Mary Landrieu

Mary Landrieu
Official portrait, 2009
United States Senator
from Louisiana
In office
January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2015
Preceded byJ. Bennett Johnston
Succeeded byBill Cassidy
Chair of the Senate Energy Committee
In office
February 12, 2014 – January 3, 2015
Preceded byRon Wyden
Succeeded byLisa Murkowski
Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee
In office
January 3, 2009 – February 12, 2014
Preceded byJohn Kerry
Succeeded byMaria Cantwell
Treasurer of Louisiana
In office
January 1, 1988 – January 8, 1996
GovernorEdwin Edwards (1988; 1992–1996)
Buddy Roemer (1988–1992)
Preceded byMary Evelyn Parker
Succeeded byKen Duncan
Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
from the 90th district
In office
1980–1988
Preceded byClyde F. Bel Jr.
Succeeded byMitch Landrieu
Personal details
Born
Mary Loretta Landrieu

(1955-11-23) November 23, 1955 (age 68)
Arlington County, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Frank Snellings
(m. 1988)
RelationsMitch Landrieu (brother)
Children2
ParentMoon Landrieu (father)
EducationLouisiana State University (BA)
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Mary Loretta Landrieu (/ˈlændr/ LAN-drew;[1] born November 23, 1955) is an American entrepreneur and politician who served as a United States senator from Louisiana from 1997 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, Landrieu served as the Louisiana State Treasurer from 1988 to 1996, and in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1980 to 1988.