Tammy Duckworth
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United States Senator from Illinois |
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Assumed office January 3, 2017 Serving with Dick Durbin |
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| Preceded by | Mark Kirk |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 8th district |
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In office January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Joe Walsh |
| Succeeded by | Raja Krishnamoorthi |
| Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs | |
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In office April 24, 2009 – June 30, 2011 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Lisette Mondello |
| Succeeded by | Michael Galloucis |
| Director of the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs | |
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In office November 21, 2006 – February 8, 2009 |
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| Governor |
Rod Blagojevich Pat Quinn |
| Preceded by | Roy Dolgos |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Grant |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Ladda Tammy Duckworth March 12, 1968 Bangkok, Thailand |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Bryan Bowlsbey |
| Children | 1 |
| Education |
University of Hawaii, Manoa (BA) George Washington University (MA) Northern Illinois University Capella University (PhD) |
| Website | Senate website |
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 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army Illinois Army National Guard
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| Years of service | 1992–2014 |
| Rank |
 Lieutenant Colonel
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| Unit |
 106th Aviation Regiment, 28th Infantry Division
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| Battles/wars | Iraq War (WIA) |
| Awards |
 Purple Heart Meritorious Service Medal Air Medal Army Commendation Medal with Oak leaf cluster National Defense Service Medal Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal with four Oak leaf clusters Army Service Ribbon Combat Action Badge Senior Army Aviator Badge
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Ladda Tammy Duckworth (born March 12, 1968) is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party, serving as the junior United States Senator for Illinois since 2017. She was a member of the United States House of Representatives for Illinois' 8th district for two terms (2013–2017). She previously served as Assistant Secretary for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs in the United States Department of Veterans Affairs from April 24, 2009, to June 30, 2011, the Director of the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs from November 21, 2006, to February 8, 2009. In the November 8, 2016, election, Duckworth defeated incumbent Republican Senator Mark Kirk for his seat in the United States Senate.
Duckworth is the first Asian American woman elected to Congress in Illinois, the first disabled woman to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, and the first member of Congress born in Thailand. Her father, an American, and her Thai-Chinese mother were working and living there at the time. Duckworth is the second Asian-American woman serving in the U.S. Senate after Mazie Hirono and next to Kamala Harris. An Iraq War veteran, Duckworth served as a U.S. Army helicopter pilot and suffered severe combat wounds, losing both of her legs and damaging her right arm. She was the first female double amputee from the war. Having received a medical waiver, she continued to serve as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Illinois Army National Guard along with her husband, Major Bryan W. Bowlsbey, a signal officer and fellow Iraq War veteran, until her retirement from the Army in October 2014.
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