Louis Stokes

Louis Stokes
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio
In office
January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1999
Preceded byCharles Vanik
Succeeded byStephanie Tubbs Jones
Constituency21st district (1969–93)
11th district (1993–99)
Chair of the House Ethics Committee
In office
January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1993
Preceded byJulian C. Dixon
Succeeded byJim McDermott
In office
January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1985
Preceded byCharles Bennett
Succeeded byJulian C. Dixon
Chair of the House Intelligence Committee
In office
January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1989
Preceded byLee H. Hamilton
Succeeded byAnthony Beilenson
Personal details
Born(1925-02-23)February 23, 1925
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
DiedAugust 18, 2015(2015-08-18) (aged 90)
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseJeannette "Jay" Stokes
Children4
RelativesCarl Stokes (Brother)
EducationCase Western Reserve University
Cleveland State University (JD)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service1943–1946
Battles/warsWorld War II
Louis Stokes's voice
Stokes presents the alternative Congressional Black Caucus budget for 1987
Recorded May 15, 1986

Louis Stokes (February 23, 1925 – August 18, 2015) was an American attorney, civil rights pioneer and politician. He served 15 terms in the United States House of Representatives – representing the east side of Cleveland – and was the first African American congressman elected in the state of Ohio.[1] He was one of the Cold War-era chairmen of the House Intelligence Committee, headed the Congressional Black Caucus, and was the first African American on the House Appropriations Committee.[2]

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