Barbara Levy Boxer (born November 11, 1940) is an American Democratic politician and the current junior U.S. Senator from the State of California. She holds the record for most popular votes in a statewide contested election in California, having received 6,955,728 ballots, in her 2004 re-election over former Republican Secretary of State Bill Jones.
Boxer was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1992, becoming one of the first two female Jewish senators, along with Dianne Feinstein. Throughout her career, Boxer has been a vocal advocate for environmental issues, abortion rights, gun control, and medical research. She is generally classified as a progressive or liberal and is often in conflict with conservative groups. Her electoral margins have increased each time she has sought re-election. With the 110th Congress convening, Boxer has taken position as Chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. She is the first woman to chair the Committee.
She has held the position of Chief Deputy Whip in Minority, and as of January 4, 2007, is the Chief Deputy Whip in Majority.
United States Senator Barbara Boxer official Senate site
List of Bills Sponsored
Barbara Boxer's PAC for a Change
Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org
Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
Issue positions and quotes at On The Issues
New York Times — Barbara Boxer News collected news and commentary
Barbara Boxer speaks at The World Affairs Council of Northern California video
Articles
Barbara Boxer on Darfur humanitarian crisis
Elena Ong's Woman of the Year 2005
Progressive Magazine: Barbara Boxer Interview
Hero for a New Generation of Democrats
NPR: Barbara Boxer: Rice Hearings and the 2004 Vote
United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
Phillip Burton
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 6th congressional district
1983 – 1993
Succeeded by
Lynn C. Woolsey
United States Senate
Preceded by
Alan Cranston
United States Senator (Class 3) from California
1993 – present
Served alongside: Dianne Feinstein
Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by
Jim Inhofe
Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
2007 – present
Incumbent
Preceded by
George Voinovich
Chairman of the Senate Ethics Committee
2007 – present
Party political offices
Preceded by
John Breaux
Chief Senate Democratic Deputy Whip
2005 – present
Incumbent
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United States Senators from California
Class 1: Frémont • Weller • Broderick • Haun • Latham • Conness • Casserly • Hager • Booth • Miller • Hearst • Williams • Hearst • Felton • White • Bard • Flint • Works • Johnson • Knowland • Engle • Salinger • Murphy • Tunney • Hayakawa • Wilson • Seymour • Feinstein
Class 3: Gwin • McDougall • Cole • Sargent • Farley • Stanford • Perkins • Phelan • Shortridge • McAdoo • Storke • Downey • Nixon • Kuchel • Cranston • Boxer
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California's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators
Dianne Feinstein (D) · Barbara Boxer (D)
Representative(s)
Mike Thompson (D) · Wally Herger (R) · Dan Lungren (R) · John T. Doolittle (R) · Doris Matsui (D) · Lynn C. Woolsey (D) · George Miller (D) · Nancy Pelosi (D) · Barbara Lee (D) · Ellen Tauscher (D) · Jerry McNerney (D) · Jackie Speier (D) · Pete Stark (D) · Anna Eshoo (D) · Mike Honda (D) · Zoe Lofgren (D) · Sam Farr (D) · Dennis Cardoza (D) · George Radanovich (R) · Jim Costa (D) · Devin Nunes (R) · Kevin McCarthy (R) · Lois Capps (D) · Elton Gallegly (R) · Howard McKeon (R) · David Dreier (R) · Brad Sherman (D) · Howard Berman (D) · Adam Schiff (D) · Henry Waxman (D) · Xavier Becerra (D) · Hilda Solis (D) · Diane Watson (D) · Lucille Roybal-Allard (D) · Maxine Waters (D) · Jane Harman (D) · Laura Richardson (D) · Grace Napolitano (D) · Linda Sánchez (D) · Ed Royce (R) · Jerry Lewis (R) · Gary Miller (R) · Joe Baca (D) · Ken Calvert (R) · Mary Bono Mack (R) · Dana Rohrabacher (R) · Loretta Sanchez (D) · John Campbell (R) · Darrell Issa (R) · Brian Bilbray (R) · Bob Filner (D) · Duncan Hunter (R) · Susan Davis (D)
State delegations
Alabama • Alaska • Arizona • Arkansas • California • Colorado • Connecticut • Delaware • Florida • Georgia • Hawaii • Idaho • Illinois • Indiana • Iowa • Kansas • Kentucky • Louisiana • Maine • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan • Minnesota • Mississippi • Missouri • Montana • Nebraska • Nevada • New Hampshire • New Jersey • New Mexico • New York • North Carolina • North Dakota • Ohio • Oklahoma • Oregon • Pennsylvania • Rhode Island • South Carolina • South Dakota • Tennessee • Texas • Utah • Vermont • Virginia • Washington • West Virginia • Wisconsin • Wyoming
Non-voting delegations
American Samoa • District of Columbia • Guam • Puerto Rico • U.S. Virgin Islands
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Current members of the United States Senate
AL: Shelby (R), Sessions (R)
AK: Stevens (R), Murkowski (R)
AZ: McCain (R), Kyl (R)
AR: Lincoln (D), Pryor (D)
CA: Feinstein (D), Boxer (D)
CO: Allard (R), Salazar (D)
CT: Dodd (D), Lieberman (I)
DE: Biden (D), Carper (D)
FL: Nelson (D), Martinez (R)
GA: Chambliss (R), Isakson (R)
HI: Inouye (D), Akaka (D)
ID: Craig (R), Crapo (R)
IL: Durbin (D), Obama (D)
IN: Lugar (R), Bayh (D)
IA: Grassley (R), Harkin (D)
KS: Brownback (R), Roberts (R)
KY: McConnell (R), Bunning (R)
LA: Landrieu (D), Vitter (R)
ME: Snowe (R), Collins (R)
MD: Mikulski (D), Cardin (D)
MA: Kennedy (D), Kerry (D)
MI: Levin (D), Stabenow (D)
MN: Coleman (R), Klobuchar (D)
MS: Cochran (R), Wicker (R)
MO: Bond (R), McCaskill (D)
MT: Baucus (D), Tester (D)
NE: Hagel (R), Nelson (D)
NV: Reid (D), Ensign (R)
NH: Gregg (R), Sununu (R)
NJ: Lautenberg (D), Menendez (D)
NM: Domenici (R), Bingaman (D)
NY: Schumer (D), Clinton (D)
NC: Dole (R), Burr (R)
ND: Conrad (D), Dorgan (D)
OH: Voinovich (R), Brown (D)
OK: Inhofe (R), Coburn (R)
OR: Wyden (D), Smith (R)
PA: Specter (R), Casey (D)
RI: Reed (D), Whitehouse (D)
SC: Graham (R), DeMint (R)
SD: Johnson (D), Thune (R)
TN: Alexander (R), Corker (R)
TX: Hutchison (R), Cornyn (R)
UT: Hatch (R), Bennett (R)
VT: Leahy (D), Sanders (I)
VA: Warner (R), Webb (D)
WA: Murray (D), Cantwell (D)
WV: Byrd (D), Rockefeller (D)
WI: Kohl (D), Feingold (D)
WY: Enzi (R), Barrasso (R)
Republican (49) • Democratic (49) • Independent (2)
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Current Government of California Statewide Elected Officials and Legislative Leaders
Senior United States Senator
Junior United States Senator
Dianne Feinstein
Barbara Boxer
Governor of California
Lieutenant Governor of California
California Attorney General
Secretary of State of California
California State Controller
California State Treasurer
California Insurance Commissioner
California Superintendent of Public Instruction
Arnold Schwarzenegger
John Garamendi
Jerry Brown
Debra Bowen
John Chiang
Bill Lockyer
Steve Poizner
Jack O'Connell
Senate President pro tempore
Senate Majority Leader
Senate Minority Leader
Don Perata
Gloria Romero
Dave Cogdill
Assembly Speaker
Assembly Majority Leader
Assembly Minority Leader
Karen Bass
Alberto Torrico
Michael Villines
Persondata
NAME
Boxer, Barbara
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Levy, Boxer
SHORT DESCRIPTION
American politician
DATE OF BIRTH
November 11, 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH
Brooklyn, New York
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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