Tammy Duckworth

Quick Facts

Full Name	Tammy Duckworth
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Mar 12, 1968(1968-03-12)
Age	56
Birthplace	Bangkok
Country	Thailand
Horoscope	Pisces

Tammy Duckworth Biography

Tammy Duckworth is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on March 12, 1968 in Bangkok, Thailand. American politician as well as Democrat who was an elected representative in the U.S. House of Representatives for Illinois the 8th district between 2013 and 2017. Then, in 2017, she was elected a U.S. Senator for Illinois.

She has served and worked in the office of her fellow democrat, She has worked and served in office alongside fellow democrat, President Barack Obama., president of the United States. She has worked and served in office alongside fellow democrat, President Barack Obama..

Duckworth attended Singapore American School, and for a few months in her senior year was at the International School Bangkok, and was in the class of 1985 at Jakarta Intercultural School (then known as Jakarta International School). The family settled in Hawaii when she was sixteen. Her father became unemployed for a time, and the family relied on public assistance. She graduated with honors from McKinley High School in Honolulu, Hawaii, in 1985, having skipped the ninth grade. She graduated from the University of Hawaii in 1989 with a Bachelor of Arts in political science and later received a Master of Arts in international affairs from George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs. She completed a PhD in Human Services at Capella University in March 2015.

Following in the footsteps of her father, who served in World War II, and ancestors who served in the Revolutionary War, Duckworth joined the Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps as a graduate student at George Washington University in 1990. She became a commissioned officer in the United States Army Reserve in 1992 and chose to fly helicopters because it was one of the few combat jobs open to women. As a member of the Army Reserve, she went to flight school, later transferring to the Army National Guard and entering the Illinois Army National Guard in 1996. Duckworth also worked as a staff supervisor at Rotary International headquarters in Evanston, Illinois and was the coordinator of the Center for Nursing Research at Northern Illinois University.

Then, in 1993 she was married to an officer in 1993 and Iraq War veteran Bryan Bowlsbey. They welcomed their first child in 2014.

Tammy Duckworth Net Worth

Tammy Duckworth is one of the richest Politician from Thailand. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tammy Duckworth 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She relocated to Hawaii at the age of 16 and was awarded an Associate of Arts in Political Science from the University of Hawaii in 1989.

She was an U.S. Army helicopter pilot during the Iraq War and suffered severe injuries that caused she to loose both legs as well as suffering an injury on her arm.

Ladda Tammy Duckworth (born March 12, 1968) is an American politician and former U.S. Army lieutenant colonel who has served as the junior United States Senator for Illinois since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she represented Illinois’s 8th district in the United States House of Representatives from 2013 to 2017. Before election to office, she served as Assistant Secretary for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs in the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (2009–11) and Director of the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs (2006–09). Duckworth was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2016, defeating Republican incumbent Mark Kirk.

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Who is Tammy Duckworth Dating?

According to our records, Tammy Duckworth married to Bryan Bowlsbey. As of December 1, 2023, Tammy Duckworth’s is not dating anyone.

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Former Republican presidential candidate and Senator from Kansas Bob Dole dedicated his autobiography One Soldier’s Story in part to Duckworth. Duckworth credits Dole for inspiring her to pursue public service, while she recuperated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center; although, in 2006, Dole endorsed Duckworth’s Republican opponent, Peter Roskam.

Facts & Trivia

Tammy Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Thailand. Tammy Duckworth celebrates birthday on March 12 of every year.

On September 30, 2006, Duckworth gave the Democratic Party’s response to President George W. Bush’s weekly radio address. In it, she was critical of Bush’s strategy for the Iraq War.

Is Tammy Duckworth a natural born citizen?

Early life and education. Duckworth was born in Bangkok, Thailand, the daughter of Franklin Duckworth and Lamai Sompornpairin. Although born outside the United States, Duckworth is a natural-born citizen through her father’s status as an American citizen.

Which US senator has received a Purple Heart?

U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth is an Iraq War Veteran, Purple Heart recipient and former Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs who was among the first handful of Army women to fly combat missions during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Does Tammy Duckworth have any siblings?

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Can a non U.S. born citizen be President?

No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident …

Can a non U.S. born citizen be senator?

The president is constitutionally required to be natural born, but foreign–born senators need only nine years of U.S. citizenship to qualify for office. Constitutional qualifications to be a senator are specified in Article I, section 3.