Tammy Duckworth
Tammy Duckworth
Ladda Tammy Duckworthis an American politician who has been the U.S. Representative for Illinois's 8th congressional district since 2013. A Democrat, she is the first Asian American woman elected to Congress in Illinois, the first disabled woman to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, and the first member of Congress born in Thailand. Her father, an American, and her mother of Chinese descent were working and living there at the time. She grew-up and studied languages in several...
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