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]
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]