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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. The district takes in all of Marin County and most of Sonoma County.
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 1992 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 elections, she faced Republican Assemblyman Bill Filante, who was diagnosed with a brain tumor and was unable to campaign much. This ended what little chance Filante had of topping Woolsey in the heavily Democratic 6th District. She hasn't faced serious opposition since then.
Congresswoman Woolsey is the only member of the House of Representatives to have ever been on welfare.
Positions on Iraq
Woolsey has take an active role in calling for troops to be withdrawn from Iraq. She led 15 Members of Congress in writing a letter to President Bush on Jan. 12, 2005, calling for the troops to be brought home. She also was the first Member of Congress to call for U.S. troops to return from Iraq, when she introduced H.Con.Res. 35 on Jan. 26, 2005.
External link
- official website
- Woolsey Campaign Site
- Woolsey For Peace
- Out of Iraq: By Reps. Lynn Woolsey & Barbara Lee
- The Progressive Promise By Rep. Lynn Woolsey
- California Rep. Lynn Woolsey Receives Peace Award from Christian Quaker Lobby
- Metroactive: Lynn Woolsey and the American way
- American Prospect: Communication Breakdown by Rep. Lynn Woolsey
- Statment Opposing Military Action in Iraq Rep. Lynn Woolsey
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