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Susan Davis
Susan Davis


Susan Davis served the United States House of Representatives from 2001-2021. Davis was born April 13, 1944, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She graduated from the University of California, Berkley with a degree in sociology and received her master's degree in social work from the University of North Carolina. In 1983, Davis was elected to the San Diego Unified Board of Education, a position she held until 1992. From 1994 to 2000, Davis served in the California State Assembly, where she focused on education, health care, and consumer protection. For information on […]
Monica De La Cruz
Monica De La Cruz


Monica De La Cruz assumed office in the U.S. House of Representatives on Jan. 3, 2023, representing Texas' 15th Congressional District. De La Cruz was born on November 14, 1974. She was raised in Brownsville, Texas. She earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Texas at San Antonio. Her professional experience includes working as an insurance agent in Rio Grande Valley. She owns and operates her own insurance agency. She became the first new female agent in the Rio Grande Valley to earn the prestigious President’s Club award, an […]
Madeleine Dean
Madeleine Dean


Madeleine Dean assumed office as U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 4th Congressional District on Jan. 3, 2019. Dean was born on June 6, 1959, in Glenside, Pennsylvania. She graduated magna cum laude from La Salle University and earned her law degree at Widener University. After law school, Dean practiced law with the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers, eventually serving as executive director, before opening a small practice and serving as in-house counsel for her husband's business. She then spent 11 years as an as an assistant professor of English at La Salle University. […]
Diana DeGette
Diana DeGette


Diana DeGette has represented Colorado's 1st District in the United States House of Representatives since 1997. DeGette was born July 29, 1957, in Tachikawa, Japan, where her father was serving in the armed forces. She completed her Bachelor of Arts from Colorado College in 1979 and received her Juris Doctorate from New York University School of Law in 1982. Following college, DeGette began practicing law, with a focus on civil rights and employment litigation. In 1992, DeGette was elected to the Colorado House of Representatives, a position she held until […]
Rosa DeLauro
Rosa DeLauro


Rosa DeLauro assumed office in January 1991, representing Connecticut's 3rd District in the United States House of Representatives. DeLauro was born March 2, 1943, in New Haven, Connecticut. She completed her bachelor's degree from Marymount College in Tarrytown, New York, and received her master's degree from Columbia University. Prior to serving in Congress, DeLauro served as the first executive director of EMILY'S list, a national organization dedicated to increasing the number of women in elected office. She also served as the executive director of Countdown '87 (a national campaign that […]
Suzan DelBene
Suzan DelBene


Suzan DelBene assumed office as the U.S. Representative for Washington's 1st District in January 2013. She was first sworn in on November 13, 2012, elected through a special election to fill the vacancy left by Jay Inslee. DelBene was born in Selma, Alabama, on February 17, 1962. She earned a bachelor's degree from Reed College in Portland, Oregon, in 1982, and a Master's in Business Administration from the University of Washington in 1990. Prior to serving in Congress, DelBene worked as an executive and entrepreneur, serving as vice president of […]
Valdez "Val" Demings
Valdez "Val" Demings


Valdez Venita "Val" Demings served in the U.S. House of Representatives for Florida's 10th District from 2017-2023. She ran for the U.S. Senate for Florida in 2022, but lost in the general election to incumbent Marco Rubio. Demings was born January 1, 1957, in Jacksonville, Florida. She graduated from Florida State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in criminology in 1979. She began her career as a social worker in Jacksonville. In 1983, she graduated from the police academy of the Orlando Police Department and was hired as a […]
Debbie Dingell
Debbie Dingell


Deborah "Debbie" Dingell has served in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2015, representing the 12th District from 2015-2023 and the 6th District since 2023. Her late husband, John Dingell, was the retired incumbent of that seat. Dingell is the first U.S. woman in Congress to succeed her husband while he was still living. Dingell was born Nov. 23, 1953. She is a graduate of the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, with a B.S.F.S. in Foreign Services and an M.S. in Liberal Studies. Dingell is […]
Tammy Duckworth
Tammy Duckworth


Tammy Duckworth assumed office in the U.S. Senate for the state of Illinois in January 2017. She is the first female military veteran elected to the Senate as a Democrat, joining Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA). In 2018, Duckworth became the first Senator to give birth while serving in office. Prior to being elected senator, Duckworth served in the U.S. House of Representatives for Illinois' 8th District from 2013 to 2017. She was the first woman with a disability elected to Congress and the first member of Congress born in Thailand. […]
Jennifer Dunn
Jennifer Dunn


Jennifer Dunn represented Washington's 8th District in the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 2005. Dunn was born July 29, 1941, in Seattle, Washington. She attended the University of Washington from 1960 to 1962 and completed her Bachelor of Arts in English literature from Stanford University in 1963. From 1980 to 1991, Dunn chaired the Washington State Republican Party and, from 1988 to 1991, served as vice president of Republican National Committee's executive board. From 1984 to 1990, Dunn joined the United States delegation to the United Nations […]