Biography:

Barbara Lee was born in El Paso, Texas in 1946. Her family moved to California in 1960. She earned her bachelor's degree at Mills College in Oakland in 1973 and a master's in social welfare from the University of California, Berkeley in 1975.

Lee was the chief of staff for then-Rep. Ron Dellums from 1975 to 1987. She won his seat when he resigned in 1998.

Lee served in the California Assembly from 1996 to 1998 and the California Senate from 1996 to 1998.

She is married to Michael Millben and has two children. They live in Oakland.

Past Campaigns:

Barbara Lee won an April 1998 special election to serve out Democratic Rep. Ronald Dellums' U.S. House term. Lee received 67 percent of the vote in defeating Democratic challenger Greg Harper. She was re-elected in November 1998.

She won again in 2000, defeating Republican Arneze Washington with 85 percent of the vote. She was re-elected in 2002, defeating Jerald Udinsky with 81 percent of the vote.

Lee served in the California Assembly from 1991 to 1997, and the California Senate from 1997 to 1998.

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