Tammy Duckworth

A Senator and a Representative from Illinois. Born in Bangkok, Thailand, March 12, 1968. Graduated from President William McKinley High School, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1985. B. A. , University of Hawaii, Manoa, Hawaii, 1989. M. A. , The George Washington University, Washington, D. C. , 1992. Attended Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Ill. Helicopter pilot, U. S. Army Reserve, 1992-1996. Illinois Army National Guard, 1996-2014, attaining the rank of lieutenant colonel. Served in Operation Iraqi Freedom, and was awarded the Purple Heart. Unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States House of Representatives in 2006. Director, Ill. Department of veterans' affairs, 2006-2009. Assistant secretary, United States Department of Veterans' Affairs, 2009-2011. Delegate to the Democratic National Convention, 2012. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress and to the succeeding Congress (January 3, 2013-January 3, 2017). Was not a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives but was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 2016. Reelected in 2022 for the term ending January 3, 2029.