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Jan Schakowsky

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Janice Schakowsky ( shə-KOW-skee; née Danoff; born May 26, 1944) is an American politician who has served as the U.S. representative from Illinois's 9th congressional district since 1999, and she previously served as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives (1991–1998). She is a member of the Democratic Party. Her district is anchored in Chicago's North Side, including much of the area bordering Lake Michigan. It includes many of Chicago's northern suburbs, including Arlington Heights, Des Plaines, Evanston, Glenview, Kenilworth, Mount Prospect, Niles, Park Ridge, Rosemont, Skokie, Wilmette, and Winnetka, as of the decennial redistricting following the 2010 United States census. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Jan Schakowsky is the 19,149th most popular politician (down from 18,762nd in 2024), the 17,077th most popular biography from United States (down from 16,440th in 2019) and the 1,371st most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jan Schakowsky ranks 19,149 out of 19,576. Before her are Elena Băsescu, Peter Shumlin, Maxime Bernier, Sherman Minton, Mustafa Nayyem, and Dmitry Debelka. After her are Tom Cole, Sean Duffy, Dace Melbārde, Abdul Salam Hanafi, Miguel Cardona, and Peter Dutton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Jan Schakowsky ranks 742. Before her are Bonnie Franklin, Parmanand Jha, Sam Posey, Sherwood C. Spring, Willie Morgan, and John Komlos. After her are Muzaffar Ali, Roscoe Orman, Mani Kaul, Cyril Knowles, Emanuel Cleaver, and Graeme Pollock.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jan Schakowsky ranks 17,084 out of 20,380. Before her are Leo Fitzpatrick (1977), Ronald M. Sega (1952), Kathleen Rubins (1978), Chuck Palumbo (1971), Jeff Cohen (1974), and Sharon Leal (1972). After her are Tom Cole (1949), Sean Duffy (1971), Brian Baker (1985), Alexis Ohanian (1983), Kyle Soller (1983), and Lisa Vidal (1965).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Jan Schakowsky ranks 1,371. Before her are Steve Pearce (1947), Martha McSally (1966), Vermin Supreme (1961), Mike Leavitt (1951), Peter Shumlin (1956), and Sherman Minton (1890). After her are Tom Cole (1949), Sean Duffy (1971), Miguel Cardona (1975), Paul Gosar (1958), Jeh Johnson (1957), and Joe Donnelly (1955).

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