Tammy Duckworth

Biography

Ladda Tammy Duckworth (born March 12, 1968) is an American politician and retired Army National Guard lieutenant colonel serving as the junior United States senator from Illinois since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she represented Illinois's 8th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2013 to 2017. Born in Bangkok, Thailand and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, Duckworth was educated at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and George Washington University in Washington, D.C. A combat veteran of the Iraq War, she served as a U.S. Army helicopter pilot. In 2004, when her Black Hawk helicopter was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade fired by Iraqi insurgents, she lost both legs and some mobility in her right arm. She was the first female double amputee from the war. Despite her injuries, she was awarded a medical waiver to continue serving in the Illinois Army National Guard for another ten years until she retired as a lieutenant colonel in 2014.

Known For

The Daily Show

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

The Rachel Maddow Show

At This Hour with Kate Bolduan

The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart

The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas

All Movies (5)

• The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas2026 · as Seif
• Fly Like a Girl2020 · as Self
• The Words That Built America2017 · as Self - Reader: The Constitution
• Unsung Heroes: The Story of America's Female Patriots2014 · as Self
• Housequake2009 · as Self

All TV Shows (8)

• American Veteran2021 · as Self - Host
• The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart2020 · as Self
• Firing Line with Margaret Hoover2018 · as Self
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self - Guest
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self
• At This Hour with Kate Bolduan2014 · as Self
• The Rachel Maddow Show2008 · as Self
• The Daily Show1996 · as Self