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Renegade for peace and justice a memoir of political and personal courage / Barbara Lee.
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Renegade for peace and justice : Congresswoman Barbara Lee speaks for me / Barbara Lee.
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Barbara Lee
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Barbara Jean Lee
(; born July 16, 1946) is an American politician and social worker who has served as a
U.S. representative
from
California
since 1998. A member of the
Democratic Party
, Lee represents (numbered as the
9th district
from 1998 to 2013 and as the
13th district
from 2013 to 2023), which is based in
Oakland
and covers most of the northern part of
Alameda County
. According to the
Cook Partisan Voting Index
, it is one of the nation's most Democratic districts, with a rating of D+40.
Born and raised in
Texas
, Lee was educated at
Mills College
and the
University of California, Berkeley
. She started her career by working on the presidential campaign of
Shirley Chisholm
, and she later was involved with the
Black Panther Party
. After working as chief of staff for U.S. Representative
Ron Dellums
, Lee served in the
California State Assembly
from 1990 to 1996 and in the
California State Senate
from 1996 to 1998.
Lee was elected to the
House of Representatives
in a
1998 special election
to succeed Dellums. A noted
progressive
, she chaired the
Congressional Progressive Caucus
from 2005 to 2009 and the
Congressional Black Caucus
from 2009 to 2011. In addition, she is the vice chair and a founding member of the
Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus
, a co-chair of the
Congressional Cannabis Caucus
, and a co-chair of the
House Democratic Steering Committee
. She has played a major role in the
antiwar movement
, notably in her vocal criticism of the
Iraq War
and for being the only member of Congress to vote against the
authorization of use of force
following the
September 11 attacks
.
Lee was a candidate for the
United States Senate
in the
2024 election
to succeed late senator
Dianne Feinstein
, a race that she would lose to Rep.
Adam Schiff
and former baseball player
Steve Garvey
. During this race, Lee would forgo re-election to the House of Representatives.
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