Anna G. Eshoo
California-14th District

Anna Eshoo represents California's 14th Congressional District
which encompasses portions of San Mateo and Santa Clara counties
and includes the high tech center, "Silicon Valley", Stanford
University, NASA Ames Research Center, and some of California's
most beautiful coastline.

Upon election to Congress in 1992, Anna Eshoo was elected Regional
WHIP for Northern California. She is a member of the House Merchant
Marine and Fisheries Committee and the House Science, Space, and
Technology Committee.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Throughout her distinguished career in public service, Anna Eshoo
has been at the forefront of leading issues having served as a
Member of the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors for ten years
prior to her election to Congress.

In health care, Anna Eshoo led the fight for expanded peri-natal
services and medicaid reform in San Mateo County. She was
responsible for securing funds for California's first free-standing
nursing facility for AIDS patients and was instrumental in
increasing 15-fold the AIDS funding in San Mateo County. Anna Eshoo
also served as Chair of the San Mateo County General Hospital Board
of Directors.

Anna Eshoo's commitment to environmental protection is evident in
her many accomplishments in this area. She has been a steadfast
advocate for coastal protection, leading the battle against both
coastal development and off-shore drilling. She prevented dredge
dumping off the San Mateo coast by the Port of Oakland and carried
legislation requiring double containment of toxics stored
underground. In addition, Anna Eshoo served as a member of the Bay
Conservation and Development Commission and served as Chair of the
bay Area Quality Management District.

Her advocacy on behalf of women and children has won national
recognition. She instituted a Sexual Harassment Orientation Program
for all San Mateo County employees and established a task force to
compile data on violence against women. Anna Eshoo also forged a
labor-community-airline alliance to provide child care for their
workers. In addition she is co-founder of the Women's Hall of Fame.

BACKGROUND

Anna Eshoo is a 26 year resident of the 14th District and currently
resides in Atherton, California. She has two children: Karen, who
is 24; and Paul, who is 22. She served on the San Mateo County
Board of Supervisors for 10 years and also served as President of
the Board. She was elected Democratic National Committeewoman in
1980, and was the first woman Chair of the San Mateo County
Democratic Party. In 1981, she served on the Party's National
Commission on Presidential Nomination.

HONORS: 1989 Legislator of the Year Award California's Governor's
Committee on the Employing of the Disabled; 1991 Margaret Sanger
Community Service Award from San Mateo County Planned Parenthood;
1990 Friend of BAYMEC Award; 1989 State Commission on Aging Public
Official of the Year; Planned Parenthood; American Businesswomen's
Association; WomenPower; Coordinating Council on Developmental
Disabilities; Easter Seal's 1987 Humanitarian of the Year; 1st
woman invited to join local Kiwanis International.