Washington
CNN
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Democratic Rep. Suzanne Bonamici of Oregon is recovering at residence after she and her husband had been struck by a automotive Friday night “whereas had been they strolling throughout a avenue in a crosswalk.”
Bonamici’s communications director, Natalie Crofts, who shared the information of the accident in a tweet Saturday, stated the incident occurred because the congresswoman and her husband had been leaving an occasion in Portland, Oregon.
“She was handled for a concussion and laceration to her head. He was handled for minor accidents. She has been launched from the hospital to get well at residence,” Crofts stated, including, “The Congresswoman is anticipated to make a full restoration, however shall be unable to attend the city corridor conferences in Clatsop and Tillamook Counties right now and different public occasions whereas she heals.”
Bonamici was first elected to the Home in 2012 after successful a particular election to succeed Democrat David Wu, who resigned following allegations he made sexual advances.
Bonamici represents Oregon’s 1st District, a reliably Democratic seat within the Portland space that President Joe Biden would have carried by 39 factors in 2020. She gained a sixth full time period in November by 36 factors.
A member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, she has served on the Schooling and Labor Committee and chaired the panel’s Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Companies within the earlier Congress.