Anna Eshoo

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Anna A. Eshoo ( EH-shoo; née Georges; born December 13, 1942) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for California's 16th congressional district from 1993 to 2025. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district, numbered as the 14th district from 1993 to 2013 and the 18th district from 2013 to 2023, is based in Silicon Valley, including the cities of Redwood City, Sunnyvale, Mountain View, and Palo Alto, as well as a sliver of San Jose. Eshoo was the only Assyrian-American in Congress and the only Armenian American woman in Congress during her tenure in office. On November 21, 2023, she announced she would not seek re-election in 2024.

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