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Diane Edith Watson (born November 12 1933), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 2001, representing the 33rd District of California (map).
History
She was born in Los Angeles, California, was educated at Los Angeles City College, the University of California, Los Angeles, California State University, Los Angeles, the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University (PhD), and Claremont Graduate University, and was a psychologist, a faculty member at California State University, a health occupation specialist with the Bureau of Industrial Education of the California Department of Education, a member of the California Senate and United States Ambassador to Micronesia before entering the House.
External links *Official website
*2004 campaign finance data
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