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Abigail Davis Spanberger
Abigail Spanberger


Abigail Davis Spanberger assumed office as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 7th Congressional District on Jan. 3, 2019. She a 2024 candidate for governor of Virginia. Spanberger served as a Senate page for U.S. Senator Chuck Robb (D-VA). She graduated from the University of Virginia, then earned her M.B.A. from a dual-degree program between GISMA Business School in Germany and Purdue University. She began her career as a federal law enforcement officer with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, later joining the CIA as an operations officer. In 2014, she began […]
Victoria Spartz
Victoria Spartz


Victoria Spartz assumed office as the U.S. representative for Indiana's 5th Congressional District on Jan. 3, 2021. She previously served in the Indiana Senate, after being appointed in October of 2017 following the resignation of her predecessor. Spartz was born on October 6, 1978, in Ukraine and immigrated to the Unites States in 2000. She received a Bachelor of Science in international economics and a Master of Business Administration from the National University of Economics in Ukraine, and a master's degree in professional accountancy from Indiana University's Kelley School of […]
Jackie Speier
Jackie Speier


Jackie Speier served in the U.S. House of Representatives for California from 2008 until her retirement in 2023. Speier was born May 14, 1950, in San Francisco, California. She received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of California-Davis in 1972 and her Juris Doctorate from the University of California Hastings School of Law in 1976. From 1973 to 1978, Speier worked as a staff member for California Representative Leo Joseph Ryan. In 1978, she was part of Ryan's fact-finding mission investigating allegations of human rights abuses by Jim Jones […]
Debbie Stabenow
Debbie A Stabenow


Debbie Stabenow assumed office as a Michigan United States senator in January 2001, the first woman to represent the state in the U.S. Senate. On Jan. 5, 2023, Stabenow announced that she would not seek reelection in 2024. Stabenow was born April 29, 1950, in Gladwin, Michigan. She completed her Bachelor of Arts and Master of Social Work degrees from Michigan State University in 1972 and 1975, respectively. Before entering politics, Stabenow worked with youth in the public schools. Stabenow served as Ingham County commissioner from 1975-1978. She served in […]
Michelle Steel
Michelle Steel


Michelle Steel has served in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2021, representing California's 48th congressional district from 2021-2023 and the 45th district since 2023. Steel, Marilyn Strickland of Washington and Young Kim of California are the first Korean American women to serve in the United States Congress. Steel was born on June 21, 1955, in Seoul, South Korea, and came to the United States as a young adult with her mother and younger sisters. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business from Pepperdine University and an MBA […]
Elise Stefanik
Elise Stefanik


U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik was elected in November 2014 to serve New York's 21st district. She was the youngest woman elected to Congress, at the age of 30, until the election of 29-year-old Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in 2018. Stefanik was born on July 2, 1984, in Albany, New York. She graduated from Harvard University and has held several positions since, including director of communications for the Foreign Policy Initiative and policy director for former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty's presidential campaign. Stefanik also worked in the West Wing during President George W. […]
Haley Stevens
Haley Stevens


Haley Stevens assumed office as U.S. representative for Michigan's 11th Congressional District on Jan. 3, 2019. Stevens was born on June 24, 1983. She earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s degree in social policy and philosophy from American University. She worked in the Obama administration as chief of staff for the Auto Task Force inside the U.S. Department of Treasury. She was involved in setting up the Office of Recovery for Automotive Communities and Workers and the White House Office of Manufacturing Policy. Most recently, she […]
Marilyn Strickland
Marilyn Strickland


Marilyn Strickland has served as member of the U.S. House of Representatives since Jan. 3, 2021, representing Washington's 10th Congressional District. Strickland was born in Seoul, South Korea. She currently lives in Tacoma, Washington. She earned a B.A. in sociology from the University of Washington and an M.B.A. from Clark-Atlanta University. She has served as the campaign chair of the United Way of Pierce County. She has also served as a trustee of the Tacoma Public Library and Annie Wright Schools, and a member of The Black Collective and the […]
Betty Sutton
Betty S Sutton


Betty S. Sutton is a judge of the Ohio Ninth District Court of Appeals and assumed office on February 9, 2021. Her term ends on February 8, 2027. Formerly she represented Ohio's 13th District in the House of Representatives from 2007 - 2013. Sutton was born July 31, 1963, in Barberton, Ohio. She received her Bachelor of Arts from Kent State University in 1985 and her Juris Doctorate at the University of Akron in 1990. Prior to serving in Congress, Sutton served on the Barberton City Council from 1991 to […]
Emilia Sykes
Emilia Sykes


Emilia Sykes assumed office as a U.S. representative for Ohio's 13th congressional district on Jan. 3, 2023. Sykes was born in Akron, Ohio, on Jan. 4, 1986. She received a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Kent State University and a law degree and master’s degree in public health from the University of Florida. Before serving in political office, Sykes worked as an administrative staff advisor at the Summit County Fiscal Office and as a law clerk to the chief justice of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of […]