Cecile Richards

Cecile Richards
Personal details
Born 1958 (age 56–57)
Austin, Texas, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Kirk Adams
Children 3
Alma mater Brown University

Cecile Richards (born 1958)[1] is an American activist and has been the president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America since 2006. She is a member of the Democratic Party.[2] In 2010, Richards was elected to the Ford Foundation board of trustees.

Political involvement

Richards previously founded and served as president of America Votes, a coalition of national Democratic Party-affiliated organizations.[3] Before that, she was deputy chief of staff to the U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic Leader in the U.S. House of Representatives.[4] She has also worked at the Turner Foundation.[5] In 1996, she founded the Texas Freedom Network, a Texas organization formed to counter the Christian right.[6]

Personal life

Richards is the daughter of former Texas governor Ann Richards (née Dorothy Ann Willis) and David Richards.[2] She attended St. Stephen's Episcopal School for high school, and graduated from Brown University in 1980.[7] She is married to Kirk Adams, a labor organizer with the Service Employees International Union, and has three children.[8] She currently lives in New York City.[9]

Awards and honors

References

  1. ↑ Finn, Robin (May 2, 2010). "Strategy for the Produce Aisle". The New York Times. pp. MB2.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Johnson, Darragh (March 25, 2006). "Cecile Richards, Planned Parenthood's Choice Leader". The Washington Post (The Washington Post Company). Retrieved 2009-04-06.
  3. ↑ Farhi, Paul (March 24, 2004). "Democratic Spending Is Team Effort". The Washington Post (The Washington Post Company). Retrieved 2009-04-06.
  4. ↑ "Groups collecting contributions in hopes of defeating Bush". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Associated Press. August 17, 2003. p. 11A.
  5. ↑ Herman, Ken (April 7, 2001). "Tax-cut ad campaign players: throwback to '94 governor race". The Austin American-Statesman.
  6. ↑ Green, John (2000). Prayers in the Precincts. Washington: Georgetown University Press. p. 53. ISBN 0-87840-775-8.
  7. ↑ "Nelson Mandela To Receive Honorary Degree in Absentia, One of Eight Candidates" (Press release). Brown University. April 27, 2010. Retrieved 2011-04-11.
  8. ↑ "Cecile Richards". Planned Parenthood. Retrieved 2011-04-11.
  9. ↑ Martinez, Gebe. "Texans in Washington". Houston Chronicle (Hearst Newspapers Partnership, L.P.). Retrieved 2009-04-06.
  10. ↑ Puffin/Nation Prize for Creative Citizenship, official website.
  11. ↑ Fluke, Sandra (2012-04-18). "Time Magazine: 100 Most Influential People in the World: Cecile Richards". Time.com. Retrieved 2013-04-24.

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Non-profit organization positions
Preceded by
Gloria Feldt		 President of Planned Parenthood
2006–present 		Incumbent