Claire H. Underwood

About
Claire Hale Underwood is a Democratic Representative representing South Carolina's First Congressional District in Congress since 1939.

Representative of South Carolina's 1st District
Claire decided to run in 1938 to help better the people of her district throughout the Great Depression.

Speaker Pro Tempore under the Johnson Speakership
In 1949, Claire received an offer from Speaker of the House Lyndon B. Johnson to become his Pro Tempore after the incumbent, Theodore Sanders, became Senator of Virginia in 1949.