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{{Short description|American politician (born 1962)}}
{{redirect-distinguish|DelBene|Floren Delbene|Adriana Ferrarese del Bene}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Suzan DelBene
| image = Suzan DelBene, official portrait, 115th Congress.jpg
| caption = Official portrait, 2017
| office = Chair of the [[Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee]]
| leader = [[Hakeem Jeffries]]
| term_start = January 3, 2023
| term_end =
| predecessor = [[Sean Patrick Maloney]]
| successor =
| office2 = Chair of the [[New Democrat Coalition]]
| term_start2 = January 3, 2021
| term_end2 = January 3, 2023
| predecessor2 = [[Derek Kilmer]]
| successor2 = [[Annie Kuster]]
| state3 = [[Washington (state)|Washington]]
| district3 = {{ushr|WA|1|1st}}
| term_start3 = November 13, 2012
| term_end3 =
| predecessor3 = [[Jay Inslee]]
| successor3 =
| birth_name = Suzan Kay Oliver
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|2|17}}
| birth_place = [[Selma, Alabama]], U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Kurt DelBene]]|1997}}
| children = 2
| education = {{ubl|[[Reed College]] ([[Bachelor of Science|B.S.]])|[[University of Washington]] ([[Master of Business Administration|M.B.A.]])}}
| website = {{URL|delbene.house.gov|House website}}
| module = {{Listen|pos=center|embed=yes|filename=Suzan DelBene speaks in support of the Email Privacy Act.ogg|title=Suzan DelBene's voice|type=speech|description=Suzan DelBene speaks in support of the [[Email Privacy Act]]<br/>Recorded April 27, 2016}}
}}
'''Suzan Kay DelBene''' ({{née|'''Oliver'''}}; {{IPAc-en|ˌ|d|ɛ|l|ˈ|b|ɛ|n|eɪ}} {{Respell|del|BEH|nay}};<ref>As pronounced by herself in the campaign video "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPuzhnJf9zo Re-Elect Suzan DelBene for Congress!] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216130401/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPuzhnJf9zo |date=February 16, 2017 }}"</ref> born February 17, 1962) is an American politician and businesswoman who has been the [[United States House of Representatives|United States representative]] for [[Washington's 1st congressional district]] since 2012.<ref name=assumedoffice/>

DelBene was the 2010 [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] nominee for U.S. representative for {{ushr|WA|8}} and narrowly lost to incumbent [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Dave Reichert]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Democrat Suzan DelBene concedes 8th District race|publisher=Seattle Times|date=November 2, 2010|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2013329482_apwahouse8thdistrict.html|access-date=January 10, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629080740/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2013329482_apwahouse8thdistrict.html|archive-date=June 29, 2011|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In 2012 she won the general election in Washington's redrawn 1st district against Republican [[John Koster]],<ref name=seattletimescall>{{cite news|last=Heffter|first=Emily|title=DelBene beats Koster in race for U.S. House|url=http://seattletimes.com/html/politics/2019621624_elex1stcongdistrict07m.html|newspaper=Seattle Times|access-date=November 8, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110020329/http://seattletimes.com/html/politics/2019621624_elex1stcongdistrict07m.html|archive-date=January 10, 2014|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name=Timesunion>{{cite web|last=Valdes|first=Manuel|title=DelBene wins in Wash. 1st District|url=http://www.timesunion.com/news/article/DelBene-wins-in-Wash-1st-District-4014583.php|work=timesunion.com|access-date=November 8, 2012}}</ref> while simultaneously winning the election for the remainder of the term in the 1st district under the pre-2012 boundaries, a seat left vacant by the resignation of [[Jay Inslee]].

DelBene is the chair of the [[Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee]] (DCCC) and is a former chair of the [[New Democrat Coalition]].

==Early life and education==
DelBene was born in [[Selma, Alabama]], the fifth child of Barry and Beth Oliver. At a young age, her family moved to Newport Hills in [[Bellevue, Washington]]. Later they moved to [[Mercer Island, Washington|Mercer Island]]. In an autobiographical video, DelBene described her family's trouble paying bills and the hardship they faced after her father, a longtime airline pilot, lost his job.<ref>Jonathan Martin [https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/delbene-faces-tougher-fight-than-expected-in-1st-district-race/ DelBene faces tougher fight than expected in 1st District race] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181221041902/https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/delbene-faces-tougher-fight-than-expected-in-1st-district-race/ |date=December 21, 2018 }}</ref> After fourth grade, her family moved around the country in search of work.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}

After graduating from [[Choate Rosemary Hall|The Choate School]], a prep school in Wallingford, Connecticut, DelBene went to [[Reed College]], where she earned a bachelor's degree in biology. She then continued her education at the [[University of Washington]], earning a [[master's degree]] in business administration.<ref>Gregory Roberts, [http://www.seattlepi.com/local/401152_reichert24.html Democrats target Reichert over his no vote on stimulus] [[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]] February 23, 2009</ref>

==Business career==
From 1989 to 1998 DelBene worked at [[Microsoft]], where she was director of marketing and business development for the Interactive Media Group, marketing and sales training for Microsoft's Internet properties, and other business development and product management roles with Windows 95 and early versions of Microsoft's [[Internet Explorer]] Web browser. In 1998 she left to help found [[drugstore.com]] and serve as a vice president. In 2000, she became CEO of Nimble Technology,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reed.edu/reed_magazine/Feb2001/columns/NoC/NoC_DelBene.html|title=Reed Magazine|website=www.reed.edu|access-date=September 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308003503/http://www.reed.edu/reed_magazine/Feb2001/columns/NoC/NoC_DelBene.html|archive-date=March 8, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> leading it through its acquisition by [[Actuate Corporation|Actuate]] in 2003. In 2004, she returned to Microsoft as corporate vice president of the Mobile Communications Business until 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/exec/delbene/default.mspx|title=Suzan DelBene: Corporate Vice President, Mobile Communications Business|publisher=Microsoft|access-date=September 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511175145/http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/exec/delbene/default.mspx|archive-date=May 11, 2011|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> From 2008 to 2009, she was a management consultant and strategic advisor to Global Partnerships, a nonprofit supporting microfinance and sustainable solutions in Latin America.<ref>[https://people.forbes.com/profile/suzan-k-delbene/123585 Suzan K. DelBene] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101016091007/http://people.forbes.com/profile/suzan-k-delbene/123585 |date=October 16, 2010 }} ''[[Forbes]]''</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.linkedin.com/pub/suzan-delbene/4/a17/752|title=Suzan DelBene|access-date=September 24, 2017}}</ref> DelBene was named as the director for the Washington State Department of Revenue on November 30, 2010, replacing outgoing director Cindi Holmstrom.<ref>{{Cite web | last = La Corte | first = Rachel | title = Gov. Gregoire appoints Suzan DelBene to cabinet | publisher = Seattle Times | date = November 30, 2010 |url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2013558795_apwadelbeneappointment4thldwritethru.html | access-date = January 10, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629080731/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2013558795_apwadelbeneappointment4thldwritethru.html | archive-date = June 29, 2011 | url-status = live | df = mdy-all }}</ref>

==U.S. House of Representatives (2012-present)==

=== Elections ===
[[File:Congresswoman Suzan DelBene Farmer's Market.jpg|alt=|thumb|Congresswoman Suzan DelBene with a vendor at a farmer's market in Kirkland, Washington]]

====2010====
{{main|2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington#District 8}}
In 2010 DelBene ran for the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]] as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] against the incumbent in the 8th [[congressional district]], [[Dave Reichert]], a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]. According to DelBene's campaign website, the economy was her top priority.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20091016121619/http://delbeneforcongress.com/content/id/4/Why-I%27m-Running Why I'm Running] DelBene for Congress</ref> She was endorsed by ''[[The Seattle Times]]'' and the ''[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]]'',<ref>{{Cite web | title = The Times endorses Suzan DelBene in the 8th Congressional District | publisher = Seattle Times | date = October 12, 2010 |url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/editorials/2013142434_edit13district08.html | access-date = October 15, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101015003000/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/editorials/2013142434_edit13district08.html | archive-date = October 15, 2010 | url-status = live | df = mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | title = Send DelBene to Congress | publisher = Seattle Post-Intelligencer | date = October 13, 2010 |url=http://www.seattlepi.com/opinion/428293_PICong8.html | access-date = October 15, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101015004056/http://www.seattlepi.com/opinion/428293_PICong8.html | archive-date = October 15, 2010 | url-status = live | df = mdy-all }}</ref> as well as several Democratic politicians.<ref>[http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/east_king/bel/news/52389537.html Ross Hunter endorses Suzan DelBene for Congress] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100314065457/http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/east_king/bel/news/52389537.html |date=March 14, 2010 }} ''Bellevue Reporter'' Aug 3, 2009</ref>

DelBene faced Reichert in the general election, after coming in 2nd in the primary voting. In Washington, the top two advance. She lost to Reichert in the general election on November 2. She was named Washington State Revenue Director by Governor [[Christine Gregoire]] on November 30.

====2012====
{{main|2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington#District 1}}
DelBene ran for Congress again in 2012. She won the Democratic nomination for the redrawn 1st district, previously represented by [[Jay Inslee]], which became more competitive due to redistricting. Inslee had resigned in March to focus on his campaign for governor.<ref name=seattletimes>{{cite news|last=Martin|first=Jonathan|title=The race is on to fill new 1st Congressional District|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2018198362_1stdistrict13m.html|access-date=May 31, 2012|newspaper=Seattle Times|date=May 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516055527/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2018198362_1stdistrict13m.html|archive-date=May 16, 2012|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> DelBene ran in two elections that day against Republican John Koster—a special election for the last two months of Inslee's seventh term (held in the boundaries of the old 1st), and a regular election for a full two-year term. She defeated Koster in both, winning the special election with 60% of the vote and the regular election with 54%. Her victory margin in the regular election was wider than expected, considering{{clarify|60 - 54 = 6: was her margin in BOTH elections wider than expected?|date=March 2020}} that the district was about six points less Democratic than its predecessor.<ref name="seattletimescall"/><ref name="Timesunion"/> On November 13, she was sworn in as the district's representative for the remainder of the [[112th United States Congress|112th Congress]],<ref name=assumedoffice>{{cite web| title=House Floor Activities: Legislative Day of November 13, 2012|url=http://clerk.house.gov/floorsummary/floor.aspx?day=20121113| publisher=Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives| location=Washington, D.C.| access-date=February 3, 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170924141348/http://clerk.house.gov/floorsummary/floor.aspx?day=20121113| archive-date=September 24, 2017| url-status=live| df=mdy-all}}</ref> giving her a leg up in seniority over all but a few other representatives first elected in November 2012 for the [[113th United States Congress|113th Congress]].

DelBene spent $2.8 million of her own money in a race in which she raised over $4 million, in a Congressional race that became the most expensive in Washington state history.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20121106/NEWS01/711069811|title=DelBene leading Koster for Congress in 1st Dist. - HeraldNet.com – Local news|access-date=September 24, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023201044/http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20121106/NEWS01/711069811|archive-date=October 23, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

====2014====
{{main|2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington#District 1}}
DelBene defeated Republican nominee [[Pedro Celis]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.komonews.com/news/local/DelBene-wins-redrawn-1st-District-seat-Larson-wins-2nd-District-281568851.html|title=DelBene wins 1st District seat; Larsen wins 2nd District|agency=Associated Press|access-date=September 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150619215916/http://www.komonews.com/news/local/DelBene-wins-redrawn-1st-District-seat-Larson-wins-2nd-District-281568851.html|archive-date=June 19, 2015|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> with 55% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20141104/CongressionalDistrict1.html|title=Congressional District 1|website=results.vote.wa.gov|access-date=September 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161106071032/http://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20141104/CongressionalDistrict1.html|archive-date=November 6, 2016|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

===Committee assignments===
*[[United States House Committee on Ways and Means|House Ways and Means Committee]] (Vice Chair)

===Caucus memberships===
* [[New Democrat Coalition]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Members|url=https://newdemocratcoalition-himes.house.gov/members|publisher=New Democrat Coalition|access-date=5 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208100356/https://newdemocratcoalition-himes.house.gov/members|archive-date=February 8, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Caucuses of the United States Congress|Caucus on Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality Technologies]] (Co-Chair)
* [[Caucuses of the United States Congress|Digital Trade Caucus]] (Co-Chair)
* [[Caucuses of the United States Congress|Internet of Things (IoT) Caucus]] (Co-Chair)
* [[Caucuses of the United States Congress|Congressional Kidney Caucus]] (Co-Chair)
* [[Caucuses of the United States Congress|MedTech Caucus]] (Co-Chair)
* [[Congressional Caucus on Turkey and Turkish Americans]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Members of the Caucus on U.S. - Türkiye Relations & Turkish Americans|author=|url=https://www.tc-america.org/in-congress/caucus.htm|publisher=Turkish Coalition of America|date=|accessdate=26 September 2024}}</ref>
* Congressional Dairy Farmers Caucus (Co-Chair)
* Reality Caucus (Co-Chair)
* Women's High Tech Coalition (Co-Chair)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://womenshightech.org/congressional-co-chairs/|title=Honorary Congressional Co-Chairs {{!}} Womens High Tech Coalition|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-22}}</ref>
* Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus
* [[Congressional Arts Caucus]]
* [[Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus]]
* [[Veterinary Medicine Caucus]]
* [[Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus|LGBTQ Equality Caucus]]
* [[Caucuses of the United States Congress|Diabetes Caucus]]
* [[Rare Disease Caucus]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Rare Disease Congressional Caucus|author=|url=https://everylifefoundation.org/rare-advocates/rarecaucus/rarecaucus-members/|format=|publisher=Every Life Foundation for Rare Diseases|date=|accessdate=26 November 2024}}</ref>
* [[U.S.-Japan Caucus]]

==Political positions==
[[File:Congresswoman DelBene Data Privacy Conference.jpg|thumb|Congresswoman DelBene speaking at the 2019 Forum Global Data Privacy Conference]]

DelBene is one of the leaders of the Pro-Choice Caucus<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://delbene.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2318|title=DelBene, Pro-Choice Leaders Issue Joint Statement on President Trump's Title X Domestic Gag Rule|date=2018-05-18|website=U.S. Congresswoman Suzan Delbene|language=en|access-date=2019-10-22}}</ref> and supported access to reproductive health care by serving on the [[United States House Select Investigative Panel on Planned Parenthood|Select Committee to Investigate Planned Parenthood]], which was established under former Speaker [[Paul Ryan]] in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vox.com/2016/4/29/11469044/congress-planned-parenthood-witch-hunt-fetal-tissue-scientists|title=Congress has spent 15 months "investigating" Planned Parenthood using McCarthy-like tactics|last=Crockett|first=Emily|date=2016-04-29|website=Vox|language=en|access-date=2019-10-22}}</ref>

DelBene voted to provide Israel with support following [[2023 Hamas attack on Israel]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Demirjian |first=Karoun |date=2023-10-25 |title=House Declares Solidarity With Israel in First Legislation Under New Speaker |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/25/us/politics/house-israel-vote.html |access-date=2023-10-30 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Washington |first=U. S. Capitol Room H154 |last2=p:225-7000 |first2=DC 20515-6601 |date=2023-10-25 |title=Roll Call 528 Roll Call 528, Bill Number: H. Res. 771, 118th Congress, 1st Session |url=https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2023528 |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives |language=en}}</ref>

DelBene voted with President Joe Biden's stated position 100% of the time in the [[117th United States Congress|117th Congress]], according to a ''[[FiveThirtyEight]]'' analysis.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bycoffe |first=Aaron |last2=Wiederkehr |first2=Anna |date=2021-04-22 |title=Does Your Member Of Congress Vote With Or Against Biden? |url=https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/biden-congress-votes/house/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423141050/https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/biden-congress-votes/house/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 23, 2021 |access-date=2023-11-15 |website=FiveThirtyEight |language=en}}</ref>[[File:Congresswoman Suzan DelBene Lynwood Link Groundbreaking.jpg|thumb|DelBene speaking at the Lynnwood Link Extension Project Groundbreaking Ceremony in September 2019]]

==Electoral history==
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em ; font-size:95%"
|+{{ushr|Washington|8|}} and {{ushr|Washington|1|}}: Results 2010–2024<ref>{{cite web |title=Election Results and Voters Pamphlets |url=https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/research/Election-Results-and-Voters-Pamphlets.aspx |publisher=[[Secretary of State of Washington]] |access-date=February 3, 2017}}</ref>
!|Year
!
!|Democratic
!|Votes
!|Pct
!
!|Republican
!|Votes
!|Pct
!
|-
|[[2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|2010]]
|
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Suzan DelBene
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |148,581
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |48.0%
|
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |'''[[Dave Reichert]] (incumbent)'''
|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |161,296
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |52.0%
|
|-
|[[2012 Washington's 1st congressional district special election|2012 (special)]]
|
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} rowspan=8 | '''Suzan DelBene'''
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |216,144
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |60.4%
|
|{{Party shading/Republican}} rowspan=2 |{{nowrap|[[John Koster]]}}
|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |141,591
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |39.6%
|
|-
|[[2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|2012]]
|
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |177,025
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |53.9%
|
|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |151,187
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |46.1%
|
|-
|[[2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|2014]]
|
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |124,151
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |55.0%
|
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |[[Pedro Celis]]
|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |101,428
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |45.0%
|
|-
|[[2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|2016]]
|
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |193,619
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |55.4%
|
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |[[Robert Sutherland (Washington politician)|Robert J. Sutherland]]
|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |155,779
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |44.6%
|
|-
|[[2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|2018]]
|
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |197,209
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |59.3%
|
|{{Party shading/Republican}} rowspan=2 |Jeffrey Beeler
|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |135,534
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |40.7%
|
|-
|[[2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|2020]]
|
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |249,944
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |58.6%
|
|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |176,407
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |41.3%
|*
|-
|[[2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|2022]]
|
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |181,992
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |63.5%
|
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Vincent Cavaleri
|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |104,329
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |36.4%
|*
|-
|[[2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington|2024]]
|
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |227,213
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |63.0%
|
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |Jeb Brewer
|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |132,538
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |36.7%
|*
|}

{{small|* Write-in and minor candidate notes: In 2020, write-ins received 511 votes. In 2022, write-ins received 363 votes. In 2024, write-ins received 907 votes.}}

==Personal life==
DelBene is married to [[Kurt DelBene]], who has served as Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology and CIO at the Department of Veterans Affairs since November 2021.<ref name=VA>{{cite web|title=VA Bio|url=https://www.va.gov/opa/bios/bio_delbene.asp|website=va.gov|access-date=3 November 2022}}</ref> He was previously Chief Digital Officer and EVP of Corporate Strategy, Core Services Engineering and Operations at Microsoft Corporation,<ref name=MicrosoftExecs>{{cite web|title=Leadership Stories|url=https://news.microsoft.com/exec/kurt-delbene|website=Microsoft.com|access-date=15 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021164530/https://news.microsoft.com/exec/kurt-delbene/|archive-date=October 21, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> and led the effort to fix the [[Healthcare.gov]] website at President [[Barack Obama]]'s request.<ref name=Madrona>{{cite news|title=Kurt Delbene|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/microsoft-brings-back-kurt-delbene-for-new-senior-strategy-post-1428943008|website=The Wall Street Journal|date=April 13, 2015 |access-date=27 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180428011955/https://www.wsj.com/articles/microsoft-brings-back-kurt-delbene-for-new-senior-strategy-post-1428943008|archive-date=April 28, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all |last1=Ovide |first1=Shira }}</ref> The couple has two children.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://delbene.house.gov/about/full-biography.htm|title=Full Biography - U.S. House of Representatives|access-date=26 May 2024|website=house.gov}}</ref>

DelBene is a practicing [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopalian]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Episcopalians bring faith perspectives to Congress on both sides of political aisle|url=https://www.episcopalnewsservice.org/2017/11/09/episcopalians-bring-faith-perspectives-to-congress-on-both-sides-of-political-aisle/|publisher=Episcopal News Service|first=David|last=Paulsen|date=November 9, 2017|access-date=January 16, 2021}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Women in the United States House of Representatives]]

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
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* [http://delbene.house.gov/ Congresswoman Suzan DelBene] official U.S. House website
* [http://www.delbeneforcongress.com Suzan DelBene for Congress]
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Suzan DelBene - Revision history

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