Suzanne Bonamici

Democrat Representative of Oregon's 1st district

Representative
Oregon, district 1
February 7, 2012 - January 3, 2013
Representative
Oregon, district 1
January 3, 2013 - January 3, 2015
Representative
Oregon, district 1
January 6, 2015 - January 3, 2017
Representative
Oregon, district 1
January 3, 2017 - January 3, 2019
Representative
Oregon, district 1
January 3, 2019 - January 3, 2021
Representative
Oregon, district 1
January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023
Representative
Oregon, district 1
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

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@RepBonamici

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October 14, 1954 (69 years old)

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American lawyer and politician
Served as U.S. representative for a district that includes most of Portland west of the Willamette River, as well as all of Yamhill, Columbia, Clatsop, and Washington counties
Elected to the U.S. House in a 2012 special election
Served in the Oregon State Senate from 2008 to 2011
First elected to the Oregon House of Representatives in 2006
Born and raised in Michigan
Earned an associate degree from Lane Community College, a bachelor's degree, and a J.D. from the University of Oregon
Worked as a legal assistant, a consumer protection attorney for the Federal Trade Commission, and in private practice representing small businesses
Appointed to the Oregon State Senate in 2008, won a special election for the Senate in 2008, and was reelected in 2010
Announced candidacy for the U.S. House following the resignation of Representative David Wu, won the Democratic nomination, and defeated the Republican nominee in the special election
Introduced the Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act of 2014
Co-sponsored an amendment to extend the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older
Voted with President Joe Biden's stated position 99.1% of the time during the 117th Congress
Voted to provide Israel with support following a 2023 attack
Holds committee assignments on the Committee on Science, Space and Technology, the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis
Member of several caucuses including the Congressional STEAM Caucus, the Congressional Progressive Caucus, the Congressional Arts Caucus, the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, the Climate Solutions Caucus, and the Medicare for All Caucus
Married to Michael H. Simon, a federal judge, and has two children
Raised Episcopalian and Unitarian, later converted to Judaism and attends Congregation Beth Israel