What is Jan Schakowsky?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Jan Schakowsky |image = Jan Schakowsky official photo.jpg |state = [[Illinois]] |district = {{ushr|IL|9|9th}} |term_start = January 3, 1999 |term_end = |predecessor = [[Sidney R. Yates]] |successor = |birth_name = Janice Danoff |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1944|5|26}} |birth_place = [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |spouse = Harvey Schakowsky<br>(1965–1980)<br>[[Robert Creamer (political consultant)|Robert Creamer]] (1980–present) |children = 2 (with Schakowsky) |education = [[University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]]) }} '''Janice Danoff Schakowsky''' {{IPAc-en|ʃ|ə|ˈ|k|aʊ|s|k|i}} (born May 26, 1944) is an [[Americans|American]] [[politician]]. She is the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] for {{ushr|Illinois|9}} since 1999.<ref name=bookref1>{{cite book|title=The Jews of Capitol Hill: A Compendium of Jewish Congressional Members|author=Stone, K.F.|date=2010|publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=9780810877382 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ACTF56SnaykC&pg=PA549|page=549|access-date=September 13, 2015}}</ref> She is a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://schakowsky.house.gov/ Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky] official U.S. House website * [http://www.janschakowsky.org/ Jan Schakowsky for Congress] * {{DMOZ|Regional/North_America/United_States/Illinois/Government/Federal/US_House_of_Representatives/Jan_Schakowsky_%5BD-9%5D}} * {{CongLinks | congbio=s001145 | votesmart=6387 | fec=H8IL09067 | congress=janice-schakowsky/1588 }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Schakowsky, Jan}} [[Category:1944 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:United States representatives from Illinois]] [[Category:Jewish American politicians]] [[Category:Politicians from Chicago]] [[Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians]] {{US-b