Delia Ramirez - IL-03

Congresswoman Delia Ramirez is a progressive Democrat representing IL-03 as the first and only Latina Congresswoman in the Midwest. The daughter of working-class Guatemalan immigrants, Delia Ramirez is an accomplished legislator, social service director, community leader, and coalition builder who has dedicated her life and career advocating for working families. Rep. Ramirez leads in Congress with the same people-centered values that she brought during her leadership as an Illinois State Representative. In her first two terms, she has passed legislation with bipartisan support to help student veterans, is co-leading the Dream and Promise Act, and introduced legislation that gives tenants the right to organize. She currently sits on the Committee on Homeland Security and the Veteran Affairs Committee where she serves as ranking member of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.