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McCARTHY, Karen (1947-2010)

Democrat of Missouri

5th congressional district

Served in House 1995-2005

Total roll-call votes cast: 5,661
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Biography

Representative from Missouri; born in Haverhill, Essex County, Mass., March 18, 1947; graduated from Shawnee Mission East High School, Shawnee Mission, Kans., 1965; B.A., University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kans., 1969; M.A., University of Missouri, Kansas City, Mo., 1976; John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., 1982; M.B.A., University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kans., 1986; teacher; member of the Missouri state house of representatives, 1977-1995; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fourth and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1995- January 3, 2005); not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Ninth Congress in 2004; died on October 5, 2010, in Overland Park, Kans.
Courtesy of Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

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