Lynn C. Woolsey
Democratic
| Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-03-1992 | Democratic | CD-06 | 190322 | Win |
| 11-08-1994 | Democratic | CD-06 | 137642 | Win |
| 11-05-1996 | Democratic | CD-06 | 156958 | Win |
| 11-03-1998 | Democratic | CD-06 | 158446 | Win |
| 11-07-2000 | Democratic | CD-06 | 182116 | Win |
| 11-05-2002 | Democratic | CD-06 | 139750 | Win |
| 11-02-2004 | Democratic | CD-06 | 226423 | Win |
| 11-07-2006 | Democratic | CD-06 | 173190 | Win |
| 11-04-2008 | Democratic | CD-06 | 229672 | Win |
| 11-02-2010 | Democratic | CD-06 | 172216 | Win |
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Candidate Biography:
Born: November 3, 1937 in Seattle, Washington
Married: David Woolsey (div.)
Children: Amy Critchett, Ed Critchett, Joseph Critchett, Michael Woolsey (stepson)
1984-1992: Member, Petaluma City Council
1989: Vice Mayor, City of Petaluma
1992: Vice Mayor, City of Petaluma
2004-Present: Member, Progressive Democrats of America Advisory Board
2008: Delegate, Democratic National Convention
- "As the first former welfare mother elected to the House, Woolsey has told her story often: as a young, newly divorced and unemployed mother of three in the early '70s, she went on the dole." [Source]
- Her 2006 guest to the State of the Union by President Bush was anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan, who was escorted out of the Capitol for wearing a t-shirt with anti-war messages written on it.