Lauren Underwood
DemocratU.S. Representative, IL-14| Age | 39 (b. 1986-10-04) |
| Gender | Female |
| In office since | 2019-01-03 (~7 yrs) |
| Race / ethnicity | African American (Black) |
| Education | B.S.N., University of Michigan (2008); M.S.N. and M.P.H., Johns Hopkins University (2009) |
| Prior occupation | Registered nurse; senior advisor at U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2014-2017); senior director of strategy and regulatory affairs at Next Level Health; adjunct nursing instructor at Georgetown University |
| Birthplace | Mayfield Heights, Ohio |
| Residence | Naperville, Illinois |
Pending research: religion · military service · languages · marital status · children · notable relatives · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2018 |
| Ideology | Ranked among the most liberal House Democrats; estimated by Voteview/NOMINATE as the second-most-liberal Democratic freshman in the 116th Congress |
Financial
Net worth: disclosed $2,002–$30,000 (2018) · estimate
No holdings recorded yet (from official Financial Disclosure filings).
Scandals & crimes ledger
No recorded incidents. Under the adjudicated-only methodology, an entry appears only when a court or official body has formally acted and the record is cited.