en.unionpedia.org

Denise Majette, the Glossary

Denise Lorraine Majette (born May 18, 1955) is an American politician from the state of Georgia.^[1]

53 relations: Abortion-rights movements, Affirmative action, African Americans, Atlanta, Bachelor of Arts, Brooklyn, Capital punishment, Classes of United States senators, Cynthia McKinney, Debbie Stabenow, DeKalb County, Georgia, Democratic Party (United States), Duke University, George W. Bush, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia's 4th congressional district, Illegal immigration, Incumbent, John Kerry, Johnny Isakson, Juris Doctor, Karen Handel, Kathy Cox (American politician), Libertarian Party (United States), List of African-American United States representatives, List of United States representatives from Georgia, List of United States senators from Georgia, Mary Landrieu, Max Burns, Mike Thurmond, New York (state), New York City, Paul Coverdell, Primary election, Republican Party (United States), Safe seat, Same-sex marriage, School voucher, September 11 attacks, Stone Mountain, Georgia, U.S. state, United States, United States Congress, United States House of Representatives, United States order of precedence, United States Senate, Wake Forest University, Women in the United States House of Representatives, Yale University, Zell Miller, ... Expand index (3 more) »
African-American people in Georgia (U.S. state) politics
Methodists from Georgia (U.S. state)
Women in Georgia (U.S. state) politics

Abortion-rights movements

Abortion-rights movements are movements that advocate for legal access to induced abortion services, including elective abortion.

See Denise Majette and Abortion-rights movements

Affirmative action (also sometimes called reservations, alternative access, positive discrimination or positive action in various countries' laws and policies) refers to a set of policies and practices within a government or organization seeking to benefit marginalized groups.

See Denise Majette and Affirmative action

African Americans

African Americans, also known as Black Americans or Afro-Americans, are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from any of the Black racial groups of Africa.

See Denise Majette and African Americans

Atlanta

Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia.

See Denise Majette and Atlanta

Bachelor of Arts

A Bachelor of Arts (abbreviated B.A., BA, A.B. or AB; from the Latin baccalaureus artium, baccalaureus in artibus, or artium baccalaureus) is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the liberal arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines.

See Denise Majette and Bachelor of Arts

Brooklyn

Brooklyn is a borough of New York City.

See Denise Majette and Brooklyn

Capital punishment

Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty and formerly called judicial homicide, is the state-sanctioned killing of a person as punishment for actual or supposed misconduct.

See Denise Majette and Capital punishment

Classes of United States senators

The 100 seats in the United States Senate are divided into 3 classes to determine which seats will be up for election in any 2-year cycle, with only 1 class being up for election at a time.

See Denise Majette and Classes of United States senators

Cynthia McKinney

Cynthia Ann McKinney (born March 17, 1955) is a former American politician. Denise Majette and Cynthia McKinney are African-American members of the United States House of Representatives, African-American women in politics, Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Georgia (U.S. state), Female members of the United States House of Representatives, politicians from Atlanta and Women in Georgia (U.S. state) politics.

See Denise Majette and Cynthia McKinney

Debbie Stabenow

Deborah Ann Stabenow (née Greer; born April 29, 1950) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Michigan, a seat she has held since 2001. Denise Majette and Debbie Stabenow are Female members of the United States House of Representatives.

See Denise Majette and Debbie Stabenow

DeKalb County, Georgia

DeKalb County is located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia.

See Denise Majette and DeKalb County, Georgia

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States.

See Denise Majette and Democratic Party (United States)

Duke University

Duke University is a private research university in Durham, North Carolina, United States.

See Denise Majette and Duke University

George W. Bush

George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009.

See Denise Majette and George W. Bush

Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia, officially the State of Georgia, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

See Denise Majette and Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia's 4th congressional district

Georgia's 4th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia.

See Denise Majette and Georgia's 4th congressional district

Illegal immigration

Illegal immigration is the migration of people into a country in violation of that country's immigration laws, or the continuous residence in a country without the legal right to.

See Denise Majette and Illegal immigration

Incumbent

The incumbent is the current holder of an office or position.

See Denise Majette and Incumbent

John Kerry

John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is an American attorney, politician, and diplomat who served as the 68th United States secretary of state from 2013 to 2017 in the administration of Barack Obama.

See Denise Majette and John Kerry

Johnny Isakson

John Hardy Isakson (December 28, 1944 – December 19, 2021) was an American businessman and politician who served as a United States senator from Georgia from 2005 to 2019. Denise Majette and Johnny Isakson are politicians from Atlanta.

See Denise Majette and Johnny Isakson

Juris Doctor

A Juris Doctor, Doctor of Jurisprudence, or Doctor of Law (JD) is a graduate-entry professional degree that primarily prepares individuals to practice law.

See Denise Majette and Juris Doctor

Karen Handel

Karen Christine Handel (née Walker; born April 18, 1962) is an American businesswoman and former politician. Denise Majette and Karen Handel are Female members of the United States House of Representatives and Women in Georgia (U.S. state) politics.

See Denise Majette and Karen Handel

Kathy Cox (American politician)

Kathy Cox (born August 10, 1964) is a former superintendent of public schools for the U.S. state of Georgia, and is a Republican. Denise Majette and Kathy Cox (American politician) are Women in Georgia (U.S. state) politics.

See Denise Majette and Kathy Cox (American politician)

Libertarian Party (United States)

The Libertarian Party (LP) is a political party in the United States that promotes civil liberties, non-interventionism, ''laissez-faire'' capitalism, and limiting the size and scope of government.

See Denise Majette and Libertarian Party (United States)

List of African-American United States representatives

The United States House of Representatives has had 157 elected African-American members, of whom 151 have been representatives from U.S. states and 6 have been delegates from U.S. territories and the District of Columbia. Denise Majette and List of African-American United States representatives are African-American members of the United States House of Representatives.

See Denise Majette and List of African-American United States representatives

List of United States representatives from Georgia

The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Georgia.

See Denise Majette and List of United States representatives from Georgia

List of United States senators from Georgia

Georgia was admitted to the Union on January 2, 1788.

See Denise Majette and List of United States senators from Georgia

Mary Landrieu

Mary Loretta Landrieu (born November 23, 1955) is an American entrepreneur and politician who served as a United States senator from Louisiana from 1997 to 2015.

See Denise Majette and Mary Landrieu

Max Burns

Othell Maxie Burns Jr. (born November 8, 1948) is an American politician and academic from the state of Georgia.

See Denise Majette and Max Burns

Mike Thurmond

Michael L. Thurmond (born 5 January 1953) is an American author, attorney and politician serving as the chief executive officer of DeKalb County, Georgia. Denise Majette and Mike Thurmond are African-American candidates for the United States Senate.

See Denise Majette and Mike Thurmond

New York (state)

New York, also called New York State, is a state in the Northeastern United States.

See Denise Majette and New York (state)

New York City

New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.

See Denise Majette and New York City

Paul Coverdell

Paul Douglas Coverdell (January 20, 1939 – July 18, 2000) was an American politician who served as a United States senator from Georgia from 1993 until his death in 2000. Denise Majette and Paul Coverdell are politicians from Atlanta.

See Denise Majette and Paul Coverdell

Primary election

Party primaries or primary elections are elections in which a political party selects a candidate for an upcoming general election.

See Denise Majette and Primary election

Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party, also known as the GOP (Grand Old Party), is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States.

See Denise Majette and Republican Party (United States)

Safe seat

A safe seat is an electoral district which is regarded as fully secure, for either a certain political party, or the incumbent representative personally or a combination of both.

See Denise Majette and Safe seat

Same-sex marriage

Same-sex marriage, also known as gay marriage, is the marriage of two people of the same legal sex.

See Denise Majette and Same-sex marriage

School voucher

A school voucher, also called an education voucher in a voucher system, is a certificate of government funding for students at schools chosen by themselves or their parents.

See Denise Majette and School voucher

September 11 attacks

The September 11 attacks, commonly known as 9/11, were four coordinated Islamist terrorist suicide attacks carried out by al-Qaeda against the United States in 2001.

See Denise Majette and September 11 attacks

Stone Mountain, Georgia

Stone Mountain is a city in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States.

See Denise Majette and Stone Mountain, Georgia

U.S. state

In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50.

See Denise Majette and U.S. state

United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

See Denise Majette and United States

United States Congress

The United States Congress, or simply Congress, is the legislature of the federal government of the United States.

See Denise Majette and United States Congress

United States House of Representatives

The United States House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber.

See Denise Majette and United States House of Representatives

United States order of precedence

The United States order of precedence is an advisory document maintained by the Ceremonials Division of the Office of the Chief of Protocol of the United States which lists the ceremonial order, or relative preeminence, for domestic and foreign government officials (military and civilian) at diplomatic, ceremonial, and social events within the United States and abroad.

See Denise Majette and United States order of precedence

United States Senate

The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress.

See Denise Majette and United States Senate

Wake Forest University

Wake Forest University (WFU) is a private research university in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States.

See Denise Majette and Wake Forest University

Women in the United States House of Representatives

Women have served in the United States House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the United States Congress, since 1917 following the election of Republican Jeannette Rankin from Montana, the first woman in Congress. Denise Majette and Women in the United States House of Representatives are Female members of the United States House of Representatives.

See Denise Majette and Women in the United States House of Representatives

Yale University

Yale University is a private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut.

See Denise Majette and Yale University

Zell Miller

Zell Bryan Miller (February 24, 1932 – March 23, 2018) was an American politician who served as a United States senator representing Georgia from 2000 to 2005 and as the 79th governor of Georgia from 1991 to 1999. Denise Majette and Zell Miller are Methodists from Georgia (U.S. state) and politicians from Atlanta.

See Denise Majette and Zell Miller

2002 United States House of Representatives elections

The 2002 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 5, 2002, in the middle of President George W. Bush's first term, to elect U.S. Representatives to serve in the 108th United States Congress.

See Denise Majette and 2002 United States House of Representatives elections

2004 United States Senate election in Georgia

The 2004 United States Senate election in Georgia took place on November 2, 2004, alongside other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.

See Denise Majette and 2004 United States Senate election in Georgia

2004 United States Senate elections

The 2004 United States Senate elections were held on November 2, 2004, with all Class 3 Senate seats being contested.

See Denise Majette and 2004 United States Senate elections

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denise_Majette

Also known as Denise L. Majette, Denise Lorraine Majette, Representative Majette.

, 2002 United States House of Representatives elections, 2004 United States Senate election in Georgia, 2004 United States Senate elections.

Denise Majette, the Glossary

Table of Contents

See also

African-American people in Georgia (U.S. state) politics

Methodists from Georgia (U.S. state)

Women in Georgia (U.S. state) politics

References