Elizabeth Warren | |
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 Official portrait, 2016 | |
| Vice Chair of the Senate Democratic Caucus | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2017 Serving with Mark Warner | |
| Leader | Chuck Schumer |
| Preceded by | Chuck Schumer |
| United States Senator from Massachusetts | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2013 Serving with Ed Markey | |
| Preceded by | Scott Brown |
| Special Advisor for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau | |
| In office September 17, 2010 – August 1, 2011 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Raj Date |
| Chair of the Congressional Oversight Panel | |
| In office November 25, 2008 – November 15, 2010 | |
| Deputy | Damon Silvers |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Ted Kaufman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Elizabeth Ann Herring June 22, 1949 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic (1996–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Republican (1991–1996)[1] |
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| Education | University of Houston (BS) Rutgers University (JD) |
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| Website | Senate website |
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Elizabeth Ann Warren (née Herring; born June 22, 1949) is an American politician and former law professor who is the senior United States senator from Massachusetts, serving since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party and regarded as a progressive,[3] Warren has focused on consumer protection, equitable economic opportunity, and the social safety net while in the Senate. Warren was a candidate in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries, ultimately finishing third.
Born and raised in Oklahoma, Warren is a graduate of the University of Houston and Rutgers Law School and has taught law at several universities, including the University of Houston, the University of Texas at Austin, the University of Pennsylvania, and Harvard University. Warren has written 12 books and more than 100 articles.[4][5][6]
Warren's first foray into public policy began in 1995, when she worked to oppose what eventually became a 2005 act restricting bankruptcy access for individuals.[7][8] During the late 2000s, her national profile grew after her forceful public stances in favor of more stringent banking regulations after the financial crisis of 2007–2008. She served as chair of the Congressional Oversight Panel of the Troubled Asset Relief Program, and proposed and established the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, for which she served as the first special advisor under President Barack Obama.[9]
In 2012, Warren defeated incumbent Republican Scott Brown and became the first female U.S. senator from Massachusetts.[10] She won re-election by a wide margin in 2018, defeating Republican nominee Geoff Diehl.[11] On February 9, 2019, Warren announced her candidacy in the 2020 United States presidential election.[12] She was briefly considered the front-runner for the Democratic nomination in late 2019, but support for her campaign dwindled. She withdrew from the race on March 5, 2020, after Super Tuesday.[13] She won re-election for a third Senate term in 2024 against Republican nominee John Deaton.[14][15]
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- ^ "14 Years Ago, Warren And Biden Battled Over Bankruptcy. Their Fight Still Defines A Party Rift". www.wbur.org. June 11, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
- ^ Meyer, Theodoric (March 12, 2019). "Inside Biden and Warren's Yearslong Feud". POLITICO Magazine. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
- ^ Warren –, Elizabeth (May 24, 2011). "Testimony of Elizabeth Warren Before the Subcommittee on TARP, Financial Services, and Bailouts of Public and Private Programs". Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
- ^ Gabbatt, Adam (November 7, 2012). "Elizabeth Warren defeats Scott Brown in Massachusetts Senate race". the Guardian. Archived from the original on May 23, 2014. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
- ^ LeBlanc, Steve (November 7, 2018). "Sen. Warren wins re-election, promptly rips into Trump". AP News. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
- ^ Lee, MJ; Krieg, Gregory (February 9, 2019). "Elizabeth Warren kicks off presidential campaign with challenge to super-wealthy – and other Democrats". CNN. Archived from the original on January 1, 2020. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
- ^ "Warren ends 2020 presidential bid after Super Tuesday rout". WDTN. March 5, 2020. Archived from the original on March 6, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- ^ Comments, Share on Facebook Share on TwitterView. "Elizabeth Warren beats John Deaton, securing third US Senate term - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ "Massachusetts Democrat Elizabeth Warren wins third term in US Senate". AP News. November 5, 2024. Retrieved November 7, 2024.