Dr. Burnes Bolton is a past president of the American Academy of Nursing and the National Black Nurses Association. She has provided leadership for several state and national programs including service as chair of the National Advisory Committee for Transforming Care at the Bedside, VA Commission on Nursing and the California AHEC Health Professions Committee. Currently she serves on multiple nursing and health services advisory boards and is a trustee of the Case Western University board. In 2009 she was appointed vice chair of the Institute of Medicine Commission on the Future of Nursing. She is the recipient of numerous awards for her scholarly work and community service. Dr. Burnes Bolton received her DrPH from UCLA School of Public Health.

Rep. Edwards serves on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee where she was named Vice Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and the Environment. She also serves on the Science and Technology Committee where she was named Vice Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics. Rep. Edwards is also a member of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission.

Just prior to serving in Congress, Rep. Edwards was the executive director of the Arca Foundation in Washington, D.C. where she worked on issues such as securing a "living wage" for working people, protecting social security, and promoting labor and human rights both nationally and internationally. She was also the co-founder and executive director of the National Network to End Domestic Violence where she led the effort to pass The Violence Against Women Act of 1994 that was signed into law by President Bill Clinton.

Rep. Edwards completed undergraduate studies at Wake Forest University and received her Juris Doctor from Franklin Pierce Law Center. She is the proud mother of one son, currently attending university.

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