Lois Frankel represents Florida's 22nd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, where she serves on the Appropriations Committee and two of its subcommittees focusing on labor, health, education, and national security matters. Before her election to Congress, she served in the Florida House of Representatives for 14 years and as Mayor of West Palm Beach from 2003 to 2011. Her legislative work has focused on issues including women's economic security, healthcare access, and foreign policy matters related to her committee assignments.

Name

Lois Frankel

Party

Democratic

State

Florida

District

FL-22

Committees

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Subcommittee, Appropriations Committee

Key Fact 1

Lois Frankel has represented Florida's 22nd Congressional District since 2013.

Key Fact 2

She serves on the House Appropriations Committee, one of the most influential committees in Congress that controls federal spending.

Key Fact 3

She is a member of the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee.

Key Fact 4

She also serves on the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Subcommittee.

Key Fact 5

Prior to Congress, she served as Mayor of West Palm Beach from 2003 to 2011.

Key Fact 6

She served 14 years in the Florida House of Representatives before becoming mayor.

Key Fact 7

She was the first woman to serve as the Democratic Minority Leader in the Florida House of Representatives.

Key Fact 8

She graduated from Boston University and received her law degree from Georgetown University Law Center.

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