Jennifer Dunn (politician)
| Jennifer Dunn | |
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| Vice Chair of the House Republican Conference | |
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In office July 17, 1997 – January 3, 1999 |
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| Leader | Newt Gingrich |
| Preceded by | Susan Molinari |
| Succeeded by | Tillie Fowler |
| Secretary of the House Republican Conference | |
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In office January 3, 1997 – July 17, 1997 |
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| Leader | Newt Gingrich |
| Preceded by | Barbara Vucanovich |
| Succeeded by | Tillie Fowler |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Washington's 8th district |
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In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Rod Chandler |
| Succeeded by | Dave Reichert |
| Personal details | |
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Jennifer Jill Blackburn July 29, 1941 Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Died | September 5, 2007 (aged 66) Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Dennis Dunn (1965–1977) Keith Thomson (2003–2007) |
| Children | 2 (including Reagan) |
| Education |
University of Washington, Seattle Stanford University (BA) |
Jennifer Jill Dunn (née Blackburn; July 29, 1941 – September 5, 2007) was a prominent Republican member of the United States House of Representatives 1993–2005, representing Washington's 8th congressional district.
Born in Seattle, Washington, Dunn grew up in the nearby city of Bellevue, and graduated from Bellevue High School in 1959. She attended the University of Washington, where she was a member of Gamma Phi Beta sorority, and Stanford University, earning business degrees. After graduation, she worked as a systems engineer.
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, she was Washington's only Republican representative until the Republican Revolution of 1994 when Republicans swept all but two of Washington's nine House seats. In 1998, she became the first woman ever to run for the position of House Majority Leader.
In 2000, she served on the presidential election exploratory committee for then-Texas Governor George W. Bush. Dunn served as Vice-Chairwoman of the Select Committee on Homeland Security and served on the House Ways and Means Committee and the Joint Economic Committee. On October 10, 2002, Dunn voted in favor of authorizing the invasion of Iraq.
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