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Ladda Tammy Duckworth (born March 12, 1968) is an American politician and retired Army National Guard lieutenant colonel serving as the junior United States senator from Illinois since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she represented Illinois's 8th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2013 to 2017.
U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth is an Iraq War Veteran, Purple Heart recipient and former Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs who was among the first handful of Army women to fly combat missions during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The Official U.S. Senate website of Senator Tammy Duckworth of Illinois.
Jul 18, 2024 · Duckworth renews push to create federal in-vitro fertilization protections. U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth is renewing her push in Washington to ensure nationwide access to in-vitro fertilization treatment, ahead of a scheduled Thursday vote.
Tammy Duckworth is used to being a trailblazer. A double amputee, she was the first disabled woman elected to the US Congress. Born in Bangkok to a Thai mother and American father, she was also...
Mar 28, 2021 · Tammy Duckworth was a Black Hawk helicopter pilot during the Iraq War when she was shot down by a rocket-propelled grenade. She lost both legs, and her right arm was severely wounded....
May 7, 2024 · Illinois' Tammy Duckworth became the first disabled female veteran to earn election to the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate, as well as the second female Asian...
Tammy Duckworth is a retired member of the U.S. Army National Guard. Use of her military rank, job titles and photographs in uniform does not imply endorsement by the Department of the Army or the Department of Defense. With your help, we will re-elect Tammy Duckworth and keep the Senate blue!
Jun 13, 2024 · Tammy Duckworth (born March 12, 1968, Bangkok, Thailand) is an American politician who was elected to the U.S. Senate as a Democrat in 2016 and began representing Illinois the following year. She previously was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives (2013–17).
Tammy Duckworth is a champion for working families, civil rights, environmental justice as well as all of our Veterans and military families. From growing up working to pull her family out of poverty to serving our nation in uniform, Tammy’s life shapes her work in the Senate.
