Suzanne Bonamici

Democrat Representative of Oregon's 1st district

  • Representative

    Oregon, district 1

    January 3, 2025 - January 3, 2027

202-225-0855

@RepBonamici

bonamici.house.gov

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8

Congresses Served

8

House Terms

October 14, 1954 (70 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