Tammy Duckworth
U.S. Senator · Illinois · Democrat
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Background
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Background
- Since 2009Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- 1996–2014Illinois Army National Guard
- 2014Lieutenant Colonel, Reserve Forces
- 1992–1996United States Army Reserve
- Helicopter pilot
- Non-fiction writer
- Lieutenant Colonel, National Guard of the United States
- EducationPresident William McKinley High School, 1985
- EducationMaster of Arts, Elliott School of International Affairs
- EducationBachelor of Arts, University of Hawaiʻi System
- EducationNorthern Illinois University
- EducationDoctor of Philosophy in Human services, Capella University
Offices held
- 2009–2011Assistant Secretary
- 2006–2009Director
- Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs
Sources
- veterans.illinois.gov/content/soi/veterans/en/programs/women/pa… · Official record
- bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl · Official record
- senate.gov/senators/BooksWrittenbySittingSenators.htm · Official record
- govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CDIR-2022-10-26/html/CDIR-2022-10-26-IL… · Official record
Résumé and contact
Career in Congress
- U.S. Senate, IllinoisDemocrat2017–present
- U.S. House, IL-8Democrat2013–2017
Seat
- State
- Illinois
- Seat
- Class 3, junior senator
- Current term
- 2023–2029
- Age
- 58
Committees and roles
Contact
- DC office
- 202-224-2854
524 Hart Senate Office Building - District offices
- Belleville, Carbondale, Chicago, Rock Island, Springfield
- Website
- duckworth.senate.gov
- SenDuckworth
- SenDuckworth
- YouTube
- repduckworth
Elsewhere
Wikipedia · Ballotpedia · GovTrack · Congress.gov · OpenSecrets
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