Jane Harman
Jane F. Harman (born
June 28 1945),
American politician, has been a
Democratic member of the
United States House of Representatives since
2001, representing the 36th District of
California. She previously represented the district from
1993 to
1999. She was born in
New York City, was educated at
Smith College and the
Harvard University School of Law, and was a lawyer, a staff member for Senator John V. Tunney, adjunct professor at
Georgetown University Law Center, chief counsel and staff director for the
United States Senate Judiciary subcommittee on constitutional rights, deputy secretary to the Cabinet at the
White House (
1977-
1978) and special counsel to the
Department of Defense before entering the House. Harman ran for governor of California in
1998 but was defeated in the Democratic
primary by
Gray Davis.
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