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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Susan Wild
Susan Wild


Susan Wild assumed office in the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 15th Congressional District on Nov. 27, 2018, after winning a special election to fill the remainder of Rep. Charlie Dent's term after his resignation. Wild also won the 2108 general election for that seat, which was redistricted as the 7th District. Wild was born June 7, 1957, at Wiesbaden Air Force Base in West Germany, where her father was stationed with the U.S. Air Force. She earned a Bachelor of Arts at American University in 1978 and a […]
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 […]