Barbara Lee is the U.S. Representative for California's 9th congressional district (D-Oakland), serving since 1998.  Lee was the Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus. Lee is notable as the only member of either house of Congress to vote against the authorization of use of force following the September 11, 2001 attacks. Lee was co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and a co-founder of the Out-of-Iraq Caucus.