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'''Cynthia McKinney''' (born March 17, 1955 in [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia]]) is a former liberal Democrat United States Congresswoman from the state of Georgia's Fourth Congressional District from 1993-2003 and 2005-2007. Prior to being elected to congress, from 1988 to 1992, she was a Georgia state legislator. | '''Cynthia McKinney''' (born March 17, 1955 in [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia]]) is a former liberal Democrat United States Congresswoman from the state of Georgia's Fourth Congressional District from 1993-2003 and 2005-2007. Prior to being elected to congress, from 1988 to 1992, she was a Georgia state legislator. | ||
| − | McKinney, who was defeated for reelection after voting against the [[Iraq War]] and arrested on battery charges after striking a Capitol Hill police officer,<ref>[http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2006/04/arrest_warrant_.html Arrest warrant sought for Rep. McKinney], USA Today''.</ref> is considering bid on the [[environmentalist]] [[Green Party]] ticket.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,62891,00.html Cynthia McKinney for President?], ''[[FOX News]]'', September 12, 2002.</ref> | + | McKinney, who was defeated for reelection after voting against the [[Iraq War]] and arrested on battery charges after striking a Capitol Hill police officer who stopped her after she tried to illegally bypass a metal detector,<ref>[http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2006/04/arrest_warrant_.html Arrest warrant sought for Rep. McKinney], USA Today''.</ref> is considering bid for the [[Presidency]] on the [[environmentalist]] [[Green Party]] ticket.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,62891,00.html Cynthia McKinney for President?], ''[[FOX News]]'', September 12, 2002.</ref> |
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Revision as of 20:45, September 12, 2007
Cynthia McKinney (born March 17, 1955 in Atlanta, Georgia) is a former liberal Democrat United States Congresswoman from the state of Georgia's Fourth Congressional District from 1993-2003 and 2005-2007. Prior to being elected to congress, from 1988 to 1992, she was a Georgia state legislator.
McKinney, who was defeated for reelection after voting against the Iraq War and arrested on battery charges after striking a Capitol Hill police officer who stopped her after she tried to illegally bypass a metal detector,[1] is considering bid for the Presidency on the environmentalist Green Party ticket.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Arrest warrant sought for Rep. McKinney, USA Today.
- ↑ Cynthia McKinney for President?, FOX News, September 12, 2002.