Cora Faith Walker

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Cora Faith Walker
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
from the 74th district
In office
January 4, 2017 – July 29, 2019
Preceded bySharon Pace
Succeeded byMichael Person
Personal details
Born
Cora Faith Drew

November 5, 1984
)

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

non-ischemic cardiomyopathy.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Cora Walker Obituary (2022) - Saint Louis, MO - St. Louis Post-Dispatch". Legacy.com. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  2. ^ "Cora Faith Walker Foundation Created for Health Equity | Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis". brownschool.wustl.edu. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  3. ^ "6907". stlouisco.civicweb.net. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  4. ^ "Cora Walker". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  5. ^ Qin, Jiaoran (July 30, 2019). "State representative resigns to take job in St. Louis County". NBC 8 - KOMU. Archived from the original on July 31, 2019. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  6. ^ "Missouri lawmaker resigns for St. Louis County policy job". Fox 2 - KTVI. July 30, 2019. Archived from the original on August 27, 2019. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  7. ^ American, Dawn Suggs | The St Louis. "Brilliant servant leader Cora Faith Walker dies at 37". St. Louis American. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  8. ^ "What No One Could've Predicted". www.slu.edu. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  9. ^ "Walker will leverage public health background in Missouri House | Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis". brownschool.wustl.edu. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  10. ^ a b Byers, Christine (April 27, 2022). "Former Missouri Representative Cora Faith Walker died of heart condition, St. Louis medical examiner rules". KDSK. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  11. ^ Byers, Christine (March 14, 2022). "Autopsy performed on top aide to St. Louis County executive who died unexpectedly at 37". KDSK TV. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  12. ^ Byers, Christine; Kuerth, Jacob; Vawter, Hayley (March 21, 2022). "Preliminary toxicology report following sudden death of Cora Faith Walker negative for drugs". KSDK News. Retrieved April 11, 2022.

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