Anna Eshoo
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Anna Georges Eshoo (born December 13, 1942 New Britain, Connecticut), American politician with Assyrian and Armenian heritage, who has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1993, representing the 14th District of California (see map).
She was born an Assyrian Catholic and received an Associate of Arts degree from Cañada College.
She was an administrative assistant to the speaker pro tempore of the California Assembly and a member of the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors before entering the U.S. House.
She is currently the only Assyrian-American member of Congress and one of two Armenian-American members of Congress.
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