Biographical Directory of the U. S. Congress – Retro Member details
DUCKWORTH, TAMMY, a Senator and a Representative from Illinois; born in Bangkok, Thailand, March 12, 1968; graduated from President William McKinley High School, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1985; B. A., University of Hawaii, Manoa, Hawaii, 1989; M. A., The George Washington University, Washington, D. C., 1992; asistió a la Universidad del norte de Illinois, Dekalb, ill.; piloto de helicóptero, estados UNIDOS, Reserva del ejército, 1992-1996; Guardia Nacional del Ejército de Illinois, 1996-2014, alcanzando el rango de teniente coronel; sirvió en la Operación Libertad Iraquí, y fue galardonado con el corazón púrpura; candidato fallido para la elección a la Cámara de Representantes de los Estados Unidos en 2006; director, Ill., department of veterans» affairs, 2006-2009; assistant secretary, United States Department of Veterans» Affairs, 2009-2011; delegate to the Democratic National Convention, 2012; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress and to the successing Congress (January 3, 2013-January 3, 2017); was not a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives but was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 2016 for the term ending January 3, 2023.