Education
B.A., Antioch College (1960); M.A. in American Studies, Yale University (1963); LL.B., Yale Law School (1964)
Career History
Chair, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
First woman to lead the EEOC, appointed by President Jimmy Carter. Issued first federal regulations defining sexual harassment as sex discrimination.
Professor, Georgetown University Law Center
Taught law at Georgetown; now Professor Emerita. Co-launched the Free South Africa Movement during her tenure.
Assistant Legal Director, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
Defended First Amendment and civil liberties cases at the ACLU.
Law Clerk, Judge A. Leon Higginbotham Jr.
Clerked for the U.S. District Court judge and civil rights legal pioneer.
Chair, New York City Commission on Human Rights
Appointed by Mayor John Lindsay; led the city human rights enforcement agency.
Civil Rights Organizer, SNCC
Organized with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee during Mississippi Freedom Summer.
Committee Assignments
Member
Member
Key Policy Positions
Contact & Resources
District of Columbia(DC)
D
Muriel Bowser
Justitia Omnibus
Home to all three branches of government but with less representation than any state. DC residents pay federal taxes but have no senators and only a non-voting House delegate. "Taxation without representation" isn't just history here—it's on the license plates.
Capital
Washington
Population
679K
2024 Turnout
63.6%
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Electoral Votes
3