Q&A / The California Democrat explains why, during her 25 years in Congress, it was important for her “to disrupt and ...

The vice president’s signature instructs Congress to posthumously award Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to Congress ...

Lee, a Chisholm mentee, reflects on the enduring legacy of the history-making congresswoman on her 100th birthday. No one has ...

David Martin travels out to Seminole County to check out a slew of holiday-themed events aboard The Barbara Lee St. Johns ...

Representative Barbara Lee has broken down major barriers to reach her current position as a member of Congress for the last 25 years. And even at 78 years old, Lee isn’t showing any signs of ...

Kamala Harris’s defeat is personal for Representative Barbara Lee, a California Democrat retiring this year. But after five decades in the fight, she says she is undaunted. Kamala Harris’s ...

on her way to being inaugurated for California’s 12th District, which includes the cities of Oakland, Berkeley, Emeryville, Alameda, Albany, Piedmont, and most of San Leandro. The congresswoman-elect ...

The anticipated matchup between Rep. Abigail Spanberger and Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears would be a first for Virginia and ...

Barbara graduated from high school in LeRoy ... Weston Gleason; four brothers: Lee (Donna) Penning of Campbell, CA, James (Margaret) Penning of Grand Meadow, MN, Lyle (Vickie) Penning of Dell ...

VP Kamala Harris honored Shirley Chisholm by signing the Congressional Gold Medal Act. U.S. Representative Barbara Lee (CA-12 ...

No one has fought more in Congress to keep alive Shirley Chisholm’s legacy than U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee. The 78-year-old California lawmaker counts the late Chisholm as a mentor and friend.