Louise Slaughter

Dorothy Louise McIntosh Slaughter (August 14, 1929 – March 16, 2018) was an American politician. She was the United States representative for New York's 25th congressional district from 1987 until her death in 2018. She was a member of the Democratic Party. 

Slaughter was the Chairwoman of the House Rules Committee from 2007 until 2011, and served as ranking minority member of the Committee (a post she also held from 2005 to 2007) from 2011 to 2018. From the 2017 retirement of Charles Rangel until her death, Slaughter was the dean of New York's House delegation. Slaughter was the oldest Member of the House of Representatives at the time of her death.

Slaughter died at a Washington, D.C. hospital of complications from a fall on March 16, 2018 at the age of 88.Rep. Louise Slaughter, liberal Democrat who championed women’s rights, dies at 88

References

Other websites
Congresswoman Louise M. Slaughter  official U.S. House site
Louise Slaughter for Congress


Links formerly displayed via the CongLinks template:
 Biography at Ballotpedia
 Biography at NNDB
 Congressional profile at GovTrack

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Category:Accidental deaths from falls in the United States
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Category:Politicians from Kentucky
Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians