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Carol Moseley Braun

Carol Elizabeth Moseley Braun, also sometimes Moseley-Braun (born August 16, 1947), is an American diplomat, politician and lawyer who represented Illinois in the United States Senate from 1993 to 1999. She was the first female African-American Senator, the first African-American U.S. Senator for the Democratic Party, the first woman to defeat an incumbent U.S. Senator in an election, and the first female Senator from Illinois. She was the only female U.S. Senator from Illinois until Tammy Duckworth who became the U.S. Senator from Illinois in January 2017. From 1999 until 2001, she was the United States Ambassador to New Zealand. She was a candidate for the Democratic nomination during the 2004 U.S. presidential election. Following the public announcement by Richard M. Daley that he would not seek re-election, in November 2010, Braun began her campaign for Mayor of Chicago. The former Senator placed fourth in a field of six candidates, losing the February 22, 2011, election to Rahm Emanuel.

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I think the legacy of the civil rights movement is that now whites are more open to being represented by people of color or people who are women or, again, non-traditional candidates.

Candidates, Color, Represented, Rights, Thinking, Whites

Illinois has less than a 12 percent black population and I won with 55 percent of the vote.

Black, Illinois, Population, Won

I want to rebuild America.

America, Rebuild, Want

There are a number of steps that we can take to reinvigorate and rebuild the economic and the physical infrastructure of our country and then to rebuild us, frankly, on a spiritual level.

Country, Economic, Numbers, Spiritual, Steps, Take

If I lose, I'm going to retire from politics, practice law, and wear bright leather pants.

Bright, Law, Leather Pants, Lose, Practice, Wear

I think that we have a responsibility to make certain that we are fiscally responsible in order to assure, frankly, future generations don't have to pay our bills.

Certain, Make, Order, Responsibility, Think, Thinking

New Zealand, by the way, where I was ambassador, has had two women prime ministers - one from either party.

Ambassadors, Party, Prime, Two, Zealand

I think Americans want to believe in this country again.

Country, Believe, Thinking, Think, Americans

We must invest in infrastructure development and rebuilding communities to create jobs.

Community, Development, Infrastructure, Invest, Jobs, Rebuilding

Magic lies in challenging what seems impossible.

Challenges, Challenging, Impossible, Lies, Lying, Magic

All I really want to be is boring. When people talk about me, I'd like them to say, Carol's basically a short Bill Bradley. Or, Carol's kind of like Al Gore in a skirt.

Bills, Boring, People, Short, Skirt, Want

There are no permanent friends or permanent enemies, just permanent interests.

Enemy, Interest, Permanent, Enemies, Friends

The reason that minorities and women dont have a better shot at getting elected to the Senate or to statewide office is because the campaign finance rules are so skewed as to make it very difficult for non-traditional candidates to raise the money necessary to get elected.

Campaigns, Make, Minorities, Necessary, Office, Rules

Defining myself, as opposed to being defined by others, is one of the most difficult challenges I face.

Being Yourself, Defining, Difficult, Freedom, Inspiring, Opposed

We're failing our children with education, we're failing our environment.

Children, Education, Environment, Failing

It's time to take the 'Men Only' sign off the White House door.

Doors, House, Men, Sign, Take, White

It's not impossible for a woman - a Black woman - to become President.

Black, Impossible, President, Woman

And frankly, being a woman I think gives me a slightly different take on a lot of the issues and on a lot of the solutions to the problems we face.

Different, Frankly, Gives, Giving, Issues, Thinking

I believe that our message of rebuilding America is one that will resonate with the American people.

America, Believe, People, Resonate

I was the only person of color in the Senate, and my colleagues were Strom Thurmond, Jesse Helms and Trent Lott.

Colleagues, Color, Helm, Trent

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