Donna Edwards | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 4th district | |
| In office June 17, 2008 – January 3, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Albert Wynn |
| Succeeded by | Anthony Brown |
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| Born | Donna Fern Edwards June 28, 1958 Yanceyville, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Oxon Hill, Maryland, U.S. |
| Education | Wake Forest University (BA) University of New Hampshire (JD) |
Donna Fern Edwards (born June 28, 1958) is an American politician. She was the U.S. representative for Maryland's 4th congressional district from 2008 to 2017. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
Edwards beat eight-term incumbent Albert Wynn in the 2008 Democratic primary. When Wynn resigned, she won a special election on June 17, 2008, to fill the remainder of this term. She was sworn in two days later on June 19, becoming the first African-American woman to represent Maryland in the United States Congress.
Edwards ran for U.S. Senate in 2016 in the primary to replace retiring Barbara Mikulski, but was defeated by Congressman Chris Van Hollen in the Democratic primary. In 2022, Edwards ran for the congressional seat she previously held but lost to Glenn Ivey in the Democratic primary.
