Plaskett, Stacey E. (Stacey Elizabeth), 1966-

PLASKETT, Stacey E., a Delegate from the Virgin Islands; born in New York, Kings County, New York, May 13, 1966; graduated from Choate Rosemary Hall, Wallingford, Conn., 1984; B.S.F.S., Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., 1988; J.D., American University, Washington, D.C., 1994; lawyer, private practice; professional advocate; staff, United States Delegate Ron de Lugo of the Virgin Islands; Bronx County, N.Y., assistant district attorney, 1994-1997; staff, House Committee on Ethics; staff, United States Department of Justice, 2002-2004; general counsel, Virgin Islands economic development authority, 2007-2014; unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the United States House of Representatives in 2012; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fourteenth and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2015-present); one of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 2021 to conduct the impeachment proceedings of Donald J. Trump, President of the United States.

<p>Stacey Elizabeth Plaskett (born May 13, 1966) is an American politician, attorney, and commentator. She is a Delegate to the United States House of Representatives from the United States Virgin Islands' at-large congressional district and is a member of the Democratic Party.</p>

<p>Plaskett was born on May 13, 1966, in Brooklyn, New York and grew up in the Bushwick, New York, housing projects. Her parents are both from Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, and moved to New York in the 1950s during the large migration of Virgin Islanders seeking economic opportunity. Her father was a New York City police officer and her mother a clerk in the court system. Plaskett lived in the John F. Kennedy housing community on St. Croix during her early childhood as her family regularly returned to the Virgin Islands during her childhood. Her parents' home in New York was often home for students and other recent migrants moving to the mainland from the Virgin Islands. Plaskett attended Brooklyn Friends (a Quaker school) and Grace Lutheran for elementary school. She was recruited by A Better Chance, Inc. a non-profit organization recruiting minority students to selective secondary schools. Plaskett was a student at the boarding school, Choate Rosemary Hall, where she was a varsity athlete and served as class president for several years.</p>

<p>Plaskett spent a term abroad in France during her enrollment at Choate. She often states that Choate awakened her commitment to public service and a deep sense of responsibility to others through the biblical verse "to whom much is given; much is required". She was one of the few black students while she attended the school. She graduated with a degree in History and Diplomacy from the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University in 1988 where she was accepted under the early decision program.</p>

<p>Congresswoman Stacey E. Plaskett represents the United States Virgin Islands’ at-large Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives. She is currently serving her fourth term in Congress.</p>

<p>For the 117th Congress, the members of the House Steering and Policy Committee unanimously appointed Congresswoman Plaskett to serve on the House Committee on Ways and Means, the oldest and one of the most exclusive committees in Congress. In true historic fashion, Ms. Plaskett is the first Member from a U.S. territory and the fourth African-American woman to serve on this committee. Currently serving her fourth term on the House Committee on Agriculture Congresswoman Plaskett previously served as the Chair of the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture and Research. Ms. Plaskett is also a new member of the House Committee on Budget.</p>

<p>Congresswoman Plaskett previously served on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (T&I), as well as the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. Ms. Plaskett is a member of the Congressional Black Caucus, House Blockchain Caucus, and the New Democrat Coalition where she is a co-chair of the Infrastructure Taskforce and the at-large Leadership Member. Congresswoman Plaskett also co-chairs the Congressional Caribbean Caucus.</p>