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.
Louise Slaughter | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York | |
| In office January 3, 1987 – March 16, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Fred J. Eckert |
| Succeeded by | Joseph D. Morelle |
| Constituency | 30th district (1987–1993) 28th district (1993–2013) 25th district (2013–present) |
| Chair of the House Rules Committee | |
| In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | David Dreier |
| Succeeded by | David Dreier |
| Member of the New York State Assembly from the 130th district | |
| In office January 1, 1983 – December 31, 1986 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas A. Hanna |
| Succeeded by | Robert L. King |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dorothy Louise McIntosh August 14, 1929 Lynch, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | March 16, 2018 (aged 88) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Robert Slaughter (1957–2014) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | University of Kentucky (BS, MPH) |
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.[1] 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.[2]
Louise Slaughter Media
- Louise Slaughter, James Reilly, Richard Rose at Image Permanence Institute, RIT NandE Vol19Num10 1988 Jan21 Complete.jpg
Slaughter visiting a lab at the Rochester Institute of Technology in 1988
- Louise Slaughter official portrait, 109th congress.jpg
Slaughter during the 109th Congress
Congressional letter on Sandra Fluke by Louise Slaughter
- RIT building - Slaughter Building.jpg
The Louise M. Slaughter Building on the RIT campus
- New Rochester station - October 2017.jpg
Louise M. Slaughter Rochester Station
References
- ↑ "Committees and Caucuses". 13 December 2012. Archived from the original on 8 January 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ↑ Rep. Louise Slaughter, liberal Democrat who championed women’s rights, dies at 88
Other websites
- Congresswoman Louise M. Slaughter Archived 2009-08-04 at the Wayback Machine official U.S. House site
- Louise Slaughter for Congress
- Louise Slaughter at the Open Directory Project
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
- Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
- Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
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