Suzan DelBene

Suzan DelBene
Chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Assumed office
January 3, 2023
LeaderHakeem Jeffries
Preceded bySean Patrick Maloney
Chair of the New Democrat Coalition
Assumed office
January 3, 2021
Preceded byDerek Kilmer
Succeeded byAnnie Kuster
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Washington's 1st district
Assumed office
November 13, 2012
Preceded byJay Inslee
Personal details
Born
Suzan Kay Oliver

(1962-02-17) February 17, 1962 (age 64)
Selma, Alabama, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1997)​
Children2
EducationReed College (BS)
University of Washington (MBA)
WebsiteHouse website

Suzan DelBene (born February 17, 1962) is an American politician.

Early life

DelBene worked at Microsoft before she was a politician.

Political career

DelBene has been a member of the United States House of Representatives since 2012.

She first tried to be elected as a Representative in 2010 but lost.

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. She is a member of the Democratic Party, and she represents part of Washington state.

Personal life

DelBene was born in Selma, Alabama. She went to college at Reed College. Later, she went to the University of Washington.

DelBene lives in Medina, Washington. Medina is part of the area that she represents in Congress.

References

  1. 1 2 "Reed Magazine". www.reed.edu. Archived from the original on 2020-02-09. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
  2. ↑ "Rep. Suzan DelBene wins Washington's 1st Congressional District seat". The Washington Post. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  3. ↑ Heffter, Emily (2012-10-25). "Suzan DelBene puts $500,000 more into her race". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
  4. ↑ "DelBene beats Koster in race for U.S. HouseDems hold state's most competitive district | Politics | The Seattle Times". 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)
  5. ↑ "DelBene faces tougher fight than expected in 1st District race". The Seattle Times. 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
  6. ↑ "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.