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Kim Schrier
Kim Schrier


Kim Schrier assumed office as U.S. representative for Washington state's 8th Congressional District on Jan. 3, 2019. Schrier received her Bachelor of Arts degree in astrophysics from the University of California, Berkeley in 1991 and her M.D. from the University of California, Davis in 1997. She has been a pediatrician since 2002. For information on Schrier's policy subject areas, committee appointments and sponsored/co-sponsored legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives, please visit her profile on https://www.congress.gov.
Pat Schroeder
Pat Schroeder


Patricia "Pat" Schroeder represented Colorado in the United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 1997. She was the first woman elected to Congress from Colorado, running without the support of the state Democratic Party or the Democratic National Committee. Schroeder was born July 30, 1940, in Portland, Oregon. She graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1961 with degrees in philosophy, history, and political science. Following, Schroeder completed her Juris Doctorate from Harvard Law School in 1964. From 1964 to 1972, she was a field attorney with the National […]
Allyson Schwartz
Allyson Schwartz


Allyson Schwartz represented Pennsylvania's 13th District in the United States House of Representatives from 2005 to 2015. In 2014, Schwartz was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor of Pennsylvania, but was defeated in the primary. Schwartz was born October 3, 1948, in Queens, New York. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in sociology from Simmons College, located in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1970. In 1972, she received her Master of Social Work from Bryn Mawr College in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Prior to entering Congress, Schwartz worked as a […]
Terri Sewell
Terri Sewell


Terri Sewell assumed office as Alabama's United States representative in January 2011. Representing Alabama's 7th Congressional District, Sewell became the first Black woman elected to Congress from Alabama. Sewell and Republican Martha Roby, also elected in 2010, are the first women elected to Congress from Alabama in regular elections. Sewell was born January 1, 1965, and was raised in Selma, Alabama. Her mother, Nancy Sewell, was the first African American city councilwoman in Selma. She graduated cum laude in 1986 from Princeton University. In 1988, she was awarded the Marshall/Commonwealth […]
Donna Shalala
Donna Shalala


Donna Shalala served as U.S. representative for Florida's 27th Congressional District from 2019-2021. Previously, Shalala had served as the United States secretary of health and human services under President Bill Clinton from 1993-2001, the longest serving HHS secretary and the first Lebanese-American to serve in a Cabinet position. Shalala was born February 14, 1941, in Cleveland, Ohio. She received a Bachelor of Arts in history from Western College for Women in 1962. From 1962-1964, she served in the Peace Corps in Iran, one of the country’s first Peace Corps volunteers. […]
Carol Shea-Porter
Carol Shea-Porter


Carol Shea-Porter, the first woman elected to Congress from New Hampshire, served as the U.S. representative for New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District from 2007 to 2011, 2013 to 2015 and 2017 to 2019. Shea-Porter was born December 2, 1952, and grew up in the Seacoast region of New Hampshire. She earned a bachelor's degree in social services and a master's degree in public administration from the University of New Hampshire. Previously, Shea-Porter worked as a social worker, and she directed senior centers in New Orleans and Maryland. For information on […]
Rebecca Michelle “Mikie” Sherrill
Rebecca Michelle "Mikie" Sherrill


Rebecca Michelle "Mikie" Sherrill assumed office as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 11th Congressional District on Jan. 3, 2019. She is a former U.S. Navy helicopter pilot and a former federal prosecutor. Sherrill was born on January 19, 1972, in Alexandria, Virginia. She received an Bachelor of Science degree from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1994, a Master of Science degree in economic history from the London School of Economics in 2003, and a Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center in 2007. From 1994 to 2003, Sherrill served […]
Kyrsten Sinema
Kyrsten Sinema


Kyrsten Sinema assumed office in the U.S. Senate for Arizona on Jan. 3, 2019. Previously, she served as the U.S. representative from Arizona's 9th Congressional District. On March 5, 2024, Sinema announced that she was not running for re-election to the Senate. Sinema was born on July 12, 1976, in Tucson, Arizona. She earned her B.A. from Brigham Young University in 1995, her Master of Social Work from Arizona State University in 1999, a J.D. from Arizona State University College of Law in 2004 and a Ph.D. in justice studies […]
Louise Slaughter
Louise M Slaughter


Louise M. Slaughter served New York in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1987 until her death on March 16, 2018. Slaughter was the first woman to serve as chairwoman of the House Committee on Rules and one of the longest-serving Democrats in Congress. Slaughter was born in Harlan County, Kentucky, August 14, 1929. In 1951, she graduated with a Bachelor of Science in microbiology; and in 1953, she received her Master of Science in public health, both from the University of Kentucky. After graduate school, Slaughter worked for Procter […]
Elissa Slotkin
Elissa Slotkin


Elissa Slotkin has served in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2019, representing the 8th District through 2023 and the 7th District since then. She is the former acting assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs under the Obama Administration. Slotkin was born on July 10, 1976, in New York City, and grew up in Michigan. She earned a Bachelor of Arts from Cornell University in 1998 and a Master of Arts from Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs in 2003. Between her undergraduate and graduate degrees, […]