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My Take
Rosa DeLauro fascinates me as a study in endurance over spectacle. Representing Connecticut's 3rd district continuously since 1991, and serving past her eighties as dean of the state's delegation, she embodies the unglamorous, essential labor of legislating. Born in New Haven in 1943, she rose through campaign work and congressional staffing before holding the seat herself, which gives her a grounded understanding of how government actually serves people. The honors she has collected, from a women's hall of fame induction to a national medical advocacy award, point to substance rather than celebrity. I value politicians whose influence is measured in decades of steady, local stewardship.
Overview
Rosa Luisa DeLauro ( dih-LOR-oh; born March 2, 1943) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Connecticut's 3rd congressional district since 1991. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district is based in New Haven and includes most of its suburbs. DeLauro has been the dean of Connecticut's congressional delegation since 2013 upon the retirement of Senator Joe Lieberman.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Rosa DeLauro
- Name (Japanese)
- ロサ・デラウロ
- Reading
- ろさ・でらうろ
- Born
- March 2, 1943 (age 83)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Goat
- Origin
- New Haven, Connecticut, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- politician / campaign manager / congressional staff / chief executive officer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Marymount College, Tarrytown
Awards & achievements
- 2013 Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame
- 2011 Dr. Nathan Davis Award for United States Representatives
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://delauro.house.gov
- Xhttps://x.com/RosaDeLauro
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa%20DeLauro
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.