Tammy Duckworth

@U.s. Representative, Timeline and Life ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Tammy Duckworth is an Asian-American war veteran and politician American George Washington University Leaders Political Leaders Soldiers Pisces Celebrities Tammy Duckworth is an Asian-American war veteran and politician. She is the first disabled woman to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. She also became the first Asian-American congresswoman for Illinois and is the first member of Congress born in Thailand. Her father worked for United Nations and traveled frequently which meant that her childhood was spent in several countries across Southeast Asia. After completing her graduation, she joined the military training and went on to become a combat pilot. In 2004, she was deployed to serve in the Iraq War, a mission which turned into a nightmare when she lost both of her legs after a rocket-propelled grenade struck the lower half of her body. While recovering physically and mentally from the incident, she transformed into an activist. Subsequently, she went on to become the director of the Illinois Department of Veteran Affairs and advocated better health care facilities for war veterans. Later, when President Barack Obama appointed her as Assistant Secretary of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, she emphasized on the needs of homeless and female veterans. After serving on the post for a few years, she contested for a seat in Congress, as a Democrat representing Illinois and was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Despite the mishaps which happened in her life, she continues to demonstrate amazing willpower and inspire everyone with her unbelievable strength.

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Birthday: March 12, 1968 Nationality: American Famous: U.s. Representative, George Washington University, Leaders, Political Leaders, Soldiers Spouses: Bryan Bowlsbey Known as: Ladda Tammy Duckworth Universities: George Washington University George Washington University University of Hawaii at Manoa President William McKinley High School Northern Illinois University Notable Alumnis: George Washington University Information Detail Birthday March 12, 1968 Nationality American Famous U.s. Representative, George Washington University, Leaders, Political Leaders, Soldiers Spouses Bryan Bowlsbey Known as Ladda Tammy Duckworth Universities George Washington University George Washington University University of Hawaii at Manoa President William McKinley High School Northern Illinois University Notable Alumnis George Washington University Birth Place Bangkok Gender Female Net Worth $0.9 million as of May 16,2017 Sun Sign Pisces Born in Bangkok Famous as U.S. Representative

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In June 1994, Tammy Duckworth married Major Bryan Bowlsbey, also an Iraq War veteran, whom she first met during her training at the United States Army Reserve in 1992. Unsplash Personal Life

Tammy Duckworth was born on March 12, 1968, in Bangkok, Thailand, to Franklin Duckworth, and his wife, Lamai Sompornpairin. She has a younger brother, Tommy. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Her father used to work for United Nations and as a result, her childhood was spent at various places such as, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, and Cambodia. Subsequently, she attained fluency in Thai and Indonesian languages, in addition to English. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

When she was 16, her family moved to Hawaii where she initially studied at the Singapore American School, and then went to the International School Bangkok. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

In 1985, she completed high school from McKinley High School and then attended the University of Hawaii from where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in political science in 1989. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

In 1990, she joined the Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps at the George Washington University in Washington D.C. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

In 2004, while pursuing a PhD at the Northern Illinois University, Tammy Duckworth was deployed to Iraq as a combat pilot. During one of her flying combat missions, she lost her right leg near the hip and her left leg below the knee from injuries sustained when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter she was co-piloting was attacked by a rocket-propelled grenade fired by Iraqi insurgents. Unsplash Career

While recovering from her injuries and trauma, she became an activist, advocating better medical care for wounded war veterans and their families. Unsplash Career

She worked as a staff supervisor at Rotary International headquarters in Evanston, Illinois. Her activism motivated her to pursue a career in politics and in 2006 she ran for a Congress seat but lost by a narrow margin. Unsplash Career

Subsequently, she became the Director of the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs, and served in this position till 2009. Unsplash Career

In 2009, President Barack Obama appointed her as the Assistant Secretary of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs for the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Unsplash Career

While working for the Department of Veteran Affairs, Tammy Duckworth initiated programs that would provide veterans and their families with better mental support, health care and housing resources. She also focused largely on putting a stop to the cycle of homeless veterans and developed resources especially tailored to the unique needs of female veterans. Unsplash Major Works

She helped in the establishment of the ‘Intrepid Foundation’ and is currently involved in raising funds for the organization in order to build a well-equipped rehabilitation center for injured veterans. Unsplash Major Works

Information	Detail
Birthday	March 12, 1968
Nationality	American
Famous	U.s. Representative, George Washington University, Leaders, Political Leaders, Soldiers
Spouses	Bryan Bowlsbey
Known as	Ladda Tammy Duckworth
Universities	George Washington University George Washington University University of Hawaii at Manoa President William McKinley High School Northern Illinois University
Notable Alumnis	George Washington University
Birth Place	Bangkok
Gender	Female
Net Worth	$0.9 million as of May 16,2017
Sun Sign	Pisces
Born in	Bangkok
Famous as	U.S. Representative

Tammy Duckworth

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Mar 12, 1968

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