Biography:

Rosa L. DeLauro was born in New Haven, Conn., where she still resides. She received a bachelor's degree from Marymount College in Tarrytown, N.Y., in 1964, and spent her junior year at the London School of Economics. She received a master's degree in international relations from Columbia University in 1966.

During the 1960s, she was an anti-poverty worker. From 1976 to 1977, she was executive assistant to New Haven Mayor Frank Logue. She served as his development administrator from 1977 to 1979.

She was chief of staff in Washington for U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., from 1981 to 1987. She also managed Dodd's campaign in 1980.

She was executive director of Countdown '87, an organization established to lobby Congress to end military aid to the rebel forces in Nicaragua, from 1987 to 1988.

She was the executive director of EMILY's List, a political action committee that raised money for women who support abortion rights and run for political office.

DeLauro was first elected to the U.S. House in 1990.

She and her husband, Stanley Greenberg, have three grown children.

Past Campaigns:

Rosa DeLauro began her quest in November 1989 for the Democratic House nomination to succeed Democrat Bruce Morrison, who decided to run for governor.

Several challengers dropped out along the way as top party leaders threw their support behind her and she built up a large campaign war chest, racking up more than $400,000 in the first seven months.

DeLauro actively supported abortion rights and urged a nationwide ban on assault weapons. She defeated Republican Thomas Scott with 52 percent of the vote.

She was re-elected in 1992 with 65 percent of the vote, defeating Scott. She defeated Republican Susan Johnson in 1994 with 64 percent of the vote.

In 1996, she was re-elected with 71 percent of the vote against Republican John Coppola.

In 1998, DeLauro defeated Republican Martin Reust with 71 percent of the vote. DeLauro won re-election in 2000 with 72 percent.

She was re-elected in 2002.

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