Sandra Fluke
American women's rights activist and lawyer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sandra Kay Fluke (/flʊk/,[1] born April 17, 1981) is an American lawyer,[2] women's rights activist,[3][4] and representative to the Democratic Party of San Fernando Valley.
Sandra Fluke | |
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Born | Sandra Kay Fluke (1981-04-17) April 17, 1981 (age 43) Saxton, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Education | Cornell University (BA) Georgetown University (JD) |
Occupation(s) | Attorney, activist |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Adam Mutterperl |
She first came to public attention when, in February 2012, Republican members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee refused to allow her to testify to that committee on the importance of requiring insurance plans to cover birth control during a discussion on whether medical insurance should have a contraception mandate.[5] She later spoke to Democratic representatives.
Fluke supported President Barack Obama's re-election campaign in 2012[6] and was a featured speaker at the 2012 Democratic National Convention. She ran for the California State Senate seat of Ted Lieu, who vacated the seat to run for the congressional seat being vacated by Henry Waxman. Fluke lost to fellow Democrat Ben Allen.