Proud progressive Suzanne Bonamici has represented her Portland-area district since 2012.
Bonamici grew up in Michigan and moved to Oregon as a young adult. She put herself through college and law school at Lane Community College and then University of Oregon, respectively. After graduating with her JD, she became a consumer protection attorney for the FTC in Washington, DC. She moved back to Oregon in 1986 and was elected to the Oregon State House of Representatives in 2006. Two years later, she was elected to the State Senate.