Tammy Duckworth

Biography

Tammy Duckworth is a renowned American politician and retired Army National Guard lieutenant colonel serving as the junior United States senator from Illinois since 2017. A combat veteran of the Iraq War, she lost both legs and some mobility in her right arm after a rocket-propelled grenade attack in 2004. Despite her injuries, she continued to serve in the Illinois Army National Guard until her retirement in 2014. She previously represented Illinois's 8th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2013 to 2017.