Tammy Baldwin
Profile
Tammy Baldwin is an American politician and lawyer serving as the junior United States Senator from Wisconsin since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1999 to 2013 and in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1993 to 1999. Baldwin is noted for her progressive voting record on healthcare, reproductive rights, and LGBTQ+ rights, having achieved several historic milestones as the first openly lesbian woman elected to both the Wisconsin State Assembly and the U.S. Congress, as well as the first openly LGBTQ+ person elected to the U.S. Senate.
Details
- Born
- February 11, 1962 · 64 years old
- Birth place
- Madison, Wisconsin
- Education
- Smith College (BA), University of Wisconsin Law School (JD)
- Career
- Lawyer in private practice, member of the Dane County Board of Supervisors, member of the Madison Common Council
