What is Marilyn Strickland?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Marilyn Strickland |image = Marilyn Strickland 117th U.S Congress.jpg |state = [[Washington (state)|Washington]] |district = {{ushr|WA|10|10th}} |term_start = January 3, 2021 |term_end = |predecessor = [[Denny Heck]] |office1 = 38th Mayor of [[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma]] |term_start1 = January 5, 2010 |term_end1 = January 2, 2018 |predecessor1 = [[Bill Baarsma]] |successor1 = [[Victoria Woodards]] |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|9|25}} |birth_place = [[Seoul]], [[South Korea]] |death_date = |death_place = |party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |spouse = Patrick Erwin |education = [[University of Washington]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[Clark Atlanta University]] ([[Master of Business Administration|MBA]]) |website = {{url|stricklandforwashington.com|Campaign website}} |module = {{Infobox Korean name |child = yes |hangul = 순자 |hanja = |rr = Sun-ja |mr = Suncha}} }} '''Marilyn Strickland''' (born September 25, 1962) is a South Korean-born American politician and businesswoman. She is the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] for [[Washington's 10th congressional district]] since 2021. She is a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]. Strickland was the 38th Mayor of [[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma]] from 2010 to 2018. She is the first member of the [[United States Congress]] who is of both [[Korean Americans|Korean]] and [[African Americans|African American]] heritage. Strickland is also one of the first three Korean-American women ever elected to Congress, the other two being [[Young Kim]] and [[Michelle Steel]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/marilyn-strickland-s-black-korean-american-roots-are-historic-1st-n1246705|title=Marilyn Strickland's Black, Korean American roots are 1st for Congress|website=NBC News}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{US-bio