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About
Senator Tammy Duckworth is a Democrat from Illinois and an Army National Guard veteran who was the first woman with a disability elected to Congress.
Background
Tammy Duckworth was born in Bangkok, Thailand, and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, where she attended the University of Hawaii at Manoa before continuing her education at George Washington University. She joined the United States Army Reserve in 1992 and served as a helicopter pilot during the Iraq War, where she became the first female double amputee of the conflict after her helicopter was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade. Before her election to Congress, she served as the director of the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs and as an assistant secretary at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Political career
After an unsuccessful run for the U.S. House in 2006, Tammy Duckworth served as the director of the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs and later as an assistant secretary at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. She was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2012 and served two terms representing Illinois's 8th congressional district. In 2016, she was elected to the U.S. Senate and has served as the junior senator from Illinois since 2017.
Current focus
Duckworth, Tammy represents the state of IL in the U.S. Senate. Duckworth, Tammy is the ranking member of the Aviation, Space, and Innovation. They also serve on the Airland and the Europe and Regional Security Cooperation. They have sponsored 206 bills in the current Senate, including S. 4514; S.J.Res. 173; S. 4218.
Committee Assignments
119th Congress
- Airland
- Aviation, Space, and InnovationRanking Member
- Europe and Regional Security Cooperation
- Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy, and Environmental PolicyRanking Member
- Personnel
- Readiness and Management Support
- Senate Committee on Armed Services
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
- Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
- State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development
- Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety
- Telecommunications and Media
118th Congress
- Airland
- Aviation, Space, and InnovationRanking Member
- Europe and Regional Security Cooperation
- Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy, and Environmental PolicyRanking Member
- Personnel
- Readiness and Management Support
- Senate Committee on Armed Services
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
- Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
- State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development
- Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety
- Telecommunications and Media
Legislative Activity
210
Bills Sponsored
10
Recent Votes