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...Though she left government in 1981 and spent part of that decade working for her husband's company, Harman returned to politics in 1991 to run for California's 36th District seat. Buoyed by a sizable war chest, she bested a bevy of candidates in a heated Democratic primary and captured the general election...
...After fending off challenges to win re-election in 1994 and 1996, Harman declined to run for another Congressional term in 1998, instead launching a bid to become governor of California. She lost the Democratic primary to Gray Davis, and taught at UCLA before winning election to her old Congressional seat...
...Harman became the ranking Democratic member of the House Intelligence Committee...
...eighth term, Harman has earned a reputation as a supporter of a diverse set of causes, from abortion rights and wiretapping to Israel and national defense...
...dealings with her, she was always professional and never tried to intervene or get in the way of any investigation." -David Szady, the FBI's former top counterintelligence official, defending Harman's integrity. (New York Times, April...