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Birthday: 07/16/1946

Religion: Baptist

Website: http://lee.house.gov

LEE, Barbara, a Representative from California; born in El Paso, Tex., July 16, 1946; graduated from San Fernando High School, San Fernando, Calif., 1964; B.A., Mills College, Oakland, Calif., 1973; M.S.W., University of California, Berkeley, Calif., 1975; staff member for United States Representative Ron Dellums of California; member of the California state assembly, 1991-1997; member of the California state senate, 1997-1998; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fifth Congress in a special election to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of United States Representative Ron Dellums, and reelected to the six succeeding Congresses (April 7, 1998-present).