Member, United States House of Representatives

From Petaluma, CA; born in Seattle, WA, November 3, 1937; education: graduated from Lincoln High School, Seattle; B.S., University of San Francisco, 1981; president and founder, Woolsey Personnel Service, 1980-92; human resources manager, Harris Digital Telephone Systems, 1969-80; elected member, Petaluma City Council, 1984-92; vice mayor, 1989 and 1992; member: Sonoma County National Women's Political Caucus, chair; Sonoma County Commission on the Status of Women, chair; Business and Professional Women; National Organization for Women; Sierra Club; Sonoma County Hazardous Materials Management Commission, chair; Association of Bay Area Governments, Regional Hazardous Materials Representative; CAL Energy Commission, advisory committee; Education Task Force of the California Delegation Bipartisan Caucus, co-chair; the Renewable Energy Caucus; the Congressional Human Rights Caucus; the Missing and Exploited Children's Caucus (founding member); the Congressional Task Force on Health and Tobacco; the Internet Caucus; the Congressional Task Force on International HIV/AIDS; the Congressional Friends of Animals; and the Livable Communities Task Force; chair of the Children's Task Force; co-chair of the Democratic Caucus Task Force on Welfare Reform; co-chair of the Progressive Caucus; member of the House Democratic leadership as an Assistant Whip; committees: Education and the Work force; Science; subcommittees: ranking member, Education Reform; Energy; four children: Joseph Critchett, Michael Woolsey, Ed Critchett, and Amy Critchett; two grandchildren; elected on November 3, 1992 to the 103rd Congress; reelected to each succeeding Congress.