Jan Schakowsky
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 9th district |
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Assumed office January 3, 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Sidney Yates |
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Janice Danoff May 26, 1944 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Harvey Schakowsky (1965–1980) Robert Creamer (1980–present) |
| Children | 2 (with Schakowsky) |
| Alma mater | University of Illinois, Urbana- Champaign |
| Religion | Reform Judaism |
Janice Danoff "Jan" Schakowsky /ʃəˈkaʊski/ (born May 26, 1944) is the U.S. Representative for Illinois's 9th congressional district, serving since 1999. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
The district includes many of Chicago's northern suburbs, including Arlington Heights, Des Plaines, Evanston, Glenview, Niles, Park Ridge, Rosemont, Skokie, Wilmette, and Winnetka. It also includes a large portion of Chicago's North Side bordering Lake Michigan.
Schakowsky was born Janice Danoff in 1944 in Chicago, the daughter of Tillie (née Cosnow) and Irwin Danoff. Her parents were Jewish immigrants, her father from Lithuania and her mother from Russia.
Schakowsky graduated from the University of Illinois with a B.S. in elementary education where she was a member of Delta Phi Epsilon sorority. She was Program Director of Illinois Public Action, Illinois' largest public interest group, from 1976 to 1985. She then moved to the Illinois State Council of Senior Citizens as executive director for five years until 1990, when she was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives. She served there until 1998.
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