Jane Harman

A Representative from California. Born in New York, N. Y. , June 28, 1945. Graduated from University High School, Los Angeles, Calif. , 1962. B. A. , Smith College, Northampton, Mass. , 1966, J. D. , Harvard University School of Law, Cambridge, Mass. , 1969. Staff for United States Senator John V. Tunney of California, 1972-1973. Adjunct professor, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D. C. , 1974-1975. Chief counsel and staff director, United States Senate Judiciary subcommittee on constitutional rights, 1975-1977. Deputy secretary to the cabinet, The White House, 1977-1978. Special counsel, Department of Defense, 1979. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Third and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1993-January 3, 1999). Was not a candidate for reelection to One Hundred Sixth Congress in 1998, but was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination as Governor of California. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Seventh and to the five succeeding Congresses until her resignation on February 28, 2011 (January 3, 2001-February 28, 2011).