Karen Tandy
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Karen Tandy is the current Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, an agency of the United States Department of Justice. She was nominated by President George W. Bush and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on July 31, 2003.
Prior to becoming DEA Administrator, Tandy was Associate Deputy Attorney General and Director of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF). In her capacity as Associate Deputy Attorney General, she was responsible for oversight of the Drug Enforcement Administration and the National Drug Intelligence Center, as well as responsible for developing national drug enforcement policy and strategies.
Tandy is a native of Fort Worth, Texas and is a graduate of Texas Tech University and the Texas Tech Law School. She is married with two daughters.
On October 31, 2006, she refused to speak to 8 people who could not be treated for conditions because of her team shutting down medical marijuana clinics.
