密歇根州前女议员Carolyn Kilpatrick,住房拨款委员会第一位黑人妇女,80岁死亡。 Former Michigan Congresswoman Carolyn Kilpatrick, first Black woman on House Appropriations Committee, dies at 80.

1997 年至 2011 年代表密歇根州第 13 选区的前美国国会女议员卡罗琳·奇克斯·基尔帕特里克 （Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick） 去世，享年 80 岁。 Former U.S. Congresswoman Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, who represented Michigan’s 13th District from 1997 to 2011, has died at 80. 作为众议院拨款委员会中第一位非裔美国妇女,她倡导底特律和城市社区,争取联邦为基础设施和国际援助提供资金。 A trailblazer as the first African American woman on the House Appropriations Committee, she advocated for Detroit and urban communities, securing federal funding for infrastructure and international aid. 她以前曾在密歇根州立法院任职18年,是前底特律市市长Kwame Kilpatrick的母亲。 She previously served in the Michigan State House for 18 years and was the mother of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. 她的家庭证实她于2025年10月7日去世。 Her family confirmed her passing on October 7, 2025.