In 2018, Lois was selected to serve on the powerful Appropriations Committee. She currently serves on the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and State, Foreign Operations Sub committees. Through her role on the committee, she has been fighting to secure funding for health care, programs for seniors, protecting and preserving our environment, expanding housing, and lowering costs for families.
She has always been and continues to be a loud voice and leading force to improve the lives of children and families as well as seniors and veterans. She is a fierce advocate for racial justice, human rights and women’s reproductive freedom, fights she will never abandon and urges everyone to participate in today. Lois is Chair of the Democratic Women’s Caucus, advocating for women’s issues in all policy areas.
Lois is the proud mother to her son Ben, who is a United States Marine war veteran, and Lolo to her grandsons. She is also an avid abstract painter who greatly appreciates the arts.
