Janice Schakowsky is an American politician who has served as the US representative from since 1999.
14 Facts About Jan Schakowsky
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Jan Schakowsky was Program Director of Illinois Public Action, Illinois's largest public interest group, from 1976 to 1985.
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Jan Schakowsky then moved to the Illinois State Council of Senior Citizens as executive director until 1990, when she was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the fourth district.
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In 1986, Jan Schakowsky ran for the Cook County Board of Commissioners from suburban Cook County.
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Jan Schakowsky was one of 31 House Democrats who voted to not count Ohio's 20 electoral votes in the 2004 presidential election.
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Jan Schakowsky was one of the earliest and most emphatic supporters of US Senator Barack Obama before he won the 2004 Illinois Democratic primary election, and actively supported his bid for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination.
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In hearings held by the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee in July 2006, Jan Schakowsky expressed concern that a report from the National Academy of Sciences showing discrepancies among scientists studying global warming might be "used in a way to discredit the whole notion that our country and the rest of the industrialized and developing world ought to do anything about global warming".
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In March 2015, the Orthodox Union criticized Jan Schakowsky after she said that Jewish politician Joel Pollak was a "Jewish, Orthodox, Tea Party Republican" at a J Street event.
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In 2015, Jan Schakowsky was inducted into the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame as a Friend of the Community.
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Jan Schakowsky claimed that Schakowsky assisted her during her successful 2019 Trustee campaign in Lincolnwood, Illinois.
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Jan Schakowsky spoke at the 2018 and 2020 Democratic Candidates' Forums organized by Vote Assyrian.
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On October 1,2020, Schakowsky co-signed a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that condemned Azerbaijan's offensive operations against the Armenian-populated enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, denounced Turkey's role in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, and called for an immediate ceasefire.
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In January 2023, Schakowsky was one of 13 cosponsors of an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right to vote to citizens 16 years of age or older.
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On July 20,2022, Jan Schakowsky was arrested in front of the Supreme Court building after she and 33 others, including 15 members of Congress, allegedly refused to comply with orders to stop blocking traffic.