Cora Faith Walker

Cora Faith Walker
Cora Faith Walker
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; c. 1984
Died	March 11, 2022 (aged 37)
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Tim Walker
Education	Washington University in St. Louis (BA, MPH); Saint Louis University (JD)

Cora Faith Walker (née Drew;^[1] c. 1984 – 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.^[2] On July 29, 2019, Walker resigned from the Missouri House of Representatives and became the policy director for St. Louis County executive Sam Page.^[3]^[4]

Walker earned a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Public Health degree from the Washington University in St. Louis and a Juris Doctor from the Saint Louis University School of Law.^[5]^[6]

Walker lived in Ferguson, Missouri. She died on March 11, 2022, at the age of 37^[7] of a suspected cardiac arrest.^[8]

References

^ https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/stltoday/name/cora-walker-obituary?id=33639721
^ "Cora Walker". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
^ 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.
^ "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.
^ "What No One Could've Predicted". www.slu.edu. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
^ "Walker will leverage public health background in Missouri House | Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis". brownschool.wustl.edu. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
^ Benchaabane, Nassim (March 11, 2022). "Cora Faith Walker, a top St. Louis County official and former state lawmaker, dies at 37". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
^ 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.

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[1] ttps://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/stltoday/name/cora-walker-obituary?id=33639721

[2] "Cora Walker". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 21, 2017.

[3] 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.

[4] "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.

[5] "What No One Could've Predicted". www.slu.edu. Retrieved January 13, 2022.

[6] "Walker will leverage public health background in Missouri House | Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis". brownschool.wustl.edu. Retrieved January 13, 2022.

[7] Benchaabane, Nassim (March 11, 2022). "Cora Faith Walker, a top St. Louis County official and former state lawmaker, dies at 37". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved March 11, 2022.

[8] 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.

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