- SCHAKOWSKY, JANICE D
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- Experience: House: District 9, 1999-Present
- Home State: Illinois
- Running: President, United States, 2016
- Total Raised: $1,096,831Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
- Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal
- Full Name: Janice 'Jan' D. Schakowsky
- Gender: Female
- Family: Husband: Robert Creamer; 2 Children: Ian, Mary; 1 Stepchild: Lauren
- Birth Date: 05/26/1944
- Birth Place: Chicago, IL
- Home City: Evanston, IL
- Religion: Jewish
Education
- BS, Elementary Education, University of Illinois, 1965
Political Experience
- Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1998-present
- Chief Deputy Whip, United States House of Representatives, present
- Democratic Floor Leader, Illinois State House of Representatives, 1994-1998
- Representative, Illinois State House of Representatives, 1990-1998
- Candidate, Cook County Board, 1986
Current Legislative Committees
- Energy and Commerce, Member
- Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade, Ranking Member
- Subcommittee on Health (Energy and Commerce), Member
- Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Energy and Commerce), Member
Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees
- Secretary, Conference of Women Legislators
- Member, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus
- Member, Congressional Caucus on Womens Issues
- Member, Congressional Human Rights Caucus
- Vice Chair, Congressional Progressive Caucus
- Member, Democratic Homeland Security Task Force
- Member, Democratic Steering Committee
- Founding Member, Equality Caucus
- Vice Chair, House Democratic Caucus Special Committee on Election Reform
- Member, Advisory Board, Illinois Task Force on Child Support
- Chair, International Workers Rights Caucus
- Member, Manufacturing Caucus
- Founding Member, Out of Iraq Caucus
- Member, Populist Caucus
- Member, Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission
- Member, Trade Working Group
- Delegate, White House Conference on Aging
- Vice Chair, Women's Caucus
- Appointee, Evanston Energy Alternatives Task Force, 1989-1993
Professional Experience
- Executive Director, Illinois State Council for Senior Citizens, 1985-1990
- Program Director, Illinois Public Action, 1976-1985
- Teacher, Head Start, 1965-1967
Religious, Civic, and other Memberships
- Member, Governing Council, American Jewish Congress, Midwest Region
- Member, Advisory Board, Better Existence with HIV
- Member, Advisory Board, Child Care Center of Evanston
- Member, Policy Council, Citizen Action of Illinois
- Member, Board of Directors, Council for Disability Rights
- Member, Advisory Board, Help Network
- Member, Illinois Pro-Choice Alliance
- Member, Board of Directors, Illinois Public Action
- Member, Advisory Board, Illinois Women's Institute for Leadership
- Member, Advisory Board, Infant Welfare Society of Evanston Incorporated
- Member, Advisory Board, Interfaith House
- Chair, Jewish United Fund, Government Agency Division
- Member, Advisory Board, Midwest Palliative and Hospice Care Center
- Member, Mother's Voices
- Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
- Member, National Organization for Women (NOW)
- Member, Advisory Board, Neighbors at Work
- Member, Advisory Board, Rogers Park Community Action Network
- Member, Skokie Chamber of Commerce
- Member, Advisory Board, Ted Fund
- Member, Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees
- Member, Advisory Board, Women Employed
- Member, Advisory Board, Women for Economic Security
- Member, Advisory Board, Women's Treatment Center
General Survey
Total: 218
Introduced Date | Bill Number | Bill Title | Last Action |
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09/29/2010 | H.R.6290 | To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require Medicaid coverage of optometrists. | 09/29/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions) |
09/16/2010 | H.R.6147 | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services under the Medicare Program. | 09/16/2010 Referred to House Ways and Means (All Actions) |
07/20/2010 | H.R.5786 | Safe Cosmetics Act of 2010 | 07/20/2010 Referred to House Education and Labor (All Actions) |
05/27/2010 | H.Res.1410 | Expressing support for designation of May 2010 as National Brain Tumor Awareness Month. | 05/27/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions) |
05/27/2010 | H.Res.1342 | Entitled the "Seniors Bill of Rights". | 05/27/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions) |
12/03/2009 | H.R.4212 | For the relief of Rigoberto Padilla. | 12/03/2009 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) |
11/16/2009 | H.Res.824 | Congratulating the Northwestern University Wildcats on winning the 2009 NCAA women's lacrosse championship, and to commend Northwestern University for its pursuit of athletic and academic excellence. | 11/16/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness. (All Actions) |
03/04/2010 | H.R.4757 | Health Insurance Rate Authority Act of 2010 | 03/04/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions) |
02/23/2010 | H.R.4650 | Stop Outsourcing Security Act | 02/23/2010 Referred to House Intelligence (Permanent) (All Actions) |
01/29/2010 | H.R.4533 | Technology Bill of Rights for the Blind Act of 2010 | 01/29/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. (All Actions) |
12/16/2009 | H.R.2190 | Mercury Pollution Reduction Act | 12/16/2009 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 222. (All Actions) |
07/24/2009 | H.Res.538 | Supporting Olympic Day and encouraging the International Olympic Committee to select Chicago, Illinois, as the host city for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. | 07/24/2009 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. (All Actions) |
07/07/2009 | H.R.3065 | Mental Illness Chronic Care Improvement Act of 2009 | 07/07/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions) |
06/11/2009 | H.Res.531 | Congratulating the Northwestern University Wildcats on winning the 2009 NCAA women's lacrosse championship, and to commend Northwestern University for its pursuit of athletic and academic excellence. | 06/11/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (All Actions) |
06/08/2009 | H.R.2697 | Optometric Equity in Medicaid Act of 2009 | 06/08/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions) |
05/21/2009 | H.R.2544 | Legal Interrogation Procedures Act | 05/21/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select). (All Actions) |
05/14/2009 | H.R.2388 | Physician Availability Act of 2009 | 05/14/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions) |
05/14/2009 | H.R.1729 | Student VOTER Act of 2009 | 05/14/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness. (All Actions) |
05/14/2009 | H.R.1704 | Mental Health on Campus Improvement Act | 05/14/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness. (All Actions) |
05/13/2009 | H.R.2354 | Health Promotion FIRST Act | 05/13/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions) |
Total: 6330
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