Member, District 23
About Lois Capps
From Santa Barbara, CA; born in Ladysmith, WI,
January 10, 1938; education: graduated Flathead County High School,
Kalispell, MT, 1955; B.S. in Nursing, Pacific Lutheran University, 1959;
M.A. in Religion, Yale University, 1964; M.A. in Education, University
of California at Santa Barbara, 1990; professional: head nurse, Yale New
Haven
Hospital; staff nurse, Visiting Nurses Association, Hamden, CT;
elementary district nurse, Santa Barbara School District; director,
Teenage Pregnancy and Parenting Project, Santa Barbara County; director,
Santa Barbara School District Parent and Child Education Center;
instructor of early childhood education, Santa Barbara City College;
board member: American Red Cross, American Heart Association, Family
Service Agency, Santa Barbara Women's Political
Committee; married: Walter Capps, 1960; children: Lisa, Todd, and Laura;
committees: Budget; Energy and Commerce; elected by special election on
March 10, 1998, to the 105th Congress, to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of her husband Rep. Walter Capps; reelected to each succeeding
Congress.