Congresswoman Barbara Lee has been representing California’s 13th District since 1998. She is the highest ranking African American woman in Democratic Leadership, serving as Co-Chair of the Policy and Steering Committee. She also serves on the Budget Committee and the powerful Appropriations Committee, which oversees all federal government spending.
Her father was a veteran of two wars and her mother broke many glass ceilings and racial barriers. After grammar school, Congresswoman Lee moved to San Fernando, California and worked with the local NAACP to integrate her high school cheerleading squad.
Gun violence is a national public health crisis that endangers every community in our nation. It’s time for Congress to get off the sidelines and take action to prevent these all too frequent and avoidable tragedies.
To that end, Congresswoman Lee is working in Congress to take a comprehensive approach to addressing this violence, including common-sense gun reforms to ensure thorough background checks, close loopholes, and get weapons of war off the street. No family in America should have to live in fear of gun violence.