She was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 14,248 votes in 21 Opole district as a candidate from the Civic Platform list. In June 2009 she was elected as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from the Civic Platform list.
In 2005, she was elected to the Sejm representing the 21 Opole district on the Civic Platform list, garnering 14,248 votes.  She later became a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) in June 2009, also representing the Civic Platform list.