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Lynn C. Woolsey (born November 3 1937), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1993, representing the 6th District of California.
Personal life and early career
She was born in Seattle, Washington, was educated at the University of Washington and the University of San Francisco, and was a human resources manager and personnel service owner, a teacher at the College of Marin and the Dominican University of San Rafael, and a member of the Petaluma, California City Council before entering the House.
Race for Congress
In the primary to succeed Congresswoman Barbara Boxer who successfully ran for the Senate, Woolsey, as the only Sonoma County candidate, defeated J. Bennett Johnston III (the son of the former U.S. Senator from Louisiana, Bennett Johnston Jr.), future Assemblyman Joseph Nation (who is challenging her in the upcoming 2006 primary), Denis Rice, Howell Hurst, David Strand, Anna Nevenic, William Harrison Morrison, and Eric Koenigsho. In the general, Assemblyman Bill Filante was the favorite but he was diagnosed with a brain tumor during the campaign, and was unable to campaign much.
Congressional career
Congresswoman Woolsey is the only former welfare mom in the House.
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