Naperville Democratic Congresswoman Lauren Underwood talks with Craig Dellimore about COVID-19, Healthcare and defending her seat against the challenge from Republican State Senator Jim Oberweis.

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February 24, 2020

Congresswoman Lauren Underwood – Illinois’ 14th District

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Congresswoman Lauren Underwood

Congresswoman Lauren Underwood serves Illinois’ 14th Congressional District and was sworn into the 116th U.S. Congress on January 3, 2019. Congresswoman Underwood is the first woman, the first person of color, and the first millennial to represent her community in Congress. She is also the youngest African American woman to serve in the United States House of Representatives.

Congresswoman Underwood serves on the House Committee on Education and Labor, the House Committee on Veteran’s Affairs, and the House Committee on Homeland Security. She also serves on the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee. Rep. Underwood is a member of the Future Forum, a group of young Democratic Members of Congress committed to listening to and standing up for the next generation of Americans, the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), and the LGBT Equality Caucus. As a strong supporter of addressing the gun violence epidemic, Congresswoman Underwood is a member of the Congressional Gun Violence Prevention Taskforce.

Prior to her election to Congress, Congresswoman Underwood worked with a Medicaid plan in Chicago to ensure that it provided high-quality, cost-efficient care. She served as a Senior Advisor at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), helping communities across the country prevent, prepare for, and respond to disasters, bioterror threats and public health emergencies. As a career public servant at HHS, she helped implement the Affordable Care Act — broadening access for those on Medicare, improving healthcare quality, and reforming private insurance. Congresswoman Underwood also taught future nurse practitioners through Georgetown University’s online master’s program. Congresswoman Underwood is a graduate of the University of Michigan and Johns Hopkins University. She graduated from Neuqua Valley High School and is a lifelong Girl Scout. She resides in Naperville, Illinois.

What can you do to step up your social media game? Today, social media wiz Lauren Underwood gives us some of her favorite tips and strategies for maximizing your time marketing your business online. Lauren has worked in Social Media since 2009 when she developed the Social Media and Reputation Management program for Camden Property Trust. Her work included Social Media training, as well as extensive work in the customer’s online experience. In 2015, Lauren moved to Landry’s Inc where she managed over 27 brands, including McCormick & Schmick’s, Saltgrass Steakhouse, Golden Nugget, Bubba Gump Shrimp Co, and Morton’s Steakhouse. Her work also included Social Media for the hit CNBC television show, Billion Dollar Buyer.   In 2017, Lauren returned to her hometown of Corpus Christi and started her own Social Media agency, Inspiring Social, to give her the opportunity to work with small, local businesses as well as focus on her family.  Lauren Underwood has a Bachelor of Arts from Texas A&M University in College Station. She is the proudest member of the Fightin’ Texas Aggie Class of 2004.

Lauren Underwood, the US Congresswoman who represents Illinois' 14th district, talks with Recode's Kara Swisher in this live interview recorded on July 29, 2019 at Manny's in San Francisco.

In this episode:

Underwood’s background in healthcare and the Obama administration; why she decided to run for Congress at age 30; gerrymandering in Illinois; how Underwood won the Democratic primary; why she beat the incumbent Tea Party Republican, Randy Hultgren; "Pat, Barb, Sue and Marge"; being a congresswoman in a swing district; the Russia investigation and why Underwood has not called for Trump’s impeachment; how will Underwood keep her seat?; “toxic” 2020 presidential candidates; why Democrats need to stop chasing hashtag-friendly labels for their policies; the many interpretations of "Medicare For All”; how to work within a divided Democratic Party; meeting a Twitter troll in real life; can the Democrats keep the House and win the White House?; what should 2020 candidates be talking about?; and racial politics in 2018 and 2020.

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After hosting a roundtable on prescription drug prices and other health care issues, 14th District Congresswoman Lauren Underwood ​says the public should be a lot more vocal about such things now. WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore caught up with her there.

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On the occasion of the paperback release of the New York Times bestseller Make Trouble, author and former president of Planned Parenthood Cecile Richards speaks with Rep. Lauren Underwood—the youngest African American woman to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives—about standing up, speaking out, and finding the courage to lead.

This program was held on March 27, 2019. 

Is this the first time Hultgren has faced this kind of challenge in a solidly Republican area? Did his opponent move to Illinois just to become a politician? What is his response to her attacks about healthcare? Are all of her millions in campaign donations coming from Hollywood? Will there be total dysfunction if the Democrats take over the House? Congressman Randy Hultgren from the 14th District joins Dan and Amy to discuss his closing arguments against his opponent.