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Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz


Debbie Wasserman Schultz has served as a U.S. representative from Florida since 2005, serving the 20th District (2005-2013), 23rd District (2013-2023) and 25th District (since 2023). Wasserman Schultz was the first Jewish congresswoman elected to represent Florida. Wasserman Schultz was born September 27, 1966, in Long Island, New York. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of Florida in 1988. In 1990, she received her Master of Arts from the University of Florida. Prior to entering Congress, Wasserman Schultz served as an aide to […]
Maxine Waters
Maxine Waters


Maxine Waters assumed office in the United States House of Representatives in January 1991. Waters represented the 29th District from 1991-1993 and the 35th District from 1993-2013. She has represented the 43rd District since 2013. Waters was born August 15, 1938, in St. Louis, Missouri. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from California State University, in Los Angeles, California, in 1970. Prior to serving in Congress, Waters worked as a teacher, served as the head start volunteer coordinator, and from 1972 to 1988, worked as a delegate for the […]
Bonnie Watson Coleman
Bonnie Watson Coleman


Bonnie Watson Coleman assumed office in the U.S. House of Representatives for New Jersey's 12th Congressional District in January 2015, becoming the first woman of color elected to represent a New Jersey district in the U.S. House and the only female member of New Jersey's congressional delegation. Watson Coleman was born on February 6, 1945, in Camden, New Jersey. She received a B.A. from Thomas Edison State College in 1985. She has received honorary doctorate degrees from the College of New Jersey, Rider University, and Stockton University. In 1974, Watson […]
Gretchen Whitmer
Gretchen Whitmer


Gretchen Whitmer assumed office as governor of Michigan on Jan. 1, 2019. Whitmer was born on August 23, 1971, in Lansing, Michigan. Her father served as head of the Michigan Department of Commerce under Governor William Milliken and her mother was an assistant attorney general under Attorney General Frank Kelley. Whitmer earned her Bachelor of Arts in communications from Michigan State University in 1993 and her Juris Doctor from Michigan State University College of Law in 1998. Whitmer began her political career in 2000 when she was elected to the […]
Kathleen Williams
Kathleen Williams


Kathleen Williams was the 2018 Democratic nominee for the U.S. House of Representatives for Montana, losing to incumbent Greg Gianforte. She is a water conservation expert and former member of the Montana House of Representatives. Williams was born on February 16, 1961. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in resource economics from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1983 and a Master of Science in recreation resources from Colorado State University. She worked for the United States Forest Service as well as several private conservation and recreation organizations in […]
Frederica Wilson
Frederica Wilson


Frederica Wilson assumed office in 2011 to represent Florida's 17th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives. In redistricting, most of the old 17th District was renumbered as the 24th District. Wilson was born November 5, 1942, in Miami, Florida. She graduated from Fisk University with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1963 and from the University of Miami with a Master of Science degree in 1972. Following graduation, Wilson served as a school principal of Skyway Elementary School in Miami. She also served on the Miami-Dade County […]
Nancy Wyman
Nancy Wyman


Nancy Wyman served as Connecticut's lieutenant governor from 2011-2019. She was also chairwoman of the Connecticut Democratic Party from 2019-2020 Born April 21, 1946, Wyman grew up in Brooklyn, New York. She earned an associate's degree in radiological technology from Long Island College Hospital. Prior to being elected lieutenant governor, Wyman served on the Tolland Board of Education from 1979 to 1987, serving as vice president for four years. In 1987, she was elected to the Connecticut State House of Representatives, representing the 53rd District until 1995. As a representative, […]