Cora Faith Walker
Cora Faith Walker | |
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Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 74th district | |
In office January 4, 2017 – July 29, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Sharon Pace |
Succeeded by | Michael Person |
Personal details | |
Born | Cora Faith Drew November 5, 1984 St. Louis, Missouri |
Died | (aged 37) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Tim Walker |
Education | Washington University in St. Louis (BA, MPH) Saint Louis University (JD) |
Cora Faith Walker (née Drew;[1] November 5, 1984[2][3] – March 11, 2022) was an American politician who served as a member of the Missouri House of Representatives for the 74th district from January 2017 to July 2019.[4] On July 29, 2019, Walker resigned from the Missouri House of Representatives and became the policy director for St. Louis County executive Sam Page.[5][6]
Walker earned a Bachelor of Arts from the Washington University in St. Louis,[7] a Master of Public Health from Washington University's George Warren Brown School of Social Work and a Juris Doctor and health law certificate from the Saint Louis University School of Law.[8][9]
Walker lived in Ferguson, Missouri. On March 11, 2022, Walker collapsed at a hotel in St. Louis, where she had attended a birthday party for Mayor Tishaura Jones.[10][11] She was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead, aged 37.[12] The cause of death was determined to have been non-ischemic cardiomyopathy.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Cora Walker Obituary (2022) - Saint Louis, MO - St. Louis Post-Dispatch". Legacy.com. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
- ^ "Cora Faith Walker Foundation Created for Health Equity | Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis". brownschool.wustl.edu. January 19, 2023. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
- ^ "6907". stlouisco.civicweb.net. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
- ^ "Cora Walker". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
- ^ Qin, Jiaoran (July 30, 2019). "State representative resigns to take job in St. Louis County". NBC 8 - KOMU. Archived from the original on July 31, 2019. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
- ^ "Missouri lawmaker resigns for St. Louis County policy job". Fox 2 - KTVI. July 30, 2019. Archived from the original on August 27, 2019. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
- ^ American, Dawn Suggs | The St Louis (March 12, 2022). "Brilliant servant leader Cora Faith Walker dies at 37". St. Louis American. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
- ^ "What No One Could've Predicted". www.slu.edu. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- ^ "Walker will leverage public health background in Missouri House | Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis". brownschool.wustl.edu. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- ^ a b Byers, Christine (April 27, 2022). "Former Missouri Representative Cora Faith Walker died of heart condition, St. Louis medical examiner rules". KDSK. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
- ^ Byers, Christine (March 14, 2022). "Autopsy performed on top aide to St. Louis County executive who died unexpectedly at 37". KDSK TV. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
- ^ Byers, Christine; Kuerth, Jacob; Vawter, Hayley (March 21, 2022). "Preliminary toxicology report following sudden death of Cora Faith Walker negative for drugs". KSDK News. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Campaign website Archived December 16, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
- Cora Walker at Ballotpedia
- Cora Faith Walker on Twitter
- Cora Faith Walker on Facebook
- 1984 births
- 2022 deaths
- 21st-century African-American politicians
- 21st-century American women politicians
- African-American state legislators in Missouri
- African-American women in politics
- Deaths from cardiomyopathy
- Democratic Party members of the Missouri House of Representatives
- George Warren Brown School of Social Work alumni
- Politicians from St. Louis County, Missouri
- Saint Louis University School of Law alumni
- Washington University in St. Louis alumni
- Women state legislators in Missouri
- 21st-century members of the Missouri General Assembly
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