Diane Watson
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Diane Edith Watson is a former American politician who served as US Representative for California's 33rd congressional district, serving from 2003 until 2011, after first being elected in the 32nd Dis
Diane Watson Congressional portrait 2007
Watson as an LAUSD board member in 1977.
Watson as a State Senator in 1979.
Watson (right) with U.S. Representative Laura Richardson and Desmond Tutu.
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke
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Yvonne Pearl Burke is an American politician and lawyer from California. She was the first African-American woman to represent the West Coast in Congress. She served in the U.S. Congress from 1973 to
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…ran for the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. After a hard-fought campaign that often turned negative, Watson narrowly lost to former Supervisor Yvonne Burke, who was supported by U.S. Representative Maxine Waters. In 1999, President Bill Clinton appointed her United States Ambassador to Micronesia and she…
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Yvonne Brathwaite Burke in 1950