Background
Capps, Lois Ragnhild Grimsrud was born on January 10, 1938 in Ladysmith, Wisconsin, United States. Daughter of Jurgen Milton and Solveig Magdalene (Gullixson) Grimsrud.
Capps, Lois Ragnhild Grimsrud was born on January 10, 1938 in Ladysmith, Wisconsin, United States. Daughter of Jurgen Milton and Solveig Magdalene (Gullixson) Grimsrud.
Bachelor of science in nursing with honors, Pacific Lutheran University, 1959. Master of Arts in Religion, Yale University, 1964. Master of Arts in Education, University California, Santa Barbara, 1990.
Assistant instructor Emanuel Hospital School Nursing, Portland, Oregon, 1959-1960. Surgery floor nurse Yale/New Haven Hospital, 1960-1962, head nurse, out patient, 1962-1963. Staff nurse Visiting Nurse Association, Hamden, Court, 1963-1964.
School nurse Santa Barbara School district, California, 1968-1970, 77-98. Director teenage pregnancy and parenting project Santa Barbara, 1985-1986. Member United States Congress from 23rd California district, Washington, since 1998, member budget committee, energy & commerce committee, natural resources committee.
Member Addiction, Treatment, & Recovery Caucus, Bi-Partisan Pro-Choice Caucus, Aerospace Caucus, Art Caucus, Coalition Autism Research & Education, Bike Caucus, Congressional Brain Injury Task Force, Climate Change Caucus, Community College Caucus, Diabetes Caucus, Global Health Caucus, Goods Movement Caucus, Hearing Health Caucus, Congressional Heart & Stroke Coalition, Human Rights Caucus, Intelligent Transportation Systems Caucus, National Parks Caucus, Native American Caucus, Oceans Caucus, Organics Caucus, Passenger Rail Caucus, Port Security Caucus, Recycling Caucus, Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Caucus, Specialty Crop Caucus, Congressional Task Force Alzheimers Disease, Congressional Task Force International Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Tourism & Travel Caucus, Vision Caucus, Wine Caucus, Zoo & Aquarium Caucus, Congressional Working Grp. Parkinson's Disease, Democratic Homeland Security Task Force, Out of Iraq Caucus, Prescription Drug Task Force, New Democratic Coalition. Co-chair National Marine Sanctuary Caucus, House Cancer Caucus, Coastal Caucus, Congressional Caucus Women's Issues, biomedical Research Caucus.
Founder, co-chair Nursing Caucus. Founder School Health & Safety Caucus. Board directors Santa Barbara Women's Political Committee.
Board of directors American Heart Association, Santa Barbara, since 1989, The Adoption Center, Santa Barbara, 1986-1990, Family Svc. Agency, Santa Barbara, since 1994, Stop Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Now, Santa Barbara, since 1994, Santa Barbara Women's Political Committee, since 1991. Instructor CPR, first aid, American Red Cross, Santa Barbara, since 1985.
Board directors Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary.
Married Walter Holden Capps, August 21, 1960 (deceased). Children: Lisa Margaret, Todd Holden, Laura Karolina.