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American politician (born )

Jane Harman
Official portrait,
In office February 28, &#;– February 28,
Preceded by	Lee Hamilton
Succeeded by	Mark Green
In office January 3, &#;– February 28,
Preceded by	Steven T. Kuykendall
Succeeded by	Janice Hahn
In office January 3, &#;– January 3,
Preceded by	Mel Levine (redistricting)
Succeeded by	Steven T. Kuykendall
Born	Jane Margaret Lakes () June 28, (age&#;79) New York City, New York, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Richard A. Frank &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#; Sidney Harman &#; &#; (m.&#;; died&#;)&#;
Children	4
Education	Smith College (BA) Harvard University (JD)

Jane Margaret Harman (née Lakes, June 28, ) is an American former politician who served as the U.S.

Representative for California's 36th congressional district from to and again from to A member of the Democratic Party, she was the ranking member on the House Intelligence Committee (–), before she chaired the Homeland Security Committee's Intelligence Subcommittee (–).

Resigning from Congress in February , Harman became President and CEO of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.^[1] She succeeded former U.S.

Representative Lee Hamilton and was the first ever woman to lead the organization. She stepped down in February after a decade, and is a Distinguished Scholar and President Emerita.

Early life and education

Harman was born Jane Margaret Lakes in New York City, the daughter of Lucille (née Geier) and Adolf N. Lakes.^[2] Her father was born in Poland and escaped from Nazi Germany in ;^[3] he worked as a medical doctor.

Her mother was born in the United States and was the first one in her family to receive a college education. Her maternal grandparents immigrated from Russia.^[4] Harman's family moved to Los Angeles, California when she was 4 and there she attended Los Angeles public schools, graduating from University High School in ^[5] She received a bachelor's degree in government, magna cum laude, from Smith College in and served as president of the Smith College Young Democrats.^[6] Harman continued her studies at Harvard Law School, where she earned her Juris Doctor degree in ^[7]

Career

Early career

After graduating from law school, Harman – then known as Jane Lakes – married future NOAA administrator Richard A.

Frank in , and they had two children. They spent a short time in Switzerland, and then she worked for two years as an associate with the law firm Surrey, Karasik and Morse in Washington, D.C. She began her political career by serving on the staff of Senator John V. Tunney, as his legislative assistant from to In , Tunney named her his senior counsel and staff director for the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights in During this time she also taught at Georgetown.

When Tunney lost re-election in , Harman – then known as Jane Lakes Frank – joined the Carter White House where she served as Deputy Secretary of the Cabinet. She became a special counsel to the Department of Defense from to

U.S. Representative, to

Harman was first elected to Congress in and became the first Smith College graduate to be elected to Congress.

From to , Harman represented California's 36th district, serving in the rd, th, and th Congresses. In , she barely survived reelection in a heavily Republican year, winning by votes over Rancho Palos Verdes Mayor Susan Brooks.

Sidney harman The child of a refugee from Nazi Germany, Jane Harman began her career in law. After being elected in , she spent 20 years as a vocal advocate of Israel, pro-choice legislation, and women’s issues as a Representative for California’s 36th Congressional District. After leaving Congress for the private sector, Harman held leadership positions in several prominent political organizations.

California gubernatorial campaign

Main article: California gubernatorial election

Harman did not run for the th United States Congress in , instead entering the California gubernatorial race.

After losing the Democratic nomination to Lieutenant GovernorGray Davis, she briefly taught public policy and international relations at UCLA as a Regents' Professor before running for and winning her old congressional seat in the election.

U.S. Representative, to

Harman narrowly won her old seat in , defeating Republican incumbent Steven T. Kuykendall, before she was easily re-elected in , , , , and

Representing the aerospace center of California during her nine terms in Congress, she served on all the major security committees: six years on Armed Services, eight years on Intelligence, and eight on Homeland Security.

She made numerous congressional fact-finding missions to hotspots around the world, including North Korea, Syria, Libya, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, and Guantanamo Bay. During her long public career, Harman has been recognized as a national expert at the nexus of security and public policy issues. She received the Defense Distinguished Service Medal in , the CIA Agency Seal Medal in , and the CIA Director's Award, and the Director of National Intelligence Distinguished Public Service Medal in

Harman is a tenacious pro-Israeli, who used to have close ties to the U.S.

intelligence community.^[8] She resigned in February , to head the Washington-based Woodrow Wilson Center, a foreign policy think tank.^[8]

wiretap/AIPAC allegations

In , it was revealed NSA wiretaps reportedly intercepted a phone call between Harman and an agent of the Israeli government, in which Harman allegedly agreed to lobby the Justice Department to reduce or drop criminal charges against two employees of AIPAC in exchange for increased support for Harman's campaign to chair the House Intelligence Committee.

Jane harmon biography Jane Margaret Harman (née Lakes, June 28, ) is an American former politician who served as the U.S. Representative for California's 36th congressional district.

Harman denied the allegations, and called for the government to release the full transcript of the wire-tapped conversation, something they never did. In June , Harman received a letter from the Justice Department and House Ethics Committee declaring her "neither a subject nor a target of an ongoing investigation by the Criminal Division." The espionage charges were later dropped on the two employees from AIPAC.^{[citation needed]}

Political positions

Harman is on most issues a liberal, earning a 95% rating from the liberal group Americans for Democratic Action.

On intelligence and defense issues, Ben Pershing described her as a centrist. For example, she was one of many Democrats who supported the Iraq War. Harman has combined a moderate stance on economic, trade, and foreign policy issues with liberal stances on social issues.

Armenian genocide

Harman was a co-sponsor of the Armenian genociderecognition resolution bill in However, while still cosponsoring the bill, she wrote a letter to House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Tom Lantos urging him to delay a floor vote on the legislation.^[9] Her argument was that while the genocide deserved recognition, it was not a good time to embarrass Turkey, given that country's role in moderating extremism in the Middle East.^[10]

Other activities

Harman served as a member of the Defense Policy Board, the State Department Foreign Affairs Policy Board, the Director of National Intelligence’s Senior Advisory Group, and the Homeland Security Advisory Council.

She was a member of the CIA External Advisory Board from to Harman is a Trustee of the Aspen Institute and an Honorary Trustee of the University of Southern California. She also serves on the Presidential Debates Commission and the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and is a member of the ReFormers Caucus of Issue One.^[11]

She is a member of the Aspen Strategy Group, and serves on the Executive Committees of the Trilateral Commission and the Munich Security Conference.

Personal life

Harman's first marriage was to Richard Frank, in , with whom she had two children.^[12] Her second marriage was to audio pioneer and multi-millionaire Sidney Harman,^[8] who served from to as the Undersecretary of the Department of Commerce in the Carter administration before repurchasing the company he founded, Harman International Industries, and later taking it public.^[13] She also had two children with him.^[12] She has eight grandchildren.

Sidney Harman retired in from Harman Industries, purchased Newsweek magazine in , and founded the Academy for Polymathic Study at USC before he died in April ^[13] Harman maintains her residence in Venice Beach, California, and has homes in Washington, D.C., and Aspen, Colorado.

Harman was a good friend of Senator Dianne Feinstein, and was among the last people to visit Feinstein prior to her death in ^[14]

Works

• Harman, Jane ().
  Jane harmon biography wikipedia Commissioner Bio Jane Harman Chair, Commission on the National Defense Strategy Jane Harman served nine terms in Congress as the U.S. representative for California’s 36th congressional district and was ranking member of the Intelligence Committee after 9/ After leaving the House in , she was the first woman president and CEO of the Wilson Center [ ].

  Insanity Defense: Why Our Failure to Confront Hard National Security Problems Makes Us Less Safe (First&#;ed.). New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN&#;. OCLC&#;

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