Lois Frankel
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- Current office
- U.S. Representative, Florida's 22nd District (in Congress since 2013)
- Occupation
- U.S. Representative
- Lives in
- West Palm Beach
Background
- B.A., Boston University (1970); J.D., Georgetown University Law Center (1973). source: en.wikipedia.org
- Member of the Florida House of Representatives 1986-1992 and 1994-2002; served as House Minority Leader. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Mayor of West Palm Beach, 2003-2011. source: en.wikipedia.org
- U.S. Representative since 2013, representing Florida's 22nd District (2013-2017, 2023-present) and 21st District (2017-2023). source: en.wikipedia.org
- Lead Democrat on the House Appropriations Subcommittee on National Security and Department of State; chair emerita of the Democratic Women's Caucus. source: frankel.house.gov
- Won the August 18, 2026 Democratic primary in the redrawn 23rd District over Victoria Doyle and Mark Piper. source: wlrn.org
In their own words
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- Restore expired Affordable Care Act tax credits to curb rising premiums source: wlrn.org
- Protect Social Security and Medicare source: frankel.house.gov
- Reproductive freedom source: frankel.house.gov
- Shift budget priorities toward education and health care source: wlrn.org
- No community should be forced to have a data center source: wlrn.org
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