Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee of California was the only lawmaker to vote against authorizing the use of ...

Rep. Barbara Lee has always stood apart, a matter-of-fact renegade with a long list of firsts. In high school, she was the first Black student to integrate her Southern California cheerleading squad.

Throughout her tenure, Lee earned a reputation as a principled lawmaker, known for taking bold and sometimes unpopular stances. One of her defining moments came in 2001 when she was the sole member of ...

During her more than two decades in Congress, Rep. Barbara Lee has been the only Black woman elected to the House from California's regions north of Los Angeles. WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep.

Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., stands beside a portrait of her friend and mentor, Shirley Chisolm, the first Black woman elected to Congress, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 17 ...

Rep. Barbara Lee exits Congress, leaving behind a legacy of courage and trailblazing for Black women in politics. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite) Lee's lone vote against post-9/11 military force ...

During the Democrat's more than two decades in Congress, she has been the only Black woman elected to the House from California's regions north of Los Angeles. But it was Lee's lonely 2001 vote as ...

During the Democrat's more than two decades in Congress, she has been the only Black woman elected to the House from California's regions north of Los Angeles. But it was Lee's lonely 2001 vote as ...

With a Nod to Her Mentor Shirley Chisholm, Rep. Barbara Lee Exits Congress as a Renegade Herself WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Barbara Lee has always stood apart, a matter-of-fact renegade with a long ...