Member, United States House of Representatives

From Los Angeles, CA; born in St. Louis, MO, August 15, 1938; education: B.A., California State University; honorary degrees: Harris-Stowe State College, St. Louis, MO, and Central State University, Wilberforce, OH, Spelman College, Atlanta, GA, North Carolina A&T State University, Howard University, Central State University, Bishop College, Morgan State University; elected to California State Assembly, 1976; reelected every two years thereafter; member: Assembly Democratic Caucus, Board of TransAfrica Foundation, National Women's Political Caucus; chairperson, Ways and Means Subcommittee on State Administration; chair, Joint Committee on Public Pension Fund Investments; married to Sidney Williams, former U.S. Ambassador to the Commonwealth of the Bahamas; two children: Karen and Edward; founding member, National Commission for Economic Conversion and Disarmament; member of the board, Center for National Policy; Clara Elizabeth Jackson Carter Foundation (Spelman College); Minority AIDS Project; Chief Deputy Minority Whip; committees: chair, Democratic Caucus Special Committee on Election Reform; Financial Services, Judiciary; elected to the 102nd Congress on November 6, 1990; reelected to each succeeding Congress.