Kathy E. Manning

Democrat Representative of North Carolina's 6th district

202-225-3065

manning.house.gov

Congresses Served

House Terms

December 3, 1956 (68 years old)

Birthday

Born in Detroit, Michigan, to a father who worked for Ford Motor Company and a mother who was a public school teacher
Jewish heritage
Attended Harvard University, where she participated in a cappella singing with the Radcliffe Pitches
Earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School
Moved to Greensboro in 1987
First woman to serve as board chair of the Jewish Federations of North America (2009-2012)
Founding board chair of Prizmah: Center for Jewish Day Schools in New York
Ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. House of Representatives in North Carolina’s 13th congressional district in 2018
Successfully ran for the U.S. House in North Carolina’s 6th congressional district in 2020 after redistricting, becoming the first Democrat to represent the district since 1985
Health care is a driving issue for her, motivated by personal challenges with insurance for her daughter’s medication
Voted with President Joe Biden’s stated position 100% of the time in the 117th Congress
Announced she would not run for reelection due to new gerrymandered districts in 2023
Committee assignments include the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Education and the Workforce
Member of several caucuses, including the New Democrat Coalition, Bipartisan Historically Black Colleges and Universities Caucus, Labor Caucus, Democratic Women’s Working Group, Black Maternal Health Caucus, Women’s Caucus, Pro-Choice Caucus, and Equality Caucus
Married to Randall Kaplan, with three children