Marsha G. Cheeks (born March 7, 1956) is a Detroit-born politician from the

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. She is a

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and member of the

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. She represents the 6th State House District, which includes most of Downtown

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. She is also the aunt of former Detroit mayor

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and sister of

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Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick Carolyn Jean Cheeks Kilpatrick (born June 25, 1945) is a former American politician who was U.S. Representative for and then from 1997 to 2011. She is a member of the Democratic Party. In August 2010 she lost the Democratic primary election t ...

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