Back تامي بالدوين Arabic تامى بالدوين ARZ تیمی بالدوین AZB Tammy Baldwin Czech Tammy Baldwin German Τάμι Μπόλντουιν Greek Tammy Baldwin Spanish تیمی بالدوین Persian Tammy Baldwin Finnish Tammy Baldwin French
Tammy Baldwin | |
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.jpg) Baldwin in 2023 | |
| Secretary of the Senate Democratic Caucus | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2017 | |
| Leader | Chuck Schumer |
| Preceded by | Patty Murray |
| United States Senator from Wisconsin | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2013 Serving with Ron Johnson | |
| Preceded by | Herb Kohl |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 2nd district | |
| In office January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Scott Klug |
| Succeeded by | Mark Pocan |
| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 78th district | |
| In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1999 | |
| Preceded by | David Clarenbach |
| Succeeded by | Mark Pocan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Tammy Suzanne Green Baldwin February 11, 1962 Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
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| Website | Senate website |
Tammy Suzanne Green Baldwin (born February 11, 1962)[1] is an American politician and lawyer serving since 2013 as the junior United States senator from Wisconsin. A member of the Democratic Party, she has also served as the Secretary of the Senate Democratic Caucus since 2017 and is the dean of the United States congressional delegation from Wisconsin.
Baldwin graduated from Smith College and the University of Wisconsin Law School, and was a lawyer in private practice before entering the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1993. She served three terms from Wisconsin's 78th Assembly district from 1993 to 1999, and seven terms as the United States congresswoman from Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district from 1999 to 2013. She was elected to the United States Senate in 2012, and reelected in 2018 and 2024.
Baldwin is the first openly lesbian woman elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly (1993), the first openly lesbian woman and first woman elected to the U.S. House from Wisconsin (1998), and the first openly LGBT person and first woman elected to the U.S. Senate from Wisconsin (2012).[2][3][4] She has a progressive voting record on healthcare, reproductive rights, and LGBT rights.[5]
- ^ "Baldwin, Tammy (1962– )", Biographical Dictionary of the United States Congress
- ^ Cogan, Marin (December 20, 2007). "First Ladies". The New Republic. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
- ^ "Tammy Baldwin: Openly gay lawmaker could make history in Wisconsin U.S. Senate race – Chicago Tribune". Articles.chicagotribune.com. October 19, 2012. Archived from the original on July 31, 2013. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
- ^ Grinberg, Emanuella (November 7, 2012). "Wisconsin's Tammy Baldwin is first openly gay person elected to Senate". CNN. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
- ^ "Baldwin, Hovde come out swinging after primaries in key Wisconsin Senate race – CBS Chicago". www.cbsnews.com. August 14, 2024. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
"Baldwin: i'm proud to be a progressive". Fdlreporter.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
Amanda Terkel (December 6, 2011). "Tammy Baldwin Delivers Passionate Defense Of Progressivism". HuffPost. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
Grynbaum, Michael (November 9, 2012). "Fickle Wisconsin Sends a Trusty Progressive to the Senate". The New York Times. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
Mihalcik, Carrie. "Most Liberal Members of Congress". National Journal. Retrieved February 18, 2018.