Suzanne Bonamici

Template:TOCnestleft Suzanne Bonamici is a Congresswoman from Oregon.

Suzanne Bonamici and her husband Michael have been married for twenty-seven years, and live in Washington County.

Background

Suzanne Bonamici grew up in a small town in Michigan. Her father worked for a local bank and her mother was a small business owner and piano teacher.

After graduating from high school, Suzanne moved to Oregon with friends and settled in the state. She put herself through college, first at Lane Community College and then at the University of Oregon, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism. Following college, she went on to law school at the University of Oregon and earned her J.D. degree.

During college, Suzanne worked as a legal assistant at Lane County Legal Aid in Eugene. It was there that she discovered her interest in and passion for consumer rights.

Career

After graduating, Bonamici worked as a consumer protection attorney for the Federal Trade Commission in Washington, D.C. She was assigned to the financial services division that works to protect consumers from predatory or discriminatory lending practices.

Suzanne met her husband Michael while living in Washington, D.C., and in 1986, they moved to Washington County. In Oregon, she entered private law practice, where she specialized in representing small businesses.

After six years of practicing law, Bonamici took a career break to raise her children. She became active in the community, volunteering for education, arts, and civic organizations like the Classroom Law Project, Beaverton Education Foundation, and several theaters. Her school advocacy work is what first took her to the Oregon State Capitol, attending rallies in support of education and leading her to a decision to serve publicly.

State politics

Suzanne Bonamici started as a legislative assistant in the Oregon House of Representatives in 2001, followed by her first campaign in 2006 when she was elected to serve House District 34 of Washington County.

After only one term in the Oregon House, she was appointed, and then elected, to the Oregon Senate in 2008. She was reelected for a second term in 2010.

She was chair of the Consumer & Small Business Protection Committee and a member of the Education & Workforce Development Committee. She is recognized as the leading voice for mortgage reform, introducing legislation that ensures homeowners facing foreclosure receive timely information about how to request a loan modification and provides them recourse if there is a violation.

Congress

Suzanne Bonamici, was elected to the US Congress on January 31, 2012, in a special election. She serves on the Budget Committee and the Science, Space, and Technology Committee.

Progressive Caucus

In 2012, Bonamici was listed as a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.

2012 endorsements

• The Daily Astorian
• The Oregonian
• Willamette Week

• National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare
• Oregon Nurses Association
• Oregon State Fire Fighters Council
• Northwest Credit Union Association
• Oregon Education Association
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund
• Oregon State Council for Retired Citizens

• Governor John Kitzhaber
• Governor Barbara Roberts
• Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum
• Oregon State Treasurer Ted Wheeler
• Senator Jeff Merkley
• Senator Ron Wyden
• Former Congressman Les AuCoin
• Former Congresswoman Elizabeth Furse
• Former Congresswoman Darlene Hooley
• Former Governor Ted Kulongoski
• Former Attorney General Dave Frohnmayer
• Former Attorney General Hardy Myers

• Clatsop County District Attorney Josh Marquis
• Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schrunk
• Lincoln County District Attorney Rob Bovett
• Aumsville City Planning Commissioner Drew Wright
• Beaverton School Board Member Karen Cunningham
• Beaverton City Councilor Marc San Soucie
• Newberg City Councilor Denise Bacon
• Portland Commissioner Nick Fish
• Portland Metro President Tom Hughes
• Portland Metro Councilor Kathryn Harrington
• Mayor Bob Andrews, City of Newberg
• Mayor Ted Crawford, City of Dundee
• Mayor Denny Doyle, City of Beaverton
• Mayor Mike Morgan, City of Cannon Beach
• Mayor Rick Olson, City of McMinnville
• Mayor Peter Truax, City of Forest Grove
• Mayor Willis Van Dusen, City of Astoria
• Mayor Jerry Willey, City of Hillsboro
• Mayor Cheryl Young, Columbia City
• Clatsop County Commissioner Peter Huhtala

Clatsop County Commissioner Scott Lee Columbia County Commissioner Earl Fisher Columbia County Commissioner Tony Hyde Washington County Commissioner Greg Malinowski Washington County Commissioner Dick Schouten Washington County Auditor John Hutzler Yamhill County Commissioner Mary Stern

State Senator Lee Beyer State Senator Ginny Burdick State Senator Betsy Johnson State Senator Laurie Monnes Anderson State Senator Floyd Prozanski State Senator Diane Rosenbaum State Representative Jeff Barker State Representative Philip Barnhart State Representative Peter Buckley State Representative Jean Cowan State Representative Margaret Doherty State Representative Alissa Keny-Guyer State Representative Chris Harker State Representative Paul Holvey State Representative Val Hoyle State Representative Tina Kotek State Representative Nancy Nathanson State Representative Arnie Roblan State Representative Tobias Read State Representative Carolyn Tomei State Representative Brad Witt

Former State Senator Tony Corcoran Former State Senator Avel Gordly Former State Senator Charlie Ringo Former State Senator Cliff Trow Former State Representative Ben Cannon Former State Representative Patti Smith

Susan Castillo, Former Oregon Superintendent of Public Instruction Jerry Colonna, Former Superintendent of the Beaverton School District Lisa Shultz, Former Beaverton School Board Member Jewel Lansing, Former Multnomah County and City of Portland Auditor Merrily Haas, Executive Director, Oregon Association for the Education of Young Children Karen Packer, Chair, Washington County Democrats & 2nd Vice-Chair, Democratic Party of Oregon Jonathan Poisner, Former Executive Director, Oregon League of Conservation Voters Bobbie Regan, Portland Public School Board Michael Roach, Owner of Paloma Clothing David and Christine Vernier, Vernier Software and Technology

Rita Allen Norman Ballou Vicki Ballou Rocky Barilla Mark Battiste Mark Becker Ernie Bonyhadi Madilynn Bishop Kris Bledsoe Larry and Bonnie Bliesner Richard Bruno Doug Burkhardt Larry Canete Barbara Carver David Conant-Norville Cody Dorsey Jim Colbert Tony Corcoran Janet D. Julia DeGraw Robin Denburg Martha Dibblee Susan Dickerson Dan Eagle Bob Fankhauser Paul Fardig John Feeney Mary Fellows Kevin Finney Thomas Freeland Mark Friedman Denise Frisbee Brian Gardner Glen and Michelle Geller Linn Goldberg Jane E. Goldhamer Paul Gunderson Richard Hall Frances Hanckel David Hatcher Blaise Holden Brook Howard William J. Howe III Mackenzie Humble Craig and Barbara Johnston Clayton Klein Kimberly Koops-Wrabek Nanette La Du Murray Laver Deborah Lopardo Kevin Luby Gilbert Luzader Barbara Maloney Craig Markham Cynthia Mauck James McDermott Fakey McFakerson Linda McKim-Bell Jon McWilliams James Meritt Marcos Miranda Gregg Moreland Noreen Murphy Luis Nava Barbara Newmark Catherine Olsen Alfred & Carol Olson Paul O’neill Toby Padgett Mike Parker Gordon Payne Ray Phillips Jim Pillon Richard L. Pollak Carolyn Pomeroy Laura Rackner Doria Raetz Annabelle Rosser Michelle Roth Ann Sacks Bob Salyers David Shellabarger Scott Shorr Laurel Simon Neil Simon Daiv Skinner John Sorenson Stephen M Salter Stephanie Thompson Robert Thornhill Dolores Timmons Wolter van Doorninck Mary Vogel Stuart Walker John and Jackie Wecker Craig Zell

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