Congressman Major Owens represented congressional districts in New York from 1983 to 2007 (98th-110th Congresses). Trained as a librarian, Owens...
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Edolphus Towns
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William Jennings Jefferson
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William Herbert Gray III
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Julian Carey Dixon
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John R. Lewis
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Eva M. Clayton
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Bobby L. Rush
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Frank W. Ballance Jr.
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Sanford Dixon Bishop Jr.
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