Anna Eshoo

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Anna Georges Eshoo (born December 13, 1942, New Britain, Connecticut), American politician with Assyrian and Armenian heritage, who has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1993, representing the 14th District of California, the heart of Silicon Valley .

1 Family
2 Education
3 San Mateo County Board of Supervisors
4 United States House of Representatives
5 Political Experience
6 Civil Rights
7 Notation
8 Organizations
9 Technology Legislation
10 Committees
11 Contact
12 GovTrack link
13 External links
14 Related areas

Family

She was born an Assyrian Catholic and is only child. She was married to attorney George Eshoo, is now divorced, with two children Karen and Paul. She resides in the city of Atherton, California.

Education

She received an Associate of Arts degree in 1975 from Cañada College.
Honorary Doctorate, Menlo College

San Mateo County Board of Supervisors

She was elected a member of the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors from and served two full terms and two years of her third.Serving 10 years from 1983-1993.

United States House of Representatives

Council Member Diane Howard, Arts Commissioner Don Saye and Congresswoman Anna Eshoo

In 1993 she was elected to the U.S. House.
She was elected by her colleagues as an At-Large Democratic Whip in the 108th Congress in 2003-present.
She co-chairs the Congressional E-911 Caucus, the House Medical Technology Caucus and
Serves as Vice Chair of the 21st Century Health Care Caucus.

Political Experience

President, San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, 1986
Democratic National Committee, 1981-1992
Chief of Staff, California Assembly Speaker pro tempore of the California Assembly Leo McCarthy, 1981-1982.
Chair, San Mateo Democratic Party, 1978-1982.
Arcata National Corporation, 1966-1970
Aluminum Company of America, 1963-1966
Fellow, Coro Leadership.

Civil Rights

Anna Eshoo was a strong supporter of the Gay Rights movement. In 1992 when a mailer was directed at Supervisor Tom Nolan (who was also running for the congressional seat), Anna Eshoo stood fast in defending him, his record and years of service. Tom Nolan later moved out of the county having been elected to the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors and serving as the first openly gay Supervisor in the county's history.
Authored an amendment to H.R. 2601, the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, to protect indigenous Christians in Iraq from continuing religious persecution and political exclusion.

Notation

She is currently the only Assyrian-American member of Congress and one of two Armenian-American members of Congress.

Organizations

Chair, San Mateo County General Hospital Board of Directors, 1984-1992
Member, American Association of University Women
Former Chair, Bay Area Air Quality Management District
Former Member, Bay Conservation and Development Commission
Democratic Activists for Women Now
Junior League of Palo Alto
League of Conservation Voters
Member, League of Women Voters
Co Founder, San Mateo Women's Hall of Fame.

Technology Legislation

Based in the Silicon Valley Congresswoman Eshoo has taken leadership roles in introducing legislation for innovation in technology.

In November 2005, Rep. Eshoo led the House Democratic Caucus in introducing The Innovation Agenda – A Commitment to Competitiveness to Keep America #1. Representative Eshoo developed this comprehensive policy in conjunction with House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and others after extensive consultation with Silicon Valley and tech leaders around the country, venture capitalists, and scholars.
Rep. Eshoo's bill authorizing electronic signatures brought commerce into the digital age and is the model for digital signatures by the European Union.
Eshoo introduced legislation to help alleviate the proliferation of unsolicited email, known as Spam. The U.S. House of Representatives passed The CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 (S. 877), which authorizes a “Do Not Spam” list, regulates commercial email, and imposes fines on spammers.
Eshoo authored the Consumer Internet Privacy Enhancement Act of 2001 (H.R. 237),
As founding member of the Internet Caucus, she created a program to provide discounts to schools and libraries for Internet access.
She co-chairs the House Medical Technology Caucus.
Authored The Computer Donation Incentive Act

Committees

Member, House Committee on Energy and Commerce
- Member, House Subcommittee on Health
- Member, House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet
Member, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
- Chair, House Subcommittee on Intelligence Community Management

Contact

Washington DC Office
205 Cannon HOB
Washington, DC 20515, Phone: (202) 225-8104,Fax: (202) 225-8890
Palo Alto Office
698 Emerson Street
Palo Alto, California 94301
Phone: (650) 323-2984, Phone: (408) 245-2339, Phone: (831) 335-2020, Fax: (650) 323-3498

GovTrack link

GovTrack: Rep. Anna Eshoo

External links

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