Jan D. Schakowsky (D)
About The Candidate
- Office Sought: Representative, Illinois (9)
- Birth Date: May 26, 1944
- Occupation: Public Official
- Religion: Jewish
- Web site: http://www.house.gov/schakowsky
Education
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University of Illinois, BS
Jan Schakowsky was born in Chicago and resides in Evanston, Ill. She graduated from the University of Illinois in 1965 with a degree in elementary education.
In 1976, she joined the Illinois Public Action Council and served as program director from 1976 to 1985. From 1985 to 1990, Schakowsky was executive director of the Illinois State Council of Senior Citizens.
She was elected to the Illinois state House in 1990, where she served four terms representing the 18th District. She first was elected to the U.S. House in 1998.
Schakowsky is married to Robert Creamer. She has two children from her first marriage and a stepdaughter.
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