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6. März 2024 · Veteran advocate for progressive causes unable to get one of two November ballot spots. Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee did not capture one of the two spots on the November ballot in Tuesday's primary ...
Lee was born in 1946, the daughter of a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army and a mother who worked at the Social Security Administration. Growing up in segregated El Paso, Texas, Lee attended Catholic schools instead of all-Black schools, as one of only two Black students. Lee said she received a back-alley abortion in Mexico as a teen, later ...
21. Feb. 2023 · FILE - Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif speaks at a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022. Lee filed paperwork Wednesday, Feb. 15, to enter the race for the seat held by long-serving Sen. Dianne Feinstein, adding another Democrat and a nationally recognized Black woman to a growing field that already includes two other members of Congress.
Barbara Lee is a national leader in advancing women’s equality in American politics. She founded and leads the Barbara Lee Political Office and the Barbara Lee Family Foundation. Inspired by her grandmother’s stories of suffragists marching on New York City’s Fifth Avenue in the early 1900s, Barbara has worked to elect women since 1998.
4. März 2024 · Rep. Barbara Lee may be a long shot for California’s U.S. Senate despite being in public office for 34 years. NBCLA’s Conan Nolan talks to the congresswoman on NewsConference on Feb. 18, 2024.
20. Feb. 2024 · Barbara Lee joined NBC4 host Conan Nolan to explain why she is the candidate that will represent California’s values in the Senate, citing her unmatched progressive record and the unique intersectional lens she brings to her career of advocacy and policymaking.
About Barbara. Congresswoman Barbara Lee has been representing California’s 12th District (formerly 13th) since 1998. She is the highest ranking African American woman appointed to Democratic Leadership, serving as Co-Chair of the Policy and Steering Committee. She also serves on the Budget Committee and the powerful Appropriations Committee ...
