 A native of the historic southern city of Częstochowa, formerly the capital of Częstochowa Voivodeship and, since 1999, a part of Silesian Voivodeship, Ewa Janik is a member of the Democratic Left Alliance and was initially elected to the Sejm in the Polish parliamentary election of 1997.She was re-elected in 2001 and, in the election of 2005, received 6077 votes in Częstochowa district 28.She did not stand for re-election in 2007.