Suzanne Bonamici
Democrat · OR-1 · U.S. House
Bio
Suzanne Marie Bonamici is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Oregon's 1st congressional district, a seat she was first elected to in a 2012 special election. The district includes most of Portland west of the Willamette River, along with most of Portland's western suburbs such as Beaverton, Hillsboro, Tigard, and Lake Oswego.
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Oregon Has Civil Rights Problems in Education. This Congresswoman Is Trying to Distract Voters.Education Secretary Linda McMahon is downsizing an ineffective government bureaucracy, so, naturally, progressive lawmakers are howling. The latest theatrics come from Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., who introduced articles of impeachment against McMahon last …
Daily Signal · June 29, 2026
Democrat Lobs Longshot Impeachment Attack On Trump’s Education SecretaryDemocratic Rep. Suzanne Bonamici of Oregon announced a long-shot plan to impeach U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon.
The Daily Caller · June 18, 2026
This Bible-thumping propaganda now has its own government websiteICYMI, the Republican Party has been heavily invested in trying to control the American population by controlling women’s reproductive rights for decades. I will forever contend that no government has the right to micromanage the bodies of its constituents, a…
Raw Story · June 12, 2026
Trump Loses Another Cabinet Secretary as 'Scandal-Ridden' Chavez-DeRemer ResignsPresident Donald Trump's "scandal-ridden" Department of Labor leader, Lori Chavez-DeRemer, resigned from her post on Monday, making her the third member of his Cabinet to leave since the beginning of the year, following the firings of former US Attorney Gener…
Common Dreams · April 20, 2026
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