Patsy Mink
| Patsy Mink | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Hawaii's 2nd district |
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In office September 22, 1990 – September 28, 2002 |
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| Preceded by | Daniel Akaka |
| Succeeded by | Ed Case |
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In office January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1977 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Akaka |
| Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs | |
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In office March 28, 1977 – May 1, 1978 |
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| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Frederick Irving |
| Succeeded by | Tom Pickering |
| Secretary of the House Democratic Caucus | |
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In office January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1977 |
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| Leader | Carl Albert |
| Preceded by | Leonor Sullivan |
| Succeeded by | Shirley Chisholm |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Hawaii's at-large district |
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In office January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1971 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas Gill |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
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Patsy Matsu Takemoto December 6, 1927 Paia, Territory of Hawaii, U.S. |
| Died |
September 28, 2002 (aged 74) Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | John Mink |
| Children | Gwendolyn |
| Alma mater |
Wilson College University of Nebraska, Lincoln University of Hawaii, Manoa University of Chicago |
| Religion | Protestantism |
Patsy Matsu Takemoto Mink (竹本 まつ Takemoto Matsu?, December 6, 1927 – September 28, 2002) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Hawaii. Mink was a third generation Japanese American and member of the Democratic Party. She also was the Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs.
Mink served in the U.S. House of Representatives for a total of 12 terms, representing Hawaii's first and second congressional districts. While in Congress she was noted for co-authoring the Title IX Amendment of the Higher Education Act.
Mink was the first non-white woman and the first Asian American woman elected to Congress. She was also the first woman elected to Congress from the state of Hawaii, and became the first Asian American to seek the presidential nomination of the Democratic Party in the 1972 election, where she stood in the Oregon primary as an anti-war candidate. From 1978 to 1981 Mink served as the president of Americans for Democratic Action.
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