Padua Academy
Lisa Blunt Rochester went to which school from 1979 to 1980?
Lisa Blunt Rochester Lisa LaTrelle Blunt Rochester ( née Blunt ; February 10 , 1962 ) is an American politician serving as the U.S . Representative for since 2017 . She is a member of the Democratic Party . Early life and education . Blunt Rochester was born in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , on February 10 , 1962 . Her family moved to Wilmington , Delaware , in 1969 . Her father , Ted Blunt , served on the Wilmington City Council , including as council president . Her mother , Alice LaTrelle , worked in retail . Blunt Rochester attended Padua Academy , began college at Villanova University , and later transferred to the University of Delaware in her sophomore year . She left college to live in Europe , and later received her bachelors degree in international relations from Fairleigh Dickinson University and her masters degree in urban affairs and public policy from the University of Delaware . Early political career . Blunt Rochester worked for Tom Carper as an intern in 1989 , when he served as Delawares U.S . Representative . After the internship , she continued to work for Carper as a constituent relations caseworker , and worked on his transition team when he was elected governor of Delaware . Carper appointed her deputy secretary of the Department of Health and Social Services in 1993 and Secretary of the Department of Labor in 1998 . Governor Ruth Ann Minner named Blunt Rochester the state personnel director in 2001 . In 2004 , Blunt Rochester left government service and became the CEO of the Metropolitan Wilmington Urban League . U.S . House of Representatives . Elections . Blunt Rochester ran for the United States House of Representatives in in the 2016 election . She won the Democratic Party nomination on September 13 and the general election against Republican Hans Reigle on November 8 . When she was sworn into office on January 3 , 2017 , she became the first woman and the first African-American to represent Delaware in Congress . During her swearing-in , she carried a scarf imprinted with her great-great-great-grandfathers Reconstruction Era voter registration card . He had been a slave . Tenure . On December 18 , 2019 , Blunt Rochester voted for both articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump . During the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol , Blunt Rochester was ushered into a secure room with fellow members of Congress . Despite House Rules on mask mandates , multiple Republican members , including Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia , abstained from wearing a mask . A clip went viral of Blunt Rochester offering masks to her Republican colleagues , in which they seemingly mocked and refused her offer . In the following days , multiple members tested positive for COVID-19 . Blunt Rochester voted to impeach Trump a second time on January 15 , 2021 . 2020 presidential election . Blunt Rochester played an active role in the 2020 presidential election . After Joe Biden became the presumptive Democratic nominee in March 2020 , his campaign named her one of its co-chairs . At the end of April , Blunt Rochester was named a member of the vetting committee for Bidens vice presidential candidate selection . Rochester was a 2020 Democratic National Convention speaker . Committee assignments . - Committee on Agriculture - Subcommittee on Biotechnology , Horticulture , and Research - Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management - Committee on Education and the Workforce - Subcommittee on Health , Employment , Labor , and Pensions - Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Caucus memberships . - Congressional Black Caucus - Congressional Progressive Caucus - Future of Work Caucus ( Founder / Co-Chair ) - New Democrat Coalition Personal life . Blunt Rochester was married to her first husband , basketball player Alex Bradley , from 1982 to 2003 . They met at Villanova and lived in Europe while he played basketball professionally . They have two children together . She met her second husband , Charles , later in 2003 . They married in 2006 . Charles died in 2014 . He ruptured his Achilles tendon which caused blood clots to go to his heart and lungs . Blunt Rochester identifies as a Protestant . While living abroad in China with her then-husband , Blunt Rochester co-authored the book Thrive : 34 Women , 18 Countries , One Goal .