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Rep. Chaka Fattah (D-Pa.)

District: 2nd District, West Philadelphia; Chestnut Hill; Cheltenham
Residence: Philadelphia
Born: November 21, 1956; Philadelphia, Pa.
Religion: Baptist
Family: Wife, Renee Chenault-Fattah; four children
Education: Community College of Philadelphia, attended 1976 (political science); U. of Pennsylvania, M.A. 1986 (government administration)
Military Service: None
Political Highlights: Democratic candidate for Philadelphia City Commission, 1979; Pa. House, 1983-89; Pa. Senate, 1989-95; Consumer Party nominee for U.S. House (special election), 1991; U.S. House, 1995-present; sought Democratic nomination for mayor of Philadelphia, 2007
Elected: Elected: 1994 (9th term)
Committee Assignments: Appropriations (Commerce-Justice-Science - Ranking Member; Energy-Water)

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State Information: 2nd District, West Philadelphia; Chestnut Hill; Cheltenham

Election History
Year	Election	Candidate	Votes	Percent
2010	general	Chaka Fattah (D)	182,800	89.3%
2010	general	Rick Hellberg (R)	21,907	10.7%
2008	general	Chaka Fattah (D)	276,870	88.9%
2008	general	Adam Lang (R)	34,466	11.1%
2006	general	Chaka Fattah (D)	165,867	88.6%
		Michael Gessner (R)	17,291	9.2%
		David Baker (GREEN)	4,125	2.2%
2004	general	Chaka Fattah (D)	253,226	88%
2004	general	Stewart Bolno (R)	34,411	12%
2002	general	Chaka Fattah (D)	150,623	87.8%
2002	general	Thomas Dougherty (R)	20,988	12.2%