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Gwendolyn Harris Middlebrooks | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia | |
| Assumed office January 3, 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Hank Johnson |
| Constituency | 11th district (1997–2003) 4th district (2003–present) |
| Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus | |
| In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Mel Watt |
| Succeeded by | Emanuel Cleaver |
| Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 40th district | |
| In office January 9, 1989 – January 3, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Barbara H. Couch |
| Succeeded by | Steven C. Clark |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gwendolyn Harris May 24, 1950 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | James Middlebrooks (m. 1968) |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence(s) | Lithonia, Georgia, U.S. |
| Education | Spelman College (BA) Clark Atlanta University (MA) Georgia State University (PhD) |
| Website | House website |
Gwendolyn Harris Middlebrooks (born May 24, 1950) is an American politician and educator serving as the U.S. Representative for Georgia's 4th congressional district since 2003, previously representing the 11th congressional district from 1997 to 2003. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Her district is based in DeKalb County and contains most of the majority-black precincts of Atlanta's inner eastern suburbs, including Decatur, Lithonia, Stone Mountain, Covington, and a silver of Atlanta itself. She is the first African-American woman elected to represent Georgia in the U.S. Congress.