Anna Eshoo
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 18th district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Dennis Cardoza |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 14th district |
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In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Tom Campbell |
| Succeeded by | Jackie Speier |
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Anna Georges December 13, 1942 New Britain, Connecticut |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | George Eshoo (divorced) |
| Children | Karen Eshoo Paul Eshoo |
| Residence | Atherton, California |
| Alma mater | Cañada College |
| Occupation | communications executive, political assistant |
| Religion | Chaldean Catholic |
Anna Georges Eshoo /ˈɛʃuː/ (born December 13, 1942) is the U.S. Representative for California's 18th congressional district, serving in Congress since 1993. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district, which includes part of Silicon Valley, includes the cities of San Jose, Redwood City, Sunnyvale, Mountain View and Palo Alto. She is the only Assyrian American in congress, and is also one of only two congresswomen of Armenian Descent, with Jackie Speier being the other. She is Assyrian paternally and Armenian maternally.
Anna Eshoo was born in New Britain, Connecticut, of Assyrian and Armenian heritage. Her mother fled from Armenia to Iraq, and subsequently to the United States. Her father, Fred Georges, a jeweler and watchmaker, was an Assyrian Christian. She is a Chaldean Catholic.
Eshoo is the oldest of three children. She has a brother, Frederick Kenneth Georges, and a sister, Veronica May Georges.
She earned an Associate of Arts degree in English from Cañada College in 1975. She worked for the Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA) between 1963 and 1966 and for Arcata National Corporation between 1966 and 1970.
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