Cardiss Collins
Cardiss Hortense Collins was an American politician from Illinois who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the fourth African-American woman in Congress and the first to represent the Midwest. Collins was elected to Congress in the June 5, 1973 special election to replace her husband, George, who had died in the December 8, 1972 United Airlines Flight 553 plane crash. Wikipedia*
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Cardiss Collins has 240 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1982 Forum. The year with the most videos was 1995 with 49 videos. The year with the highest average number of views per program was 1987 with an average of 6,605 views per program. Most appearances with Donald M. Payne (4), Vic Fazio (3), Eva M Clayton (3). Most common tags: African Americans, Democratic Party.