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American politicians with a disability. This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:American politicians . It includes politicians that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.
Lost his right arm due to grenade shrapnel in World War II [27] Harry Kelly: Republican: Michigan: Governor of Michigan: Lost his right leg in World War I Bob Kerrey: Democratic: Nebraska: Governor of Nebraska U.S. Senator: Lost one leg below the knee due to combat injury in the Vietnam War [34] Mark Kirk: Republican: Illinois: U.S. Senator
College Station: Elected in 1978. Resigned. Republican February 12, 1983 – January 3, 1985 Re-elected to finish his own term. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. Kay Granger: Republican January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2025 12th: Fort Worth: Elected in 1996. Retired. Al Green: Democratic January 3, 2005 – present 9th: Houston: Elected in 2004 ...
Following a stint on the faculties of Tufts University and the Medical College of Virginia, Cavazos served as Dean of the Tufts University School of Medicine from 1975 to 1980. [1] From 1980 to 1988, he served as President of Texas Tech University. [1] He was both the first alumnus and the first Hispanic to serve as Texas Tech president ...
Politicians with disabilities by nationality (25 C) B. Blind politicians (137 P) D. Deaf politicians (29 P) ... This page was last edited on 1 April 2023, at 06:59 (UTC).
On Sept. 1, 1999, Texas was the first state to require all new voting systems to be accessible to those with physical disabilities. The Lone Star State continues its commitment to provide ...
Barbara Charline Jordan (February 21, 1936 – January 17, 1996) was an American lawyer, educator, [1] and politician.A Democrat, she was the first African American elected to the Texas Senate after Reconstruction, [2] the first Southern African-American woman elected to the United States House of Representatives, [3] [4] and one of the first two African Americans elected to the U.S. House ...
Sure, some politicians never worked a humble part-time job in high school or college. But most -- even politicians who make it to the top echelons of government -- spent their teenage years doing...