indianapolis,
Ind., 1955; attended Martin University, Indianapolis, Ind., and
Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne, Ind.; secretary,
United Auto Workers, Local #550; staff assistant, United States
Representative Andrew Jacobs, Jr., of Indiana, 1965-1972; member of
the Indiana state house of representatives, 1972-1976; member of
the Indiana state senate, 1976-1990; Indianapolis, Ind., center
township trustee, 1990-1996; elected as a Democrat to the One
Hundred Fifth and to the five succeeding Congresses, served until
her death on December 15, 2007 (January 3, 1997-December 15, 2007);
died on December 15, 2007, in Indianapolis, Ind.
Bibliography
”Julia May Carson” in Black Americans in Congress,
1870-2007. Prepared under the direction of the Committee on
House Administration by the Office of History & Preservation,
U. S. House of Representatives. Washington: Government Printing
Office, 2008.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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