Julia May Carson

Congresswoman Julia Carson represented the 7th Congressional District of Indiana in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1997 until her death from lung cancer on December 15, 2007 (105th-110th Congresses). She was the first woman and first African American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives from Indianapolis. Her committee assignments included the Banking and Financial Services, Financial Services, Veterans’ Affairs, and Transportation and Infrastructure Committees. Carson was a leading advocate of legislation designed to end homelessness in the United States by addressing the housing, health, and income needs of people experiencing homelessness and families at risk of homelessness. Before her tenure in Congress, Carson served in the Indiana General Assembly and as a Center Township Trustee. She attended Martin University and Indiana University-Purdue University.