Lynn Woolsey

Lynn Woolsey is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives who represents California’s Sixth District.http://woolsey.house.gov/meetlynn.asp A member of the Democratic Party, she has held her current office since 1993.http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000738 Representative Woolsey bills herself as “the first former welfare mother to serve in Congress.”http://woolsey.house.gov/meetlynn.asp She states that her experience as a single mother struggling to support her family is something that informs her policy decisions.http://woolsey.house.gov/meetlynn.asp Congresswoman Woolsey is a member of the Committee on Education and Labor, the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Science and Technology. http://woolsey.house.gov/committeestaskforces.asp Within the the Committee on Education and Labor she is also the Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections and a member of the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education.http://woolsey.house.gov/committeestaskforces.asp

In the 2010 election Lynn Woolsey was challenged by Republican Party candidate Jim Dudd.http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/house/california/6?scp=1&sq=Lynn%20Woolsey&st=cse Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey’s district, California’s Sixth Congressional District, includes most of Sonoma County and Marin County, located north of the city of San Francisco, California. http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/house/california/6?scp=1&sq=Lynn%20Woolsey&st=cse The Sixth District of California is considered a stronghold for the Democratic Party, as Representative Woolsey has won elections in 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008 with more than 65% of the vote.http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/house/california/6?scp=1&sq=Lynn%20Woolsey&st=cse

Lynn Woolsey was born in Seattle, Washington on November 3, 1937.http://www.woolseyforcongress.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=166&Itemid=104 She attended the University of San Francisco and graduated in 1980 with a bachelor’s of science degree.http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/external/pre-election/bios/17.html?SITE=NPRELN&SECTION=PREELECTION&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Before her election to the United States Congress, Lynn Woolsey spent time on government assistance, while working, to support herself and her children.http://www.woolseyforcongress.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=166&Itemid=104 She worked as a human resources manager and broke into public service in 1984 by serving on the Petaluma City Council.http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/external/pre-election/bios/17.html?SITE=NPRELN&SECTION=PREELECTION&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Congresswoman Woolsey currently lives in Petaluma, California.http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/external/pre-election/bios/17.html?SITE=NPRELN&SECTION=PREELECTION&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

In August of 2006, Stephen Colbert, host of the Colbert Report, challenged Representative Lynn Woolsey to a “wrist wrestling” match. http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/72804/august-10-2006/better-know-a-district---california-s-6th---lynn-woolsey

Lynn Woolsey opposes the U.S. occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan, and has campaigned on her efforts to end both the Iraq War and the Afghanistan War.http://www.woolseyforcongress.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=205&Itemid=114 She is against oil drilling off the coast of California, and has supported efforts to create more sustainable energy solutions which do not rely on fossil fuels. http://www.woolseyforcongress.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=210&Itemid=118

Congresswoman Woolsey was in favor of funding the health care reform bill of 2010 through taxes on the wealthiest Americans, rather than through excise taxes on existing health insurance plans.http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/14/health/policy/14health.html?_r=1&scp=6&sq=Lynn%20Woolsey&st=cse In line with most Democaratic members of the House, she voted in favor of the bill, noting that it would help insure many individuals and families who would not have otherwise had access to affordable health insurance.http://www.woolseyforcongress.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=206&Itemid=115 She is an ardent supporter of a single-payer national health care system, and hopes to achieve such a system for her constituents in the future.http://www.woolseyforcongress.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=206&Itemid=115