Juanita Millender-McDonald

Juanita Millender-McDonald
Chair of the House Administration Committee
In office January 3, 2007 – April 21, 2007
Preceded by	Vern Ehlers
Succeeded by	Bob Brady
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 37th district
In office March 26, 1996 – April 22, 2007
Preceded by	Walter Tucker
Succeeded by	Laura Richardson
Member of the California State Assembly from the 55th district
In office December 7, 1992 - April 15, 1996[1]
Preceded by	Richard Polanco
Succeeded by	Richard Floyd
Personal details
Born	Juanita Millender (1938-09-07)September 7, 1938 Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Died	April 22, 2007(2007-04-22) (aged 68) Carson, California, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	James McDonald
Children	5
Education	Los Angeles Harbor College University of Redlands (BA) California State University, Los Angeles (MA) University of Southern California (PhD)

Juanita Millender-McDonald (September 7, 1938 – April 22, 2007) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1996 until her death in 2007, representing California's 37th congressional district, which includes most of South Central Los Angeles and the city of Long Beach, California. She was a member of the Democratic Party.

On December 19, 2006, Millender-McDonald was named Chairwoman of the House Committee on House Administration for the 110th Congress. She was the first African-American woman to chair the committee. She was also a member of the Congressional Black Caucus and of the New Democrat Coalition and was considered a front-runner for the job of Secretary of Transportation if John Kerry had been elected President in 2004.^[2]