Lynn Alice Schenk was born on January 5,1945 and is an American politician and lawyer from California.
12 Facts About Lynn Schenk
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Lynn Schenk attended public schools in the Bronx and Los Angeles, and graduated from Hamilton High School.
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Lynn Schenk did post-graduate study in international law at the London School of Economics.
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In 1971, with two other female lawyers, Lynn Schenk broke the gender barrier at The Grant Grill in the downtown San Diego US Grant Hotel.
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Lynn Schenk later sued Golding for slander and won $150,000.
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In 1992, Lynn Schenk won the Democratic nomination to run for Congress from California's 49th congressional district, covering most of San Diego.
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Lynn Schenk won, becoming the first Democrat to represent the area in 40 years.
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Lynn Schenk was defeated for reelection in 1994 by Brian Bilbray, the Republican mayor of Imperial Beach.
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Lynn Schenk sits on the boards of various organizations including The Scripps Research Institute Board of Trustees, and the California High-Speed Rail Authority.
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Lynn Schenk has served on the board of the California High Speed Rail Authority since 2003 when she was appointed by Gov.
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Lynn Schenk was nominated and inducted into the Women's Hall of Fame in 2012 for the title of Trailblazer, meaning, women who have paved the way for other women, or were the first in their field.
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Lynn Schenk was nominated and inducted into the San Diego County Women's Hall of Fame in 2012 by the Women's Museum of California, Commission on the Status of Women, University of California San Diego Women's Center, and San Diego State University Women's Studies.