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LEE, Barbara

LEE, Barbara
Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives
LEE, Barbara
1946–

Office

Representative

State/Territory

California

Party

Democrat

Congress(es)

105th (1997–1999), 106th (1999–2001), 107th (2001–2003), 108th (2003–2005), 109th (2005–2007), 110th (2007–2009), 111th (2009–2011), 112th (2011–2013), 113th (2013–2015), 114th (2015–2017), 115th (2017–2019), 116th (2019–2021), 117th (2021–2023), 118th (2023–2025)

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Concise Biography

LEE, Barbara, a Representative from California; born in El Paso, El Paso County, 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, United States Representative Ronald V. Dellums of California, 1975-1987; member of the California state assembly, 1991-1997; member of the California state senate, 1997-1998; business owner; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fifth Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Ronald V. Dellums, and reelected to the thirteen succeeding Congresses (April 7, 1998-January 3, 2025); was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress in 2024, but was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the United States Senate; Mayor of Oakland, Calif., 2025-present.

View Record in the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress

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Bibliography / Further Reading

"Barbara Lee" in Black Americans in Congress, 1870-2007. Prepared under the direction of the Committee on House Administration by the Office of History & Preservation, U. S. House of Representatives. Washington: Government Printing Office, 2008.

"Barbara Lee" in Women in Congress, 1917-2006. Prepared under the direction of the Committee on House Administration by the Office of History & Preservation, U. S. House of Representatives. Washington: Government Printing Office, 2006.

Lee, Barbara. Renegade For Peace & Justice: Congresswoman Barbara Lee Speaks For Me. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, 2008.

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Committee Assignments & Leadership

Committee Assignments

Committee Name & Date Congresses Congresses
Banking and Financial Services
[1995-2001]
104th through 106th Congresses
(See also the following standing committees: Banking and Currency; Banking, Currency, and Housing; Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs; Financial Services)
105th (1997–1999) – 106th (1999–2001)
105th (1997–1999) –
106th (1999–2001)
Science
[1995-2007]
104th through 109th Congresses
(See also the following standing committees: Science and Astronautics; Science, Space, and Technology; Science and Technology)
105th (1997–1999)
105th (1997–1999)
International Relations
[1975-1979; 1995-2007]
94th and 95th Congresses; 104th through 109th Congresses
(See also the following standing committee: Foreign Affairs)
106th (1999–2001) – 109th (2005–2007)
106th (1999–2001) –
109th (2005–2007)
Financial Services
[2001-Present]
107th Congress-Present
(See also the following standing committees: Banking and Currency; Banking, Currency, and Housing; Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs; Banking and Financial Services)
107th (2001–2003) – 109th (2005–2007)
107th (2001–2003) –
109th (2005–2007)
Appropriations
[1865-Present]
39th Congress-Present
110th (2007–2009) – 118th (2023–2025)
110th (2007–2009) –
118th (2023–2025)
Foreign Affairs
[1822-1975; 1979-1995; 2007-Present]
17th through 93rd Congresses; 96th through 103rd Congresses; 110th Congress-Present
(See also the following standing committee: International Relations)
110th (2007–2009) – 111th (2009–2011)
110th (2007–2009) –
111th (2009–2011)
Budget
[1974-Present]
93rd Congress-Present
113th (2013–2015) – 118th (2023–2025)
113th (2013–2015) –
118th (2023–2025)

Committee & Subcommittee Chair

Committee Subcommittee Congresses Congresses
Appropriations State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
117th (2021–2023)
117th (2021–2023)
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Related Links

Related Links

Office of the Historian: history@mail.house.gov
Office of Art & Archives, Office of the Clerk: art@mail.house.gov, archives@mail.house.gov