Niki Tsongas

Niki Tsongas
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 3rd district
In office October 16, 2007 – January 3, 2019
Preceded by	Marty Meehan
Succeeded by	Lori Trahan
Constituency	5th district (2007–2013) 3rd district (2013–2019)
Personal details
Born	Nicola Dickson Sauvage (1946-04-26) April 26, 1946 (age 78) Chico, California, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Paul Tsongas ​ ​ (m. 1969; died 1997)​
Children	3
Education	Smith College (BA) Boston University (JD)
Website	Archive of House website

Nicola Dickson "Niki" Tsongas (/ˈsɒŋɡəs/; née Sauvage; born April 26, 1946) is an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts from 2007 to 2019. She held the seat formerly held by her husband, the late Paul Tsongas, for the district numbered as Massachusetts's 5th congressional district from 2007 to 2013 and as Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district from 2013 to 2019. She is a member of the Democratic Party. In August 2017 Tsongas announced that she would not seek another term in the November 2018 election.^[1]