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{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Tammy Duckworth
| name = Tammy Duckworth
|image = Tammy Duckworth, official portrait, 113th Congress.jpg
| image = Tammy Duckworth, official portrait, 115th Congress.jpg
|office = [[United States Senate|United States Senator]] <br>from [[Illinois]]
| office = [[United States Senate|United States Senator]] <br>from [[Illinois]]
|term_start = January 3, 2017
| term_start = January 3, 2017
|term_end =
| term_end =
|predecessor = [[Mark Kirk]]
| alongside = [[Dick Durbin]]
|state1 = [[Illinois]]
| predecessor = [[Mark Kirk]]
| state1 = [[Illinois]]
|district1 = {{ushr|IL|8|8th}}
| district1 = {{ushr|IL|8|8th}}
⚫
|term_start1 = January 3, 2013
|term_end1 = January 3, 2017
| term_start1 = January 3, 2013
⚫
| term_end1 = January 3, 2017
|predecessor1 = [[Joe Walsh (Illinois politician)|Joe Walsh]]
| predecessor1 = [[Joe Walsh (Illinois politician)|Joe Walsh]]
|successor1 = [[Raja Krishnamoorthi]]
|office2 = [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs|Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs]] for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs
| successor1 = [[Raja Krishnamoorthi]]
| office2 = [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs|Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs]] for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs
|president2 = [[Barack Obama]]
| president2 = [[Barack Obama]]
|term_start2 = April 24, 2009
| term_start2 = April 24, 2009
|term_end2 = June 30, 2011
| term_end2 = June 30, 2011
|predecessor2 = [[Lisette M. Mondello|Lisette Mondello]]
| predecessor2 = [[Lisette M. Mondello|Lisette Mondello]]
|successor2 = Michael Galloucis
| successor2 = Michael Galloucis
|office3 = Director of the [[Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs]]
| office3 = Director of the [[Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs]]
|governor3 = [[Rod Blagojevich]]<br>[[Pat Quinn (politician)|Pat Quinn]]
| governor3 = [[Rod Blagojevich]]<br>[[Pat Quinn (politician)|Pat Quinn]]
|term_start3 = November 21, 2006
| term_start3 = November 21, 2006
|term_end3 = February 8, 2009
| term_end3 = February 8, 2009
|predecessor3= Roy Dolgos
| predecessor3 = Roy Dolgos
|successor3 = Daniel Grant
| successor3 = Daniel Grant
|birth_name = Ladda Tammy Duckworth
| birth_name = Ladda Tammy Duckworth
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|3|12}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|3|12}}
|birth_place = [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]]
| birth_place = [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]]
|death_date =
| death_date =
|death_place =
| death_place =
|party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|spouse = Bryan Bowlsbey
| spouse = Bryan Bowlsbey
|children = 1
| children = 1
|father = Frank Duckworth
| father = Frank Duckworth
|mother = Lamai Duckworth
| mother = Lamai Duckworth
|alma_mater = [[University of Hawaii at Manoa|University of Hawaii, Manoa]]<br>{{nowrap|[[George Washington University]]}}<br>[[Northern Illinois University]]<br>[[Capella University]]
| alma_mater = [[University of Hawaii at Manoa|University of Hawaii, Manoa]]<br>{{nowrap|[[George Washington University]]}}<br>[[Northern Illinois University]]<br>[[Capella University]]
|website = {{url|duckworth.house.gov|Government website}}
| website = {{url|duckworth.house.gov|Government website}}
|allegiance = {{flag|United States}}
| allegiance = {{flag|United States}}
|branch = {{army|United States}}<br>{{Flagdeco|Illinois}} [[Illinois Army National Guard]]
| branch = {{army|United States}}<br>{{Flagdeco|Illinois}} [[Illinois Army National Guard]]
|serviceyears = 1992–2014
| serviceyears = 1992–2014
|rank = [[File:US-O5 insignia.svg|15px]] [[Lieutenant colonel (United States)|Lieutenant Colonel]]
| rank = [[File:US-O5 insignia.svg|15px]] [[Lieutenant colonel (United States)|Lieutenant Colonel]]
|unit = [[File:28th Infantry Division DUI.png|25px]] 106th Aviation Regiment, [[28th Infantry Division (United States)|28th Infantry Division]]
| unit = [[File:28th Infantry Division DUI.png|25px]] 106th Aviation Regiment, [[28th Infantry Division (United States)|28th Infantry Division]]
|battles = [[Iraq War]]{{WIA}}
| battles = [[Iraq War]]{{WIA}}
|mawards = [[File:Purple Heart BAR.svg|border|23px]] [[Purple Heart]]<br>[[File:Meritorious Service ribbon.svg|border|23px]] [[Meritorious Service Medal (United States)|Meritorious Service Medal]]<br>[[File:RibbonAirMedal.PNG|border|23px]] [[Air Medal]]<br>[[File:Army Commendation Medal ribbon.svg|border|23px]] [[Commendation Medal|Army Commendation Medal]] with [[Oak leaf cluster]]<br>[[File:Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal ribbon.svg|border|23px]] [[Reserve Good Conduct Medal|Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal]] with four [[Oak leaf cluster]]s<br>[[File:Combat Action Badge.svg|25px]] [[Combat Action Badge]]<br>[[File:Senior Army Aviator Badge.png|25px]] [[United States Aviator Badge|Senior Army Aviator Badge]]
| mawards = [[File:Purple Heart BAR.svg|border|23px]] [[Purple Heart]]<br>[[File:Meritorious Service ribbon.svg|border|23px]] [[Meritorious Service Medal (United States)|Meritorious Service Medal]]<br>[[File:Air Medal ribbon.png|border|23px]] [[Air Medal]]<br>[[File:Army Commendation Medal ribbon.svg|border|23px]] [[Commendation Medal|Army Commendation Medal]] with [[Oak leaf cluster]]<br>[[File:Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal ribbon.svg|border|23px]] [[Reserve Good Conduct Medal|Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal]] with four [[Oak leaf cluster]]s<br>[[File:Combat Action Badge.svg|25px]] [[Combat Action Badge]]<br>[[File:Senior Army Aviator Badge.png|25px]] [[United States Aviator Badge|Senior Army Aviator Badge]]
| signature = DuckworthTammy.png
}}
}}
'''Ladda Tammy Duckworth''' (born March 12, 1968) is an [[Americans|American]] politician. She is the [[United States senator]] from [[Illinois]]. She was a [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] for [[Illinois's 8th congressional district]] from 2013 to 2017.
'''Ladda Tammy Duckworth''' (born March 12, 1968) is an [[Americans|American]] politician. She is a [[United States senator]] from [[Illinois]]. She was a [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] for [[Illinois's 8th congressional district]] from 2013 to 2017.


A member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]], she is the first [[Asian American]] woman elected to Congress in [[Illinois]], the first disabled woman to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, and the first member of Congress born in [[Thailand]].<ref name="iraqbound">{{cite news|last=Brown|first=Mark|title=Duckworth's husband Iraq-bound|newspaper=Chicago Sun-Times|date=February 14, 2007|url=http://www.suntimes.com/news/brown/256202,CST-NWS-brown14.article|accessdate=2007-03-27}}</ref>
A member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]], she is the first [[Asian American]] woman elected to Congress in [[Illinois]], the first disabled woman to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, and the first member of Congress born in [[Thailand]].<ref name="iraqbound">{{cite news|last=Brown|first=Mark|title=Duckworth's husband Iraq-bound|newspaper=Chicago Sun-Times|date=February 14, 2007|url=http://www.suntimes.com/news/brown/256202,CST-NWS-brown14.article|access-date=2007-03-27|archive-date=2007-02-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070224223942/http://www.suntimes.com/news/brown/256202,CST-NWS-brown14.article|url-status=dead}}</ref>


Duckworth ran for the [[United States senate]] seat against the current senator [[Mark Kirk]] in the 2016 Illinois senate elections. On November 8, 2016, she defeated Kirk in his bid for re-election to his [[United States Senate election in Illinois, 2016|U.S. Senate seat]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Giroux|first1=Gregory|title=Senate Watch: Illinois Republican Mark Kirk Facing Tough Re-Election Challenge|url=http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-08-13/senate-watch-illinois-republican-mark-kirk-facing-tough-re-election-challenge|accessdate=27 January 2016|publisher=Bloomberg Politics|date=August 13, 2015}}</ref>
Duckworth ran for the [[United States senate]] seat against the current senator [[Mark Kirk]] in the 2016 Illinois senate elections. On November 8, 2016, she defeated Kirk in his bid for re-election to his [[United States Senate election in Illinois, 2016|U.S. Senate seat]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Giroux|first1=Gregory|title=Senate Watch: Illinois Republican Mark Kirk Facing Tough Re-Election Challenge|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-08-13/senate-watch-illinois-republican-mark-kirk-facing-tough-re-election-challenge|access-date=27 January 2016|publisher=Bloomberg Politics|date=August 13, 2015}}</ref>

In April 2018, Duckworth gave birth to her daughter Maile, making her the first U.S. Senator to give birth while in office.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/09/us/politics/tammy-duckworth-birth.html|title=Tammy Duckworth Becomes First U.S. Senator to Give Birth While in Office|last=Stack|first=Liam|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=April 9, 2018|access-date=April 10, 2018}}</ref>

In July 2020, she became [[2020 Democratic Party vice presidential candidate selection|one of the finalists]] for [[Joe Biden]]'s [[running mate]] in the [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 election]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sullivan|first=Sean|date=2020-07-05|title=Duckworth emerging as a contender to be Biden’s running mate|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/duckworth-emerging-as-a-contender-to-be-bidens-running-mate/2020/07/05/285fed3e-be60-11ea-bdaf-a129f921026f_story.html|access-date=2020-07-07|website=Washington Post|language=en}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==Other websites==
==Other websites==
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* [http://duckworth.house.gov/ Official U.S. House website]
* [http://duckworth.house.gov/ Official U.S. House website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160715083317/http://duckworth.house.gov/ |date=2016-07-15 }}
* [http://tammyduckworth.com/ Tammy Duckworth for Senate]
* [http://tammyduckworth.com/ Tammy Duckworth for Senate]
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[[Category:United States senators from Illinois]]
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[[Category:United States representatives from Illinois]]
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[[Category:US Democratic Party politicians]]
[[Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians]]
[[Category:People from Bangkok]]
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[[Category:University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa alumni]]


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Latest revision as of 16:29, 20 September 2024

Tammy Duckworth
United States Senator
from Illinois
Assumed office
January 3, 2017
Serving with Dick Durbin
Preceded byMark Kirk
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 8th district
In office
January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2017
Preceded byJoe Walsh
Succeeded byRaja Krishnamoorthi
Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs
In office
April 24, 2009 – June 30, 2011
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byLisette Mondello
Succeeded byMichael Galloucis
Director of the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs
In office
November 21, 2006 – February 8, 2009
GovernorRod Blagojevich
Pat Quinn
Preceded byRoy Dolgos
Succeeded byDaniel Grant
Personal details
Born
Ladda Tammy Duckworth

(1968-03-12) March 12, 1968 (age 56)
Bangkok, Thailand
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Bryan Bowlsbey
Children1
MotherLamai Duckworth
FatherFrank Duckworth
Alma materUniversity of Hawaii, Manoa
George Washington University
Northern Illinois University
Capella University
Signature
WebsiteGovernment website
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Illinois Army National Guard
Years of service1992–2014
Rank Lieutenant Colonel
Unit 106th Aviation Regiment, 28th Infantry Division
Battles/warsIraq War (WIA)
Awards Purple Heart
Meritorious Service Medal
Air Medal
Army Commendation Medal with Oak leaf cluster
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal with four Oak leaf clusters
Combat Action Badge
Senior Army Aviator Badge

Ladda Tammy Duckworth (born March 12, 1968) is an American politician. She is a United States senator from Illinois. She was a U.S. Representative for Illinois's 8th congressional district from 2013 to 2017.

A member of the Democratic Party, she is the first Asian American woman elected to Congress in Illinois, the first disabled woman to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, and the first member of Congress born in Thailand.[1]

Duckworth ran for the United States senate seat against the current senator Mark Kirk in the 2016 Illinois senate elections. On November 8, 2016, she defeated Kirk in his bid for re-election to his U.S. Senate seat.[2]

In April 2018, Duckworth gave birth to her daughter Maile, making her the first U.S. Senator to give birth while in office.[3]

In July 2020, she became one of the finalists for Joe Biden's running mate in the 2020 election.[4]

References

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  1. ↑ Brown, Mark (February 14, 2007). "Duckworth's husband Iraq-bound". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on 2007-02-24. Retrieved 2007-03-27.
  2. ↑ Giroux, Gregory (August 13, 2015). "Senate Watch: Illinois Republican Mark Kirk Facing Tough Re-Election Challenge". Bloomberg Politics. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  3. ↑ Stack, Liam (April 9, 2018). "Tammy Duckworth Becomes First U.S. Senator to Give Birth While in Office". The New York Times. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
  4. ↑ Sullivan, Sean (2020-07-05). "Duckworth emerging as a contender to be Biden's running mate". Washington Post. Retrieved 2020-07-07.

Other websites

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