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Meet Rep. Lauren Underwood (IL 14) and Help Hold the House!

A Force Multiplier Zoom Event

Join Rep. Underwood and

Special Guest Gov. Deval Patrick

Rep. Underwood won a narrow victory in 2016 and her district is a priority target for the Republicans in 2020. It is rated a toss-up by Cook and Sabato.

​Congresswoman Underwood is a former nurse, public health expert, Obama administration alum and the youngest African-American woman to serve in Congress. She earned her BSN from the University of Michigan and her MSN and MPH from Johns Hopkins. She started her career as a policy professional in the Obama Administration in 2014 and later worked as a senior advisor at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Assignments: Committee on Education and Labor, Committee on Homeland Security (Vice Chair) and Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Endorsements: Force Multiplier, DCCC Frontline, Emily’s List, End Citizens United, NARAL, Planned Parenthood, Brady, Sierra Club, and others.