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Revision as of 10:50, 4 December 2012

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.[1]

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.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4]

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. [5]

Progressive Caucus

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

2012 endorsements

References

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  1. ↑ Bonamici for Congress bio, accessed Nov. 5, 2012
  2. ↑ Bonamici for Congress bio, accessed Nov. 5, 2012
  3. ↑ Bonamici for Congress bio, accessed Nov. 5, 2012
  4. ↑ Bonamici for Congress bio, accessed Nov. 5, 2012
  5. ↑ Bonamici for Congress bio, accessed Nov. 5, 2012
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