Suzanne Bonamici grew up in a small town in Michigan. Her father worked for a local bank and her mother was a small business owner and piano teacher. Many of her strongest childhood memories are of family camping trips with her two brothers. Suzanne was first elected to the US Congress in a special election on January 31, 2012. She was then elected to a full term in November of 2012, and reelected in November 2014, 2016, and 2018. She serves on the Education and Workforce Committee and the Science, Space, and Technology Committee.