Tammy Baldwin

Tammy Suzanne Green Baldwin is an American politician and lawyer who has served as the junior United States senator from Wisconsin since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, she served three terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the 78th district, and from 1999 to 2013 represented Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. In 2012, Baldwin was elected to the United States Senate, defeating Republican nominee Tommy Thompson. In 2018, Baldwin was reelected, defeating Republican nominee Leah Vukmir. On April 12, 2023, Baldwin announced her candidacy for reelection in the 2024 Senate election in Wisconsin.
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Some of the key events about Tammy Baldwin

  • 1984
    Graduated from Smith College with degrees in mathematics and government
  • 1986
    Elected to the Dane County Board of Supervisors
  • 1993
    Elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly
  • 1998
    Became the first openly gay woman elected to Congress
  • 1999
    Voted against a bill to ban partial-birth abortions
  • 2004
    Co-founded the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus
  • 2006
    Voted against a constitutional amendment to define marriage as between one man and one woman
  • 2007
    Authored the Ending LGBT Health Disparities Act
  • 2008
    Voted against the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act, which aimed to address the subprime mortgage crisis
  • 2009
    Helped pass the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act
  • 2010
    Played a key role in repealing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy
  • 2011
    Voted against a bill to prohibit federal funding for National Public Radio
  • 2012
    Became the first openly LGBT person elected to the U.S. Senate
  • 2013
    Introduced the Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act
  • 2013
    Voted against an amendment to require completion of the border fence with Mexico
  • 2015
    Voted against the Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act
  • 2017
    Voted against the confirmation of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court
  • 2018
    Voted against the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court
  • 2019
    Voted against the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement
  • 2020
    Voted against the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court

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