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Lori Trahan
Lori Trahan


Lori Trahan assumed office as U.S. representative for Massachusetts' 3rd Congressional District on Jan. 3, 2019. Trahan was born October 27, 1973, in Lowell, Massachusetts. She graduated from Georgetown University with a Bachelor of Arts in comparative and regional studies in international relations. After college, Trahan worked for U.S. Representative Marty Meehan, eventually becoming his chief of staff. In 2005, Trahan went to work for ChoiceStream, a marketing software company. She became the CEO of the Concire Leadership Institute, a small, woman-owned consulting firm. For information on Trahan's policy subject […]
Niki Tsongas
Niki Tsongas


Niki Tsongas represented Massachusetts' 5th District in the United States House of Representatives from 2007-2013, and then the 3rd District from 2013-2019 following redistricting. Tsongas was born April 26, 1946, in Chico, California. She graduated from Narimasu American High School in Tokyo, Japan, in 1964. Tsongas attended Michigan State University and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Smith College in 1968. She received her Juris Doctorate from Boston University in 1988. Prior to serving in Congress, Tsongas worked as a social worker, lawyer and dean of external affairs at […]
Lauren Underwood
Lauren Underwood


Lauren Underwood assumed office as the U.S. representative for Illinois’ 14th District on Jan. 3, 2019. Underwood was born on October 4, 1986, in Mayfield Heights, Ohio, and grew up in Naperville, Illinois. She worked on the Naperville's Fair Housing Advisory Commission from 2003-2004. She earned a Bachelor of Science in nursing from the University of Michigan in 2008, and a Master of Science in nursing and Master of Public Health in public health nursing and health policy from Johns Hopkins University in 2009. Prior to her election to Congress, […]
Nydia Velazquez
Nydia Velazquez


Nydia Velazquez assumed office in January 1993, representing New York's 12th District in the United States House of Representatives. Velazquez was the first Puerto Rican woman elected to the United States House of Representatives, the first Hispanic woman to serve as a ranking member of a full House committee, and the first Latina to chair a full Congressional committee. After New York's redistricting in 2012, she won re-election in District 7. Velazquez was born March 28, 1953, in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico. She received her Bachelor of Arts in political science […]
Ann Wagner
Ann Wagner


Ann Wagner has served in the U.S. House of Representatives for Missouri's 2nd congressional district since January 2013. Wagner was born September 13, 1962, in St. Louis, Missouri. She received her Bachelor of Science in business administration with an emphasis in logistics from the University of Missouri-Columbia Business School in 1984. After college, Wagner worked at Hallmark Cards in Kansas City and Ralston Purina in St. Louis. Wagner began her political career as a local committeewoman in Lafayette Township. She chaired the Missouri Republican Party from 1999 to 2005, the […]
Jackie Walorski
Jackie Walorski


Jackie Walorski served as the U.S. representative for Indiana's 2nd Congressional District from January 2013 until her death in an automobile accident on August 3, 2022. Walorski was born on August 17, 1963 and raised in South Bend, Indiana. She attended Riley High School in South Bend and graduated with a bachelor’s in communication and public administration from Taylor University. She started her career as a crime reporter at WSBT-TV and later worked as a development director to raise funds for local colleges and universities. Walorski served in the Indiana […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]