DeLauro, Rosa L. (Rosa Luisa), 1943-

DELAURO, Rosa L., a Representative from Connecticut; born in New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., March 2, 1943; graduated from Lauralton Hall High School, Milford, Conn.; B.A., Marymount College, Tarrytown, N.Y., 1964; attended the London School of Economics, London, England, 1962-1963; M.A., Columbia University, New York, N.Y., 1966; staff, Mayor Frank Logue of New Haven, Conn., 1976-1977; campaign manager, Mayor Frank Logue, 1978; staff, New Haven, Conn., development administrator, 1977-1979; campaign manager for United States Senator Christopher J. Dodd of Connecticut, 1979-1980; staff, United States Senator Christopher J. Dodd of Connecticut, 1981-1987; executive director, Countdown ?87, 1987-1988; executive director, EMILY?S List, 1989-1990; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Second and to the fifteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1991-present); chair, Committee on Appropriations (One Hundred Seventeenth Congress).

<p>Rosa DeLauro is the Congresswoman from Connecticut’s Third Congressional District, which stretches from the Long Island Sound and New Haven, to the Naugatuck Valley and Waterbury. Rosa serves as the Chair of the House Appropriations Committee and sits on the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, and she is the Chair of the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Subcommittee, where she oversees our nation’s investments in education, health, and employment.</p>

<p>At the core of Rosa’s work is her fight for America’s working families. Rosa believes that we must raise the nation’s minimum wage, give all employees access to paid sick days, allow employees to take paid family and medical leave, and ensure equal pay for equal work. Every day, Rosa fights for legislation that would give all working families an opportunity to succeed.</p>

<p>Rosa believes that our first priority must be to strengthen the economy and create good middle class jobs. She supports tax cuts for working and middle class families, fought to expand the Child Tax Credit to provide tax relief to millions of families, and introduced the Young Child Tax Credit to give families with young children an economic lift.</p>

<p>Rosa Luisa DeLauro (/dɪˈlɔːroʊ/; born March 2, 1943) is an American politician who has been the U.S. Representative for Connecticut's 3rd congressional district since 1991. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district is based in New Haven, and includes most of its suburbs. DeLauro is the dean of Connecticut's congressional delegation.</p>

<p>In 2020, DeLauro was selected as the Chair of the House Appropriations Committee for the 117th Congress, succeeding Nita Lowey and becoming the second woman to hold the position. She co-chaired the House Democratic Steering Committee from 2003 to 2021.</p>

<p>DeLauro was born in New Haven, Connecticut, the daughter of Luisa "Louise" (née Canestri), a New Haven alderwoman, and Theodore J. "Ted" DeLauro. She earned her high school diploma from The Academy of Our Lady of Mercy, Lauralton Hall in Milford, Connecticut. She earned a bachelor's degree from Marymount College in Tarrytown, New York, attended the London School of Economics and earned a master's degree in international politics from Columbia University. Before entering the House, DeLauro worked as Senator Chris Dodd's chief of staff and campaign manager, was the executive director of EMILY's List, and coordinated 1988 Democratic presidential nominee Michael Dukakis's tristate area campaign.</p>