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Representative Jan Schakowsky (D)

Current Office: Representative
District: IL-9
First Elected: 11/03/1998
Next Election: 2012
Party: Democratic

General

Gender: Female
Family: Husband: Robert Creamer; 2 Children: Ian, Mary; 1 Stepchild: Lauren
Birth date: 05/26/1944
Birthplace: Chicago, IL
Home City: Evanston IL
Religion: Jewish

Profession

Executive Director, Illinois State Council for Senior Citizens, 1985-1990 Program Director, Illinois Public Action, 1976-1985 Teacher, Head Start, 1965-1967

Education

BS, Elementary Education, University of Illinois, 1965

Committees

Energy and Commerce
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade
Subcommittee on Health (Energy and Commerce)
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Energy and Commerce)
Subcommittee on Oversight (Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence)

Recent Votes

HR 4310 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

H Amdt 1127 Repeals Indefinite Military Detention Provisions
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

HR 4310 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

H Amdt 1127 Repeals Indefinite Military Detention Provisions
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

H Amdt 1140 Prohibits Reductions to Strategic Nuclear Arms Required by New START
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

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