Alma Adams, NC-9

First elected in 2014 Date of birth: 5/27/1946 Top issues: Poverty, Education, Civil Rights, Healthcare, College Affordability, Raising the Minimum Wage Committees: Committee on Education and the Workforce; Committee on Small Business; Joint Economic Committee; Committee on Agriculture Former profession: School...

Betty McCollum, MN-4

First elected in 2000 Date of birth: 7/12/1954 Top issues: Food Security, Foreign Aid, Native American Issues, Education Committees: House Appropriations Committee—Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies; Subcommittee on Defense; Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food, and Drug Administration, and...

Chellie M. Pingree, ME-1

First elected in 2008 Date of birth: 4/2/1955 Top issues: Food Safety, Nutrition, Climate Change, Campaign Finance, Healthcare Committees: Committee on Appropriations— Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies; Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies; Subcommittee...

Katherine Clark, MA-5

First elected in 2012 Date of birth: 7/17/1963 Top issues: Early Childhood Education, Reproductive Health, Transportation, College Affordability, Domestic Violence Committees: Committee on Appropriations Former profession: Lawyer Education: M.P.A., Harvard University; J.D., Cornell University; B.A. Saint Lawrence University Did you know? Katherine...

Jan Schakowsky, IL-9

First elected in 1998 Date of birth: 5/26/1944 Top issues: Consumer Protection, Reproductive Health, Climate Change, Immigration Reform, Equal Pay Committees: Committee on Energy and Commerce— Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce; Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change; Subcommittee on Oversight...

Robin Kelly, IL-2

First elected in 2012 Date of birth: 4/30/1956 Top issues: Gun Control, Infrastructure, Agriculture, Affordable Housing Committees: Committee on Energy and Commerce; Committee on Oversight and Reform Former profession: Chief of Staff to Illinois Treasurer /Public Service Education: Ph.D., Northern...

Frederica Wilson, FL-24

First elected in 2010 Date of birth: 11/5/1942 Top issues: Job Creation, Income Inequality, Worker Rights, Education Committees: Committee on Education and Labor—Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions; Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education; Committee on Transporation...

Grace Meng, NY-6

First elected in 2012 Date of birth: 10/1/75 Top issues: Children's Issues, Healthcare Committees: House Committee on Appropriations— Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies; Subcommittee on Homeland Security; Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs; House Committee on Ethics....

Debbie Wasserman Schultz, FL-23

First elected in 2004 Date of birth: 9/27/1966 Top issues: Reproductive Health, Preventing Child Exploitation, Gun Control, Israel Committees: Committee on Appropriations— Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies; Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies; Subcommittee...

Lois Frankel, FL-22

First elected in 2012 Date of birth: 5/17/1948 Top issues: Transportation and Infrastructure, Economic Growth, Israel, Foreign Affairs Committees: Committee on Appropriations Former profession: Lawyer Education: J.D., Georgetown University; B.A., Boston University Did you know? Lois went skydiving over Palm Beach...