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      • Party

        Democratic
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      • Current Office

        U.S. House
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      • First Elected

        6/17/2008
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      • Next Election

        2014
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        3.44%
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      • Votes with Party

        93.05%
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      5001 Silver Hill Road, Suite 106 Suitland, MD

      Ph: 301-516-7601
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    • Donna F. Edwards is the U.S. Representative for Maryland's 4th congressional district, serving since a special election in 2008. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes most of Prince George's County, as well as part of Montgomery County.
      A lawyer and longtime community activist, she defeated 15-year incumbent Albert Wynn in the 2008 Democratic primary, and, following his resignation, won a special election on June 17, 2008, to fill the remainder of this term. She was sworn in two days later on June 19, becoming the first African-American woman to represent Maryland in the United States Congress. Edwards ran for a full term in November 2008, defeating Republican candid...
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Date Born

BORN

6/28/1958

Official Birthplace

BIRTHPLACE

Yancyville, NC

Home City

HOME CITY

Fort Washington, MD

Religion

Religion

  Baptist

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Executive Director, The Arca Foundation, 2000-2008 Clerk, District of Columbia Superior Court Judge, 1989-1990 Writer, Goddard Space Flight Center, Lockheed Corporation, 1982-1986 Assistant Director, Development Forum, Department of Economic and Social Information, United Nations Development Program, 1980-1982 Attorney

POLITICAL EXPERIENCE

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2008-present Won Special Election, United States House of Representatives, June 2008 Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 4, 2006 Member, Maryland Democratic Party

EDUCATION

JD, Franklin Pierce Law Center, University of New HampshireMember, Diversity Leadership Council, Maryland Democratic Party BA, English/Spanish, Wake Forest University

FAMILY

Divorced; 1 Child

COMMITTEES JOINED
  • Rep. Donna Edwards

    Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, Member, Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, Ranking Member,