Jan Schakowsky
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Janice Schakowsky (/ʃəˈkaʊski/ shə-KOW-skee; née Danoff; born May 26, 1944) is an American politician who has served as the U.S. representative from Illinois's 9th congressional district since 1999. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
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Jan Schakowsky | |
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House Democratic Senior Chief Deputy Whip | |
Assumed office January 3, 2019 | |
Leader | Nancy Pelosi Hakeem Jeffries |
Preceded by | G. K. Butterfield |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 9th district | |
Assumed office January 3, 1999 | |
Preceded by | Sidney R. Yates |
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives | |
In office January 9, 1991 – December 31, 1998 | |
Preceded by | Woody Bowman |
Succeeded by | Julie Hamos |
Constituency | 8th district (1993–1999) 4th district (1991–1993) |
Personal details | |
Born | Janice Danoff (1944-05-26) May 26, 1944 (age 79) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouses | |
Children | 2 (with Schakowsky) |
Education | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (BS) |
Website | House website |
Jan Schakowsky on legislation to protect social workers from workplace violence Recorded November 21, 2019 | |
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The district is anchored in Chicago's North Side, including much of the area bordering Lake Michigan. It also includes many of Chicago's northern suburbs, including Arlington Heights, Des Plaines, Evanston, Glenview, Kenilworth, Mount Prospect, Niles, Park Ridge, Rosemont, Skokie, Wilmette, and Winnetka, as of the decennial redistricting following the 2010 United States census.[1]