Jennifer Dunn
Jennifer Blackburn Dunn (born
July 29,
1941),
American politician, has been a
Republican member of the
United States House of Representatives since
1993, representing the Eighth Congressional District of
Washington. Born in
Seattle, Washington, she attended the
University of Washington and
Stanford University. Dunn was chair of the Washington State Republican Party from
1981 to
1992 and twice a delegate to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (
1984 and
1990). Elected to the House in
1992, in
1998 she became the first woman ever to run for the position of House Majority Leader. She serves on the House Ways and Means Committee and the Joint Economic Committee.
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