Jan Schakowsky | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2014 | |
| House Democratic Senior Chief Deputy Whip | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2019 | |
| Leader | Nancy Pelosi Hakeem Jeffries |
| Preceded by | G. K. Butterfield |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's9th district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Sidney R. Yates |
| Member of theIllinois House of Representatives | |
| In office January 9, 1991 – December 31, 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Woody Bowman |
| Succeeded by | Julie Hamos |
| Constituency | 18th district (1993–1999) 4th district (1991–1993) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Janice Danoff (1944-05-26)May 26, 1944 (age 81) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 2 (with Schakowsky) |
| Education | University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (BS) |
| Signature |  |
| Website | House website Campaign website |
Schakowsky on legislation to protect social workers from workplace violence. Recorded November 21, 2019 | |
Janice Schakowsky (/ʃəˈkaʊski/shə-KOW-skee; néeDanoff; born May 26, 1944) is an American politician who has served as theU.S. representative fromIllinois's 9th congressional district since 1999, and she previously served as a member of theIllinois House of Representatives (1991–1998). She is a member of theDemocratic Party.
Her district is anchored in Chicago'sNorth Side, including much of the area borderingLake Michigan. It includes many of Chicago's northern suburbs, includingArlington Heights,Des Plaines,Evanston,Glenview,Kenilworth,Mount Prospect,Niles,Park Ridge,Rosemont,Skokie,Wilmette, andWinnetka, as of thedecennialredistricting following the2010 United States census.[1]
On May 5, 2025, Schakowsky announced that she would not seek reelection in2026.
Schakowsky was born Janice Danoff in 1944 inChicago, the daughter of Tillie (née Cosnow) and Irwin Danoff.[2] Her parents were Jewish immigrants, her father aLithuanian Jew and her mother from Russia.[2][3]
Schakowsky graduated with aBachelor of Science in elementary education from theUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she was a member ofDelta Phi Epsilon sorority.[4]
Schakowsky was Program Director of Illinois Public Action, Illinois's largest public interest group, from 1976 to 1985. She thereafter served as executive director of the Illinois State Council of Senior Citizens from 1985 to 1990.[5] In1986, Schakowsky ran for theCook County Board of Commissioners from suburban Cook County. She won the primary to be one of the Democratic nominees, but did not win in the general election.[6][7] In the 1980's, Schakowsky was a member of theDemocratic Socialists of America, but there is no evidence that she maintained her membership.[8][9]
In 1990, Schakowsky was elected to theIllinois House of Representatives, representing the fourth district. In 1992, she was redistricted to the 18th district. She served in the legislature up until the end of 1998.[5]
For years, Schakowsky eyed a run inIllinois's 9th congressional district, intending to run whenever incumbent DemocratSidney R. Yates opted to retire.[10] Yates had represented the 9th district since 1949 (except for one term due to an unsuccessful run for theSenate in 1962),[11] Schakowsky had explored runs in1992,1994, and1996 under the belief each time that Yates might retire.[10][12]
After his 1996 re-election, Yates announced that he would not seek further re-electionin 1998.[11] Schakowsky faced then-Illinois state senatorHoward W. Carroll and future Illinois governorJ. B. Pritzker in the primary (who ultimately finished second and third, respectively).[13]
The 9th district represented the northern lakefront of Chicago, as well as the suburbs ofEvanston andSkokie. It had a large Jewish electorate, with the district long being regarded as the "Jewish seat" in Illinois' congressional delegation. Yates was Jewish, and all three Democratic contenders to succeed him were as well.[12] Originally also running was a (non-Jewish) fourth candidate: Charles A. "Pat" Boyle, an attorney (whose late father,Charles A. Boyle, had served as a congressman in the 1950s).[14] The district was considered among the mostliberal congressional districts in the United States.[15] Journalist James Ylisela Jr. observed that Pritzker, Schakowsky, and Carroll largely all ran on platforms aligned with the Democratic Party agenda that Yates had championed.[12] However, theChicago Tribune separately noted that Schakowsky ran on a more liberal platform than either Pritzker or Caroll, who ran on somewhat more moderate platforms and potentially wound up competing for many of the same voters.[13] Schakowsky centered her message on championing equal rights for women, minorities, and gays. She also focused on protections for trade union workers and on national healthcare reform to address issues of affordability. She also noted the under-representation of women in Congress.[13]
At the time, the election was one of the most expensive congressional primaries in U.S. history, and Pritzker spent nearly $1 million of his own money to fund his run[13] (including $500,000 on television ads in the Chicago market).[16]
Schakowsky won the Democratic primary by a strong margin, all but assuring her election in the heavily Democratic 9th district.[13] She won 45.14% to Carroll's 34.40% and Pritzker's 20.48%.[17] She won the November general election with 75% of the vote, and has since been reelected thirteen times.
On May 5, 2025, Schakowsky announced her decision not to seek re-election at the end of her current term in 2026.[18][19][20]
As co-chair of theCongressional Caucus for Women's Issues, Schakowsky has been known for her support of women's issues.[21]
Schakowsky was outspoken in her opposition to theIraq War. She was one of the earliest and most emphatic supporters of U.S. senatorBarack Obama before he won the 2004 Illinois Democratic primary election, and actively supported his bid for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination.[22] On February 7, 2007, she introduced the Iraq and Afghanistan Contractor Sunshine Act (H.R. 897) in the House of Representatives, seeking information from leading federal agencies on their contracts for work in Iraq andAfghanistan.[23] The bill was not enacted.
In March 2013, Schakowsky and RepresentativePat Meehan introduced the Safeguard American Food Exports (SAFE) Act, which would have prohibited the sale or transport ofequines in interstate or foreign commerce to beslaughtered for human consumption.[24] Schakowsky reintroduced the legislation in subsequent Congresses throughout the remainder of her tenure.[25]
In hearings held by the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee in July 2006, Schakowsky expressed concern that a report from theNational Academy of Sciences showing discrepancies among scientists studyingglobal warming might be "used in a way to discredit the whole notion that our country and the rest of the industrialized and developing world ought to do anything about global warming".[26]
Schakowsky indicated interest in replacingBarack Obama in the U.S. Senate.[27] Before his arrest, Illinois governorRod Blagojevich had reportedly been considering her among at least six other candidates to fill the vacancy. Schakowsky was one of the first figures in Illinois to voice interest in running in a special election to replace Obama.[28]
In April 2009, she stated her support for apublic option in health insurance, arguing that it would puthealth insurance companies out of business and lead tosingle-payer health care, which she supports.[29]
In March 2015, theOrthodox Union criticized Schakowsky after she said that Jewish politicianJoel Pollak was a "Jewish, Orthodox, Tea Party Republican" at aJ Street event. She later apologized for her comments.[30][31]
In 2015, Schakowsky was inducted into theChicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame as a Friend of the Community.[32] In February 2021, she voted for theEquality Act on behalf of her transgender grandson Isaac.[33]
In March 2015, Schakowsky did not attendPrime Minister of IsraelBenjamin Netanyahu's speech to Congress because, she wrote in theHuffington Post, it could scuttle delicate negotiations with Iran: "The prime minister wants the negotiations to end, and his purpose in speaking to the Congress is to convince us that the president is about to agree to a deal that threatens Israel's existence. He believes the president is naïve in thinking that he and the P5+1 can achieve any agreement that will stop Iran from rushing toward a bomb ... What is the alternative to an agreement? Yes, the United States will increase sanctions. But does anyone doubt that Iran will build a nuclear weapon regardless of sanctions? Then the choices will be ugly: accepting a nuclear-weaponized Iran or accepting military action (i.e., war with Iran). For me it's obvious that we must give the negotiations a chance. And, in the meantime, Iran has essentially halted its weapons program under the Joint Plan of Action while the talks are ongoing."[34][independent source needed]
Schakowsky has long taken substantial interest in product safety issues and persistently engaged in robust oversight of theU.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. She has often been critical of Republicans on the commission.[35]
Schakowsky has been a proponent of numerous initiatives pertaining to ethnicAssyrians.[36] According toAssyrian American activistAtour Sargon, Schakowsky was an early supporter of her ideas and encouraged her to pursue a political career as early as 2017. She claimed that Schakowsky assisted her during her successful 2019Trustee campaign inLincolnwood, Illinois.[37][38]
During the 2017confirmation hearings of then-Secretary of State appointeeRex Tillerson, Schakowsky criticized his support of policies that she alleged were detrimental to the future of Assyrian existence inIraq.[39][40][41][42]
Schakowsky spoke at the 2018[43] and 2020 Democratic Candidates' Forums organized byVote Assyrian. At the 2020 forum, she called Assyrians "one of the fastest-growing communities in terms of political involvement".[36]
On August 7, 2020, Schakowsky released a statement recognizing the anniversary of the 1933Simele massacre.[44][45] She is also a proponent of House Resolution 537, which would have the federal government officiallyrecognize theAssyrian genocide if passed.[38]
Throughout her congressional tenure, Schakowsky has supported and co-sponsored bills that would extend U.S. support forAssyrian self-governance in Iraq, particularly in theNineveh Plains region.[46][47]
On October 1, 2020, Schakowsky co-signed a letter to Secretary of StateMike Pompeo that condemnedAzerbaijan’s offensive operations against theArmenian-populated enclave ofNagorno-Karabakh, denouncedTurkey’s role in theNagorno-Karabakh conflict, and called for an immediate ceasefire.[48]
In 2023, Schakowsky was among 56 Democrats to vote in favor of H.Con.Res. 21 which directed PresidentJoe Biden to remove U.S. troops fromSyria within 180 days.[49][50]
After thedrone strikes on aid workers from World Central Kitchen in April 2024,Mark Pocan,James P. McGovern, Jan Schakowsky,Nancy Pelosi and 36 more members of Congress from the Democratic party urged U.S. presidentJoe Biden in an open letter to reconsider planned arms shipments to the Israeli military.[51][52]
Schakowsky was among the 46 Democrats who voted against final passage of theFiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 in the House.[53]
In January 2023, Schakowsky was one of 13 cosponsors of an amendment to theConstitution of the United States extending the right to vote to citizens 16 years of age or older.[54]
The Nation endorsed Schakowsky as the best possible choice for vice president in the2004 United States presidential election, writing that she was "the truest heir toPaul Wellstone in the current Congress".[55] She wasnot selected asJohn Kerry's running mate.
After the election, Schakowsky was one of 31 House Democrats who voted to not count Ohio's twentyelectoral votes.[56] PresidentGeorge W. Bush won Ohio by 118,457 votes.[57] The purpose of the objection was not to prevent Bush's certification as president-elect, but rather was to register protest and raise public awareness of alleged irregularities in Ohio.[58] Schakowsky hailed the protest as an opportunity to raise attention to the need for congress to pass electoral reforms.[59]
In April 2009, Schakowsky pointedly criticized the tax dayTea Party protests: "It's despicable that right-wing Republicans would attempt to cheapen a significant, honorable moment of American history with a shameful political stunt."[60]
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Schakowsky is regarded to be aprogressive member of the U.S. House. In 2009, she was identified byGovTrack as being among the mostprogressive members of the111th United States Congress.[73] As such, she has been a member of theCongressional Progressive Caucus.
In December 2016, she was elected the Congressional Progressive Caucus' vice chair and liaison to the Democratic Party Seniors taskforce.[74] In December 2020, she was named as an executive board member at-large of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.[75]
In a 2025Committee on Energy and Commerce hearing on manufacturing, Schakowsky expressed a concern that the presence of the word "man" in the termmanufacturing might harm engagement of women in the manufacturing sector, saying that the term "sounds like a guy".[76] Her comments went viral on social media and were widely ridiculed.[77][78]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joan P. Murphy | 75,981 | 13.85 | |
| Democratic | Janice D. "Jan" Schakowsky | 72,315 | 13.18 | |
| Democratic | Kevin J. Conlon | 71,012 | 12.94 | |
| Democratic | John D. Rita | 70,835 | 12.91 | |
| Democratic | Andrew "Andy" Przybylo | 67,167 | 12.24 | |
| Democratic | Renee H. Thaler | 67,072 | 12.22 | |
| Democratic | John J. Lattner | 62,287 | 11.35 | |
| Democratic | Edward J. King | 62,015 | 11.30 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mary M. McDonald (incumbent) | 339,214 | 9.08 | |
| Republican | Joseph D. Mathewson | 336,097 | 9.00 | |
| Republican | Harold L. Tyrrell (incumbent) | 317,481 | 8.50 | |
| Republican | Carl R. Hansen (incumbent) | 314,145 | 8.41 | |
| Republican | Richard A. Siebel (incumbent) | 310,800 | 8.32 | |
| Republican | Joseph I. Woods (incumbent) | 303,068 | 8.11 | |
| Republican | Robert P. Gooley | 269,438 | 7.21 | |
| Democratic | Joan P. Murphy | 262,699 | 7.03 | |
| Democratic | Janice D. "Jan" Schakowsky | 239,517 | 6.41 | |
| Democratic | John J. Lattner | 229,352 | 6.14 | |
| Democratic | Kevin J. Conlon | 216,394 | 5.79 | |
| Democratic | Andrew "Andy" Przybylo | 209,503 | 5.61 | |
| Democratic | John D. Rita | 198,403 | 5.31 | |
| Democratic | Renee H. Thaler | 189,344 | 5.07 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Janice D. "Jan" Schakowsky | 7,454 | 54.62 | |
| Democratic | Jonathan K. Baum | 6,192 | 43.37 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Janice D. "Jan" Schakowsky | 17,072 | 63.58 | |
| Republican | Joan W. Barr | 9,777 | 36.41 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Janice D. "Jan" Schakowsky (redistricted incumbent) | 14,002 | 100 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Janice D. "Jan" Schakowsky (redistricted incumbent) | 30,413 | 78.51 | |
| Republican | Bruce W. Haffner | 7,542 | 19.47 | |
| Libertarian | Theodore C. Beckman | 779 | 2.01 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Janice D. Schakowsky (incumbent) | 9,587 | 100 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Janice D. Schakowsky (incumbent) | 17,159 | 78.27 | |
| Republican | Vernon J. Grubisich | 4,762 | 19.47 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Janice D. "Jan" Schakowsky (incumbent) | 7,533 | 100 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Janice D. Schakowsky (incumbent) | 26,910 | 83.40 | |
| Republican | Edward M. Potash | 5,353 | 16.59 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Janice D. "Jan" Schakowsky | 31,443 | 45.14 | |
| Democratic | Howard W. Carroll | 23,963 | 34.40 | |
| Democratic | Jay "J.B." Pritzker | 14,256 | 20.46 | |
| Total votes | 69,662 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Janice D. "Jan" Schakowsky | 107,878 | 74.60 | |
| Republican | Herbert Sohn | 33,448 | 23.13 | |
| Libertarian | Michael D. Ray | 3,284 | 2.27 | |
| Total votes | 144,610 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jan Schakowsky (incumbent) | 49,429 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 49,429 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jan Schakowsky (incumbent) | 147,002 | 76.43 | |
| Republican | Dennis J. Driscoll | 45,344 | 23.57 | |
| Total votes | 192,346 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Janice D. Schakowsky (incumbent) | 69,020 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 69,020 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Janice D. Schakowsky (incumbent) | 118,642 | 70.27 | |
| Republican | Nicholas M. Duric | 45,307 | 26.83 | |
| Libertarian | Stephanie "Vs. The Machine" Sailor | 4,887 | 2.89 | |
| Total votes | 168,836 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Janice D. Schakowsky (incumbent) | 70,736 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 70,736 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Janice D. Schakowsky (incumbent) | 175,282 | 75.74 | |
| Republican | Kurt J. Eckhardt | 56,135 | 24.26 | |
| Total votes | 231,417 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Janice D. Schakowsky (incumbent) | 57,490 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 57,490 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Janice D. Schakowsky (incumbent) | 122,852 | 74.59 | |
| Republican | Michael P. Shannon | 41,858 | 25.41 | |
| Write-in votes | Simon Michael Ribeiro | 3 | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | 164,713 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Janice D. Schakowsky (incumbent) | 98,374 | 87.66 | |
| Democratic | John Nocita | 13,485 | 12.02 | |
| Total votes | 112,219 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Janice D. Schakowsky (incumbent) | 181,948 | 74.66 | |
| Republican | Michael Benjamin Younan | 53,593 | 21.99 | |
| Green | Morris Shanfield | 8,140 | 3.34 | |
| Write-in votes | Susanne Atanus | 13 | 0.01 | |
| Total votes | 243,694 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Janice D. Schakowsky (incumbent) | 62,763 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 62,763 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Janice D. Schakowsky (incumbent) | 117,553 | 66.34 | |
| Republican | Joel Barry Pollak | 55,182 | 31.14 | |
| Green | Simon Ribeiro | 4,472 | 2.52 | |
| Total votes | 177,207 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Janice D. Schakowsky (incumbent) | 48,124 | 91.85 | |
| Democratic | Simon Ribeiro | 4,270 | 8.15 | |
| Total votes | 52,394 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Janice D. Schakowsky (incumbent) | 194,869 | 66.33 | |
| Republican | Timothy C Wolfe | 98,924 | 33.67 | |
| Write-in votes | Hilaire Fuji Shioura | 8 | 0.00 | |
| Write-in votes | Susanne Atanus | 6 | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | 293,807 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Janice D. Schakowsky (incumbent) | 31,576 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 31,576 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Janice D. Schakowsky (incumbent) | 141,000 | 66.06 | |
| Republican | Susanne Atanus | 72,834 | 33.91 | |
| Write-in votes | Phil Collins | 66 | 0.03 | |
| Total votes | 213,450 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Janice D. Schakowsky (incumbent) | 134,961 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 134,961 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Janice D. Schakowsky (incumbent) | 217,306 | 66.47 | |
| Republican | Joan McCarthy Lasonde | 109,550 | 33.51 | |
| Write-in votes | David Williams | 79 | 0.02 | |
| Write-in votes | Susanne Atanus | 13 | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | 326,948 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Janice D. Schakowsky (incumbent) | 108,417 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 108,417 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Janice D. Schakowsky (incumbent) | 213,368 | 73.49 | |
| Republican | John D. Elleson | 76,983 | 26.51 | |
| Total votes | 290,351 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Janice D. Schakowsky (incumbent) | 127,467 | 99.72 | |
| Democratic | Andrew Heldut(write-in) | 355 | 0.03 | |
| Total votes | 127,822 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Janice D. Schakowsky (incumbent) | 262,045 | 70.98 | |
| Republican | Sargis Sangari | 107,125 | 29.02 | |
| Total votes | 369,170 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Janice D. Schakowsky (incumbent) | 179,615 | 71.69 | |
| Republican | Max Rice | 70,915 | 28.31 | |
| Total votes | 250,530 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Janice D. Schakowsky (incumbent) | 231,722 | 68.39 | |
| Republican | Seth Alan Cohen | 107,106 | 31.61 | |
| Total votes | 338,828 | 100.0 | ||
Schakowsky lives in Evanston, Illinois, with her husbandRobert Creamer. She has two children and a stepchild.[104]
In 2005, Creamer pleaded guilty to failure to collect withholding tax and to bank fraud for writing checks with insufficient funds. All the money was repaid. Schakowsky was not accused of wrongdoing.[105] While she served on the organization's board during the time the crimes occurred,[106] and signed theIRS filings along with Creamer,[107] the U.S. district judge noted that no one suffered "out of pocket losses", and Creamer acted not out of greed but in an effort to keep his community action group going without cutting programs, though he paid his own $100,000 salary with fraudulently obtained funds. Creamer served five months in prison. Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph Ferguson said the government did not believe Creamer "acknowledged the seriousness of his conduct". "At the end of the day", Ferguson said, "Robert Creamer is guilty of multiple crimes and is going to jail for it".[108]
On July 20, 2022, Schakowsky was arrested in front of the Supreme Court building after she and 33 others, including 15 members of Congress, allegedly refused to comply with orders to stop blocking traffic. She uploaded a clip of it to Twitter, adding: "Today, I am making good trouble."[109]
Illinois State Council of Senior Citizens schakowsky.
Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky of the 9th District of Illinois is one such figure. "She has done more for the Assyrian community than anybody I know," Oshana said.
Harder was joined by Illinois Rep. Jan Schakowsky, also a Democrat, who has been active within her district's Assyrian community and her recent support of Atour Sargon, an Assyrian from Lincolnwood, in her successful bid for a local Board of Trustee position.
Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, US Representative for Illinois's 9th congressional district, sent the following statement: 'We cannot let history repeat itself. We must ensure that members of the Assyrian community can live their lives in peace and be able to practice their faith. I am a cosponsor of H.Con. Res. 110 and of H.Res. 683, both of which make it a priority to protect Christians and other religious minorities in Iraq and create safe havens for them. I am pleased that H.Res. 683 passed Congress last week -- which shows the high priority that Congress places on protecting religious freedom and human rights.'
The language proposed by Representatives Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Gary Peters (D-MI) made it possible to enhance the profile of the Assyrians
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