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.

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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