Anna Georges Eshoo (born December 13, 1942) is a U.S. politician who has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1993, representing California's 14th congressional district. The district, known as "the heart of Silicon Valley," includes Redwood City, Cupertino, Sunnyvale and Palo Alto. She is the only Member of Congress of Assyrian descent but shares her Armenian heritage with Congresswoman Jackie Speier who i...
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Anna Georges Eshoo (born December 13, 1942) is a U.S. politician who has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1993, representing California's 14th congressional district. The district, known as "the heart of Silicon Valley," includes Redwood City, Cupertino, Sunnyvale and Palo Alto. She is the only Member of Congress of Assyrian descent but shares her Armenian heritage with Congresswoman Jackie Speier who is of Armenian and German Jewish heritage.
Anna Eshoo was born in New Britain, Connecticut, of Assyrian and Armenian heritage. Her father, Fred Georges, was a jeweler and watchmaker. She is a Chaldean Catholic and is the oldest of three children. She has a brother, Frederick Kenneth Georges, and a sister, Veronica May Georges. Her sister is married to Lawrence Patrick Purcell and they have two children, Celine and Alexander Purcell.
She was married to attorney George Eshoo and is now divorced, with two children, Karen and Paul. She now resides...
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