death_date children birth_date term_end alma_mater death_place preceded term_start spouse image name occupation succeeded birth_place party state district religion article_title
22 april 2007 five 7 september 1938 april 22 , 2007 university usc of redlands california state university , los angeles carson , california walter r. tucker iii march 26 , 1996 james mcdonald , jr. juanita millender-mcdonald 109th pictorial.jpg juanita millender-mcdonald high school teacher textbook editor nonprofit program coordinator laura richardson birmingham , alabama democratic california 37th baptist juanita millender-mcdonald

juanita millender-mcdonald

juanita millender-mcdonald -lrb- september 7 , 1938 -- april 22 , 2007 -rrb- was an american politician who served as a member of the united states house of representatives from 1996 until her death in 2007 , representing california 's 37th congressional district , which includes most of south central los angeles and the city of long beach , california .
she was a member of the democratic party .
on december 19 , 2006 , millender-mcdonald was named chairwoman of the house committee on house administration for the 110th congress .
she was the first african-american woman to chair the committee .
she was also a member of the congressional black caucus and of the new democrat coalition and was considered a front-runner for the job of secretary of transportation if john kerry had been elected president in 2004 .
