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Tammy Duckworth to become first senator to give birth while in office
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The Illinois Democrat told The Chicago Sun-Times Tuesday that she and her husband, Bryan Bowlsbey, are expecting their second child in April.
Only 10 lawmakers, including Duckworth, have given birth while serving on Congress, but all were members of the House. Duckworth, who is just over six months along in her pregnancy, will become the first sitting senator to give birth.
“I feel great,” Duckworth, 49, told the Sun-Times.
Duckworth, who was elected to the Senate in 2016, gave birth to her first child, Abigail, in 2014.
“I’ve had multiple IVF cycles and a miscarriage trying to conceive again, so we’re very grateful,” she said, referring to in-vitro fertilization treatments.
Only 10 lawmakers, including Duckworth, have given birth while serving on Congress, but all were members of the House. Duckworth, who is just over six months along in her pregnancy, will become the first sitting senator to give birth.
“I feel great,” Duckworth, 49, told the Sun-Times.
Duckworth, who was elected to the Senate in 2016, gave birth to her first child, Abigail, in 2014.
“I’ve had multiple IVF cycles and a miscarriage trying to conceive again, so we’re very grateful,” she said, referring to in-vitro fertilization treatments.
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