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Mimi Walters
Mimi Walters


Marian "Mimi" Walters served in the U.S. House of Representatives for California's 45th Congressional District from 2015 to 2019. Walters was born on May 14, 1962 in Pasadena, California. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1984. She began her career as a stockbroker. From 1996 to 2000, Walters was councilwoman and from 2000 to 2004 she was mayor of Laguna Niguel. She then served in the California State Assembly from 2004 to 2008. From 2008 to 2015, Walters served […]
Kelli Ward
Kelli Ward


Kelli Ward represented Arizona's District 5 in the Arizona Senate from January 2013 to December 2015. She ran for the U.S. Senate in Arizona in the 2016 Republican primary, but lost in the primary to incumbent Senator John McCain. She also ran for the U.S. Senate in 2018 to fill retiring Sen. Jeff Flake's seat, but again lost in the primary. Ward was born January 25, 1969, in Fairmont, West Virginia. She earned her Bachelor of Science in psychology from Duke University, her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from West Virginia […]
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 […]
Diane Watson
Diane Watson


Diane Watson represented California's 33rd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2003-2011. Watson was born in Los Angeles on November 12, 1933. She received her Bachelor of Arts in education from UCLA in 1956, an M.S. in school psychology from California State University, Los Angeles in 1967, and a Ph.D. in educational administration from the Claremont Graduate School in 1987. Before her political career, Watson worked as an teacher, administer and school psychologist for the Los Angeles Unified School District from 1958-1976. She was a lecturer at […]
Jennifer Wexton
Jennifer Wexton


Jennifer Wexton assumed office as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 10th Congressional District on Jan. 3, 2019. Previously, Wexton represented the 33rd District in the Virginia State Senate from 2014 to 2019. Wexton was born on May 27, 1968, in Washington, D.C. Her father and mother were senior economists at the United States Department of the Treasury and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, respectively. She received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Maryland, College Park and a Juris Doctor from the College of William & Mary School of […]
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 […]
Nikema Williams
Nikema Williams


Nikema Williams assumed office as the U.S. representative for Georgia's 5th Congressional District on Jan. 3, 2021. Williams was born on July 30, 1978, in Columbus, Georgia. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in biology from Talladega College in 2000. She previously worked as vice president of public policy for Planned Parented, Southeast, Inc. and is deputy political director at National Domestic Workers Alliance. Williams served in the Georgia State Senate from 2017-2021. She was elected chair of the Democratic Party of Georgia in January of 2019, the first […]
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 […]