Back ماري لاندريو Arabic مارى لاندريو ARZ مری لندرو AZB Mary Landrieu Danish Mary Landrieu German Mary Landrieu Spanish مری لندرو Persian Mary Landrieu Finnish Mary Landrieu French מרי לנדרו HE
Mary Landrieu | |
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 Official portrait, 2009 | |
| United States Senator from Louisiana | |
| In office January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | J. Bennett Johnston |
| Succeeded by | Bill Cassidy |
| Chair of the Senate Energy Committee | |
| In office February 12, 2014 – January 3, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Ron Wyden |
| Succeeded by | Lisa Murkowski |
| Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee | |
| In office January 3, 2009 – February 12, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | John Kerry |
| Succeeded by | Maria Cantwell |
| Treasurer of Louisiana | |
| In office January 1, 1988 – January 8, 1996 | |
| Governor | Edwin Edwards (1988; 1992–1996) Buddy Roemer (1988–1992) |
| Preceded by | Mary Evelyn Parker |
| Succeeded by | Ken Duncan |
| Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 90th district | |
| In office 1980–1988 | |
| Preceded by | Clyde F. Bel Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Mitch Landrieu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mary Loretta Landrieu November 23, 1955 Arlington County, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Frank Snellings (m. 1988) |
| Relations | Mitch Landrieu (brother) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent | Moon Landrieu (father) |
| Education | Louisiana State University (BA) |
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Mary Loretta Landrieu (/ˈlændruː/ 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.
Landrieu came to national attention in the wake of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 after she publicly criticized the federal response to the natural disaster. Her opposition to the public option played a major role in the crafting of the 2010 Affordable Care Act, since she did not agree to support it until additional concessions were granted to support Louisiana's Medicaid system. In 2011, she became a cardinal (chair) of the Senate's Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee. She chaired the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship from 2009 to 2014, and chaired the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources from 2014 to 2015.