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Brenda Lawrence

Brenda Lulenar Lawrence is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the Mayor of Southfield, Michigan from 2001 to 2015. The Democratic nominee for Oakland County Executive in 2008 and for Lieutenant Governor in 2010, she was elected U.S. Representative for Michigan's 14th congressional district after winning the seat in the 2014 elections. Wikipedia*

On the C-SPAN Networks:
Brenda Lawrence has 155 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 2008 House Committee as a Mayor. The year with the most videos was 2017 with 48 videos. The year with the highest average number of views per program was 2018 with an average of 7,398 views per program. Most appearances with Sheila Jackson Lee (13), Jan Schakowsky (7), Jackie Speier (7). Most common tags: House of Representatives, State of the Union Address, Michigan.

Appearances by Title:January 3, 2015 - Present U.S. Representative, D-MI 14th View Map Videos: 152 c. December 31, 2001 - Present Mayor,
D-Southfield Videos: 3

Previously

U.S. Representative Candidate,
D-14 August 26, 2014 - c. November 4, 2014 Videos: 0 U.S. Representative Candidate,
D-14 January 1, 2012 - c. June 1, 2012 Videos: 0

Recent Appearances

  • House Session

    House Session

    On day 25 of a government shutdown, the House debated a bill that would have reopened the government through February 1. The…

  • House Session

    House Session

    The House passed bills aimed at reopening part of the federal government, which was in day 20 of a partial shutdown, funding…

  • House Ceremonial Swearing-In, Part 1

    House Ceremonial Swearing-In, Part 1

    The House speaker held a ceremonial swearing-in ceremony with newly-elected representatives. The event happens at the start…

  • House Session, Part 1

    House Session, Part 1

    The House convened for one-minute speeches. Brenda Jones (D-MI) was sworn in to complete the term of former Representative…

  • Sexual Assault in U.S. Forest Service

    Sexual Assault in U.S. Forest Service

    The House Oversight Committee conducted a hearing to examine the U.S. Forest Service’s response to allegations of…

  • Senate and House Democrats on Brett Kavanaugh Nomination

    Senate and House Democrats on Brett Kavanaugh Nomination

    Senate and House Democrats spoke to reporters after they walked out a Judiciary Committee hearing where Republicans rejected their…

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Ideology data is based on DW-NOMINATE statistics developed by Keith Poole and Howard Rosenthal. More information can be found at Voteview .

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