Jane Harman
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| President of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars | |
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Assumed office February 28, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Lee Hamilton |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 36th district |
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In office January 3, 2001 – February 28, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Steven Kuykendall |
| Succeeded by | Janice Hahn |
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In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1999 |
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| Preceded by | George Brown |
| Succeeded by | Steven Kuykendall |
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Jane Margaret Lakes June 28, 1945 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Richard Frank (1969–1980) Sidney Harman (1980–2011) |
| Alma mater |
Smith College Harvard University |
Jane Margaret Lakes Harman (born June 28, 1945) is the former U.S. Representative for California's 36th congressional district, serving from 1993 to 1999, and from 2001 to 2011; she is a member of the Democratic Party. Harman was the ranking Democrat on the Homeland Security’s intelligence subcommittee. When Democrats held the House majority, she was in line to chair the House intelligence committee but was denied the post by then-Speaker Pelosi. Resigning from Congress in February 2011, Harman became President and CEO of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. She succeeded former Congressman Lee Hamilton and is the first woman to lead the 45-year-old “living memorial” to America’s 28th President.
Harman was born Jane Margaret Lakes in New York City, the daughter of Lucille (née Geier) and Adolf N. Lakes. Her father was born in Poland and escaped from Nazi Germany in 1935; he worked as a medical doctor. Her mother was born in the United States and was the first one in her family to receive college education. Her maternal grandparents immigrated from Russia. Harman attended Los Angeles public schools, graduating from University High School in 1962. She received a bachelor's degree in government with honors from Smith College in 1966 and was Phi Beta Kappa. Harman continued her studies at Harvard Law School, earning her law degree in 1969. Harman married Richard Frank in 1969 and divorced him in 1980; later that year, she married Sidney Harman, 26 years her senior.
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