Lynn Woolsey
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"Lynn C. Woolsey" is a former United States House of Representatives/U.S. Representative for , serving from 1993 to 2013. She is a member of the Democratic Party (United States)/Democratic Party. The district she represented included all of Marin County, California/Marin County and most of Sonoma County, California/Sonoma County. She was a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, and was its co-chair from 2010 until her retirement in 2013. Woolsey, who described herself as "the first former welfare mother to serve in Congress," was one of two members of the House to have been on social welfare/welfare; the other is Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-WI).

On June 28, 2011, Woolsey announced that she would not run for re-election in the United States elections, 2012/2012 election.

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I'm so proud, but not at all surprised, that Marin County is rising to the challenge of doing something about Darfur, ... the conscience of the Congress when it comes to Africa.

We got ourselves into this mess, ... Now it’s time to support American troops by bringing them home.

First of all, we righted a many-years wrong that should have never happened in the first place.