Suzan DelBene | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2017 | |
Chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee | |
Assumed office January 3, 2023 | |
Leader | Hakeem Jeffries |
Preceded by | Sean Patrick Maloney |
Chair of the New Democrat Coalition | |
In office January 3, 2021 – January 3, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Derek Kilmer |
Succeeded by | Annie Kuster |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Washington's 1st district | |
Assumed office November 13, 2012 | |
Preceded by | Jay Inslee |
Personal details | |
Born | Suzan Kay Oliver February 17, 1962 Selma, Alabama, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Education | Reed College (BS) University of Washington (MBA) |
Website | House website |
Suzan Kay DelBene (née Oliver; /ˌdɛlˈbɛneɪ/ DEL-BEH-nay;[1] born February 17, 1962) is an American politician and businesswoman who has been the United States representative from Washington's 1st congressional district since 2012.[2]
DelBene was the 2010 Democratic nominee for U.S. representative for Washington's 8th congressional district and narrowly lost to incumbent Republican Dave Reichert.[3] In 2012 she won the general election in Washington's redrawn 1st district against Republican John Koster,[4][5] while simultaneously winning the election for the remainder of the term in the 1st district under the pre-2012 boundaries, a seat left vacant by the resignation of Jay Inslee.
DelBene chairs the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) and is a former chair of the New Democrat Coalition.
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