People: Mar. 8, 1982

Her late father, Hale Boggs, was House Majority Leader. Her mother is Corinne ("Lindy") Boggs, Democratic Congresswoman from Louisiana. So it is only natural that Barbara Boggs Sigmund, 42, should hanker for her own share of Capitol Hill office space. With her mother at her side, Barbara, a ten-year veteran of New Jersey politics, announced that she would seek the Democratic congressional nomination for the district that includes her home in Princeton. If she is successful and her mother is reelected, Boggs and Boggs would become the first mother-daughter act in congressional history....

Want the full story?

Subscribe Now

Subscribe
Subscribe

Learn more about the benefits of being a TIME subscriber

If you are already a subscriber sign up — registration is free!