Stacey Plaskett
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Born | Stacey Elizabeth Plaskett May 13, 1966 New York City, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic (2008–present) |
Other political affiliations | Republican (until 2008) |
Spouse | Jonathan Buckney Small |
Children | 5 |
Education | Georgetown University (BSFS) American University (JD) |
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Website | House website |
Stacey Elizabeth Plaskett
Before 2008, Plaskett was a member of the
Early life and education
Plaskett was born on May 13, 1966, in
Plaskett spent a term abroad in
Plaskett ran for student government at Georgetown under a progressive student ticket and was very active in the
Career
After graduating from law school, Plaskett accepted a position as an
Plaskett accepted the offer and served as counsel for the assistant attorney general for the DOJ Civil Division, and also as acting deputy assistant attorney general for the Torts Branch in the Civil Division.[3] She then joined the staff of Deputy Attorney General Larry Thompson, primarily working on the Justice Honors program and an initiative to increase the number of minority and women attorneys at the Justice Department.[13] While in the Justice Civil Division, she also worked on the Terrorism Litigation Task Force, the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund and United States v. Philip Morris, the case against several major tobacco companies for violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) by engaging in a conspiracy to deceive the public about the health effects of smoking.[9]
After Thompson resigned, Plaskett joined the staff of his successor, James Comey. She later left government service to become a deputy general counsel at UnitedHealth Group.[3] There, she worked in the Americhoice division, handling legal work related to Medicaid and Medicare programs.[9] She then moved to the Virgin Islands, where she worked in private practice and from 2007 to 2014 served as general counsel for the Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority, charged with the economic development of the U.S. territory.[14][15]
Plaskett switched from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party in late 2008.[4] She was initiated into Delta Sigma Theta sorority in 2019.[16]
During a 2023 MSNBC interview, Plaskett said that Donald Trump "needs to be shot" before correcting herself and saying that he needed to be stopped.[17] This resulted in several conservative commentators calling for her resignation.[18]
U.S. House of Representatives
Elections
2012
In 2012, Plaskett challenged nine-term delegate
2014
In 2014, Plaskett ran for the office again, after formally declaring her candidacy in November 2013. In the Democratic primary held on August 2, she faced Shawn-Micheal Malone, a Virgin Islands Senator, and Senate President, and Emmett Hansen, a former Virgin Islands Senator and former chair of the Democratic Party of the Virgin Islands. She received 50.4% of the vote to Malone's 41.61% and Hansen's 7.92%.[19] She defeated Republican nominee Vince Danet in the general election held on November 4 with over 90% of the vote.[20]
2016
Plaskett was challenged in the Democratic primary by former Virgin Islands Senator Ronald Russell. She defeated Russell with 85.48% of the vote to his 14.04%.[21] In the general election, she faced Republican Gordon Ackley, an Air Force veteran and business owner, who ran as a write-in candidate.[22] She won in a landslide, garnering almost 98% of the vote.[23]
2018
Plaskett won reelection unopposed in both the Democratic primary and the general election.[24]
2020
Plaskett won reelection, defeating independent candidate Shekema George with 88.09% of the vote.[25]
Impeachment manager
On January 12, 2021, Plaskett was named a
Weaponization Subcommittee
On February 2, 2023, Plaskett was appointed by Minority Leader
On April 13, 2023, Plaskett sent a letter to journalist Matt Taibbi threatening him with prison time,[30] alleging that Taibbi lied under oath by intentionally confusing the acronyms of the Center for Internet Security and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency in a tweet he published as part of the Twitter Files entry No. 6. Plaskett's letter was criticized by the Freedom of the Press Foundation, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression and Demand Progress as an attempt to intimidate Taibbi and other journalists involved with the Twitter Files.[30]
Donations from Jeffrey Epstein
After receiving criticism in 2019 when Jeffrey Epstein was arrested for new sex crimes, Plaskett was the first politician to announce she would give away Epstein's political donations, saying the funds would benefit The Women’s Coalition and The Family Resource Center.[31]
Committee assignments
- 118th Congress
- House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
- Subcommittee on National Intelligence Enterprise (Ranking Member)
- Subcommittee on Defense Intelligence and Overhead Architecture
- House Judiciary Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization (Ranking Member)
- 117th Congress[32]
- Committee on Agriculture
- Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture and Research(Ranking Member)
- Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy and Credit
- Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture
- Committee on the Budget
- Committee on Ways and Means
- Subcommittee on Oversight
- Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures
- Past memberships
- Committee on Agriculture
- Subcommittee on Nutrition
- Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture
- Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
- Subcommittee on Government Operations
- Subcommittee on Interior
Caucus memberships
- New Democrat Coalition (Leadership Member)[33]
- Congressional Black Caucus[34]
- Climate Solutions Caucus[35]
Personal life
Plaskett is married to Jonathan Buckney Small, a community activist and former professional tennis player.[8] She has five children, four of them with Andre Duffy, her previous husband.[12] She has served on numerous nonprofit boards focused primarily on education, culture, and community development.[9] Plaskett is Lutheran.[36][37][38]
See also
- List of African-American United States representatives
- Women in the United States House of Representatives
References
- ^ "Stacey Elizabeth Plaskett-Duffy Profile | Washington, DC Lawyer". www.martindale.com.
- ^ "Stacey Plaskett". Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Archives of Women's Political Communication". Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics. Iowa State University. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Stacey Plaskett Running for Delegate". St. Croix Source. November 23, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
- ^ Neumann, Sean (February 11, 2021). "How Virgin Islands Del. Stacey Plaskett Made History Arguing for Donald Trump's Impeachment". PEOPLE.com. People magazine. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
- ^ "Representative Stacey E. Plaskett (1966 - )". congress.gov.
- ^ a b McDonough, Annie (March 9, 2021). "Del. Stacey Plaskett is a New Yorker at heart". City & State New York. Archived from the original on March 9, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
- ^ a b Nielsen, E. (February 10, 2019). "Stacey E. Plaskett (1966- )". BlackPast. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Candidate - Stacey E. Plaskett". Our Campaigns. December 29, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- ^ "Stacey Plaskett (F'88) Honored with Samuel A. Halsey Jr. Award". Georgetown University. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
- ^ POLITICO. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
- ^ a b "Delegate Stacey Plaskett". Legistorm. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
- ^ Thompson, Larry D. (May 6, 2003). "Department of Justice Diversity Initiatives" (PDF). U.S. Department of Justice. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ "Biography". Congresswoman Stacey E. Plaskett. U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
- ^ "Stacey Plaskett". Ballotpedia - The Encyclopedia of American Politics. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
- ^ "CONGRESSWOMAN STACEY E. PLASKETT INITIATED INTO DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY, INCORPORATED". Congresswoman Stacey E. Plaskett. April 26, 2019. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- ^ Patrick, Holly (June 19, 2023). "Democratic lawmaker Stacey Plaskett accidentally says Trump 'needs to be shot' in slip-up on live TV". The Independent. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
- ^ "Democrat slammed after accidentally saying Trump 'needs to be shot' before quickly correcting herself".
- ^ "SUMMARY REPORT USVI PRIMARY UNOFFICIAL RESULTS". Vivote.gov. August 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 11, 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
- ^ Lewin, Aldeth. "Stacey Plaskett Wins Race for Delegate to Congress". virginislandsdailynews.com. Archived from the original on November 8, 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 17, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Virgin Islands 2016 General Election". www.thegreenpapers.com. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
- ^ "Summary report. Unofficial results". vivote.gov. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
- ^ "13 GU Alumni Seek Congressional Seats". The Hoya. November 6, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
- ^ "Territorial Election Summary Results Report USVI General Election" (PDF). Election System of the Virgin Islands. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
- ^ "Pelosi Names Impeachment Managers". speaker.gov. January 12, 2021.
- ^ "Plaskett Appointed as Ranking Member to House Select Subcommittee on Weaponization of the Federal Government". February 2, 2023.
- ^ Schapitl, Lexie; Grisales, Claudia (February 9, 2023). "House panel on 'weaponization' of the government's first hearing takes aim at DOJ, FBI". NPR. Archived from the original on April 8, 2023.
- ^ According to the FBI, O’Boyle "was suspended by the bureau because internal investigators had concluded that he leaked sensitive investigative information to the right-wing group Project Veritas". See Nobles, Ryan (June 8, 2023). "FBI agent who testified for Republicans was suspended over leaked sensitive information". NBC News. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
- ^ a b "House Democrat Threatens Twitter Files Journalist with Prosecution and Imprisonment". April 20, 2023.
- ^ Schwartz, Brian (July 9, 2019). "Democratic congresswoman from Virgin Islands reverses course, will donate campaign contributions from accused child molester Jeffrey Epstein". CNBC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ "Member Profiles/Stacey E. Plaskett". Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
- ^ "Members". New Democrat Coalition. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
- ^ "Membership". Congressional Black Caucus. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
- ^ "Climate Solutions Caucus Members". Citizen´s Climate Lobby. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
- ^ "National Religious Partnership for the Environment - Rep. Stacey Plaskett (D-VI-01)". www.congressweb.com. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
- ^ "Public Invited To Plaskett Ceremonial Swearing-In, Service of Blessing". Retrieved November 12, 2022.
- ^ Mitchell, Travis (January 3, 2019). "Faith on the Hill: The religious composition of the 116th Congress". Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
External links
- Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett official U.S. House website
- Plaskett for Congress campaign website