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Suzan DelBene | |
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| Chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2023 | |
| Leader | Hakeem Jeffries |
| Preceded by | Sean Patrick Maloney |
| Chair of the New Democrat Coalition | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Derek Kilmer |
| Succeeded by | Annie Kuster |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Washington's 1st district | |
| Assumed office November 13, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Jay Inslee |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Suzan Kay Oliver February 17, 1962 Selma, Alabama, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Reed College (BS) University of Washington (MBA) |
| Website | House website |
Suzan DelBene (born February 17, 1962) is an American politician.
Early life
[change | change source]DelBene worked at Microsoft before she was a politician.[1]
Political career
[change | change source]DelBene has been a member of the United States House of Representatives since 2012.[2]
She first tried to be elected as a Representative in 2010 but lost.[3]
She won the 2012 Representative elections. She also won the race to finish Jay Inslee's term in the House. Jay Inslee decided to leave early.[4] She is a member of the Democratic Party, and she represents part of Washington state.
Personal life
[change | change source]DelBene was born in Selma, Alabama.[5] She went to college at Reed University. Later, she went to the University of Washington.[1]
DelBene lives in Medina, Washington.[6] Medina is part of the area that she represents in Congress.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Reed Magazine:". www.reed.edu. Archived from the original on 2020-02-09. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
- ↑ "Rep. Suzan DelBene wins Washington's 1st Congressional District seat". 9 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ↑ Heffter, Emily (2012-10-25). "Suzan DelBene puts $500,000 more into her race". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
- ↑ "DelBene beats Koster in race for U.S. HouseDems hold state's most competitive district | Politics | The Seattle Times". web.archive.org. 2014-01-10. Archived from the original on 2014-01-10. Retrieved 2019-05-16.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "DelBene faces tougher fight than expected in 1st District race". The Seattle Times. 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
- ↑ "Washington Reps. Suzan DelBene and Denny Heck will compete to chair Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee". The Seattle Times. 2018-11-07. Retrieved 2019-01-13.