Anna Eshoo
Anna Eshoo | |
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Official portrait, 2013 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California | |
| In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Campbell (redistricted) |
| Succeeded by | Sam Liccardo |
| Constituency | 14th district (1993–2013) 18th district (2013–2023) 16th district (2023–2025) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Anna Georges December 13, 1942 New Britain, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | George Eshoo (divorced) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Cañada College (AA) |
Anna A. Eshoo (/ˈɛʃuː/ EH-shoo; née Georges; born December 13, 1942) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for California's 16th congressional district from 1993 to 2025. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
The district, numbered as the 14th district from 1993 to 2013 and the 18th district from 2013 to 2023, is based in Silicon Valley, including the cities of Redwood City, Sunnyvale, Mountain View, and Palo Alto, as well as a sliver of San Jose. Eshoo is the only Assyrian-American in Congress and the only Armenian American woman in Congress. On November 21, 2023, she announced she would not seek re-election in 2024.