Rosa L. DeLauro
DemocratU.S. Representative, CT-3| Age | 83 (b. 1943-03-02) |
| Gender | Female |
| In office since | 1991-01-03 (~35 yrs) |
| Race / ethnicity | White / Italian-American |
| Religion | Catholic |
| Education | B.A., Marymount College (Tarrytown, NY), 1964; attended London School of Economics, 1962-1963; M.A. in International Politics, Columbia University, 1966 |
| Prior occupation | Community organizer; campaign manager (Mayor Frank Logue, 1975); Chief of Staff to U.S. Senator Christopher Dodd (1981-1987); Executive Director of Countdown '87 (1987-1988); Coordinator of Dukakis tri-state 1988 presidential campaign; first Executive Director of EMILY's List (1989-1990) |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | New Haven, Connecticut |
| Marital status | married — Stanley Greenberg |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | New Haven, Connecticut (district); Washington, D.C. (Capitol Hill) |
| Notable relatives | Father Theodore (Ted) DeLauro served as New Haven alderman; Mother Luisa DeLauro served as New Haven alderman for 35 years (longest-serving in city history); Husband Stanley Greenberg served as President Clinton's chief pollster (1991-1994) |
Pending research: languages · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 1990 |
| Previous offices | Chief of Staff to U.S. Senator Christopher Dodd (CT), 1981-1987 · Executive Director, EMILY's List, 1989-1990 · Executive Director, Countdown '87 national campaign, 1987-1988 |
| Committees | House Appropriations Committee (Ranking Member, 119th Congress) · Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Ranking Member) |
| Caucuses | Congressional Progressive Caucus (co-founding member) · Congressional Equality Caucus · Populist Caucus · Congressional Arts Caucus · Baby Caucus (co-chair) · Long Island Sound Caucus (co-chair) · Food Safety Caucus (co-chair) · Italian American Congressional Delegation (co-chair) |
| Leadership | Chair, House Appropriations Committee (117th-118th Congress, 2021-2023) · Ranking Member, House Appropriations Committee (119th Congress, 2023-present) · Co-Chair, House Democratic Steering Committee (2003-2021) · House Democratic Assistant to Leader (1999-2003) |
| Ideology | Progressive wing of the Democratic Party; co-founding member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus; GovTrack identifies her as a far-left Democrat |
| Signature legislation | Food Safety Modernization Act (2011) — co-author · American Rescue Plan Act (2021) — championed expanded Child Tax Credit provision · Paycheck Fairness Act — introduced every Congress since 1997 · American Family Act — to make monthly Child Tax Credit permanent · FAMILY Act — paid family and medical leave (introduced with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand) · Birth Defects Prevention, Risk Reduction, and Awareness Act (2010) · SWEET Act (Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Tax Act, 2014) |
Financial
Net worth: disclosed + (2023) · estimate
No holdings recorded yet (from official Financial Disclosure filings).
Top industries: Labor Unions · Health Professionals · Public Sector Unions · Education
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.