Carol Moseley Braun (b.1947,) née Carol Moseley, is an American politician. She was a Democratic senator from Illinois (1993–99) and was the first African American woman elected to the U.S. Senate.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Moseley attended the University of Illinois at Chicago and received a law degree from Chicago. She was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives in 1978–88. She became known for her promotion of health care and education reforms and gun control.
Braun served as a U.S. Senator from Illinois (1993–99.) She was noted for supporting individual retirement accounts for homemakers and filibustering to restore youth job training and senior citizens’ funds. In 1998, Moseley Braun lost her seat to her Republican challenger and served as U.S. ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa 1999–2001. She ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for president in 2004.
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Defining myself, as opposed to being defined by others, is one of the most difficult challenges I face.
—Carol Moseley Braun
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