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U.S. Senate
Nevada
Jacky Rosen
Elected to the U.S. House in 2016 and then the U.S. Senate in 2018, when she defeated GOP incumbent Senator Dean Heller with 50.8% of the vote, Senator Jacky Rosen is the second woman to serve Nevada in the U.S. Senate, alongside fellow Senator Catherine Cortez Masto. Jacky is known as one of the more bipartisan Senators in the chamber, and is committed to building relationships and working across the aisle. In 2021, she helped write and pass the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law as part of the bipartisan group of Senators who negotiated the final landmark package, which now delivers good-paying jobs to Nevada while improving the state’s roads and highways, modernizing its airports, and making high-speed internet faster and more affordable. Jacky also served as chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee’s Women’s Senate Network for the 2022 election cycle. Jacky's 2024 reelection is ranked in the Top 5 most challenged races this cycle. She must be reelected to maintain the Democratic Senate majority.
Jacky sits on four Senate Committees: Armed Services; Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; and Small Business and Entrepreneurship. |
Wisconsin
Tammy Baldwin
Elected to the U.S. Senate in 2012, Tammy was Wisconsin's first woman to serve in the U.S. Senate and the first openly gay member elected to the U.S. Senate. She was reelected in 2018 with 55.4% of the vote. Tammy is committed to strengthening economic security for working families through investments in education and workforce readiness, building a strong Made in Wisconsin manufacturing and agriculture economy, quality healthcare for all Americans, and protecting the retirement security of today’s seniors and future generations. Tammy has also made addressing the student debt crisis and college affordability a top priority, and introduced the America’s College Promise Act to make the skills and credentials necessary for success in today’s economy attainable for all Americans, regardless of socio-economic status. Tammy most recently played a key role in passing the Respect for Marriage Act to protect marriage equality across the U.S.
Tammy sits on the following Senate Committees: Appropriations; Health, Education, Labor and Pensions; Commerce, Science, and Transportation. She is Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies. |
Minnesota
Amy Klobuchar
Amy Klobuchar is the first woman elected to represent the State of Minnesota in the United States Senate. Throughout her public service, Amy has built a reputation of putting partisanship aside to help strengthen the economy and support families, workers, and businesses. Since arriving in the Senate, she led the effort to pass legislation to end human trafficking and combat the opioid and fentanyl epidemic. She worked to pass consumer product safety legislation, keeping foreign toxic products out of the ocean and out of consumer products. Amy also pushed cell phone companies to enact more consumer-friendly policies. She spearheaded the Freedom to Vote Act in the U.S. Senate and continues to lead on multiple voting issues, including spearheading the work to pass the bipartisan Electoral Count Reform Act. Amy has also led efforts to improve election security and prevent foreign interference in our democracy and successfully secured $1.2 billion to strengthen states’ election infrastructure and help protect them from future attacks by foreign adversaries.
Amy serves as a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Joint Economic Committee, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, and the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry. She is Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, chairwoman of the Joint Committee on Printing, and vice chairwoman of the Joint Committee on the Library. Washington
Maria CantwellMaria currently serves as a United States Senator for the State of Washington. With the help of Pell Grants, Maria was the first member of her family to graduate college. Later, a successful businesswoman in Washington's hi-tech industry, she helped build a company that created hundreds of high-paying jobs from the ground up. Maria was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2000, 2006, 2012, and again in 2018. She is working to create affordable opportunities for consumers, businesses and families, foster innovation for tomorrow, and to stand with parents as they educate and care for their children. When Enron officials attempted to charge Washington ratepayers for millions of dollars in undelivered electricity, Maria led the effort that successfully stopped them. She is currently leading efforts in the Senate to make America more energy independent, and has been an advocate for educational opportunities for children and less expensive, more accessible health care for families.
Maria serves as Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, and is a member of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Committee on Finance, Committee on Indian Affairs, Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, and the Joint Committee on Taxation. |
New York
Kirsten GillibrandKirsten has represented the state of New York in the U.S. Senate since 2009. In her first term, she led the effort to repeal the discriminatory “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, which had banned LGBTQ+ people from serving openly in the military. She passed the 9/11 health bill, which ensured that first responders and 9/11 survivors received the necessary care. More recently, she passed major legislation to give benefits to veterans exposed to toxic burn pits overseas, passed the first federal law making domestic gun trafficking a crime, and reformed the military justice system on behalf of U.S. service members. She also wrote and passed the STOCK Act to ban members of Congress and their families from insider trading. Kirsten was also the first member of Congress to post a daily report listing her official meetings, earmark requests, and personal financial disclosures online for public consumption.
She serves as a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, Select Committee on Intelligence, Special Committee on Aging, the Committee on Armed Services, and is Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities. Hawaii
Mazie Hirono
Mazie was elected to the Senate in 2012 and sworn in as Hawaii’s first female senator and the country’s first Asian-American woman senator. Throughout her time in the Senate, Mazie has fought on behalf of Hawaii families and communities whose voices are not often heard in Congress. Born in Fukushima, Japan, Mazie was nearly eight years old when her mother brought her and her siblings to Hawaii. She served in the Hawaii House of Representatives from 1981 to 1994 and earned a reputation as an advocate for consumers and workers. After being elected as Hawaii’s lieutenant governor in 1994, she led efforts to support Hawaii's tourism industry through visa reform. Voters in Hawaii’s second congressional district elected Hirono to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2006.
Mazie serves as a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Committee on the Judiciary, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, and is Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support. |
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Candidate Questionnaire, Candidate Interview, and Committee Vote.