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Bella Abzug
Hunter College, 1942
Feminist and political activist;
former member of U.S. House of Representatives
![Herman Badillo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161228073959im_/http://www2.cuny.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/page-assets/alumni/herman_badillo.jpg)
Herman Badillo
City College of New York, 1951
First Puerto Rican elected to the U.S. House of Representatives;
Former Bronx Borough President
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Joel Benenson
Queens College
Political pollster and consultant;
led Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton presidential campaigns
![Barbara Boxer](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161228073959im_/http://www2.cuny.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/page-assets/alumni/barbara_boxer.jpg)
Barbara Boxer
Brooklyn College, 1952
U.S. Senator from California;
activist and environmentalist
![richard_carmona](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161228073959im_/http://www2.cuny.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/page-assets/alumni/richard_carmona.jpg)
Richard H. Carmona
Bronx Community College, 1973
Former U.S. Surgeon General
![shirley_chisolm](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161228073959im_/http://www2.cuny.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/page-assets/alumni/shirley_chisolm.jpg)
Shirley Chisholm
Brooklyn College, 1946
First African-American U.S. Congresswoman