What is Ellen Tauscher?
[[File:Ellen Tauscher US State Dept photo.jpg|thumb|200px|Ellen Tauscher]] '''Ellen O'Kane Tauscher''' (November 15, 1951 – April 29, 2019) was an [[Americans|American]] politician. She was a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]. She was the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] for [[California|California's]] [[California's 10th congressional district|10th congressional district]]. She became a congresswoman in 1997 replacing [[William P. Baker]]. She [[resignation|resigned]] in 2009 to work for the [[U.S. State Department|State Department]]. Tauscher was replaced by [[John Garamendi]] in the House. She served as the [[Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs]] from June 2009 until February 2012. She later served as Special Envoy for Strategic Stability and Missile Defense at the State Department until August 31, 2012. Tauscher was born in [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]], [[New Jersey]]. She studied at [[Seton Hall University]]. Tauscher had one daughter. She was married to William Tauscher until their [[divorce]] in 1999. She was later married to Jim Cieslak from 2009 to 2011. Tauscher survived [[esophageal cancer]] in 2010. She died of [[pneumonia]] on April 29, 2019 in [[Stanford, California]], at the age of 67.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-ellen-tauscher-dead-20190430-story.html|title=Former California Rep. Ellen Tauscher dies at 67|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=April 30, 2019|access-date=April 30, 2019|author1=Reyes-Velarde, Alejandra|author2=Leavenworth, Stuart}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category}} {{CongLinks | congbio = t000057 | fec = H6CA10088 }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Tauscher, Ellen}} [[Category:1951 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:American diplomats]] [[Category:Deaths from pneumonia]] [[Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians]] [[Category:Politicians from Newark, New Jersey]] [[Category:Unit