Tammy Baldwin
| Tammy Baldwin | |
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| Secretary of the Senate Democratic Conference | |
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Assumed office January 3, 2017 |
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| Leader | Chuck Schumer |
| Preceded by | Patty Murray |
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United States Senator from Wisconsin |
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Assumed office January 3, 2013 Serving with Ron Johnson |
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| Preceded by | Herb Kohl |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 2nd district |
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In office January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Scott Klug |
| Succeeded by | Mark Pocan |
| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 78th district |
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In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1999 |
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| Preceded by | David Clarenbach |
| Succeeded by | Mark Pocan |
| Personal details | |
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Tammy Suzanne Green Baldwin February 11, 1962 Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
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Smith College (BA) University of Wisconsin, Madison (JD) |
| Website | Official website |
Tammy Suzanne Green Baldwin (born February 11, 1962) is the junior United States Senator from Wisconsin and a member of the Democratic Party. She previously served as the U.S. Representative from Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district from 1999 to 2013, as well as serving three terms in the Wisconsin Assembly representing the 78th district.
Baldwin defeated her Republican opponent, former Wisconsin governor Tommy Thompson, in the 2012 U.S. Senate election. She is the first woman elected to represent Wisconsin in the Senate and the first openly gay U.S. Senator in history. As of 2012, Baldwin's voting record makes her one of the most liberal members of Congress.
Baldwin was born and grew up in Madison, Wisconsin, the daughter of Pamela (née Green) and Joseph Edward Baldwin. She was raised by her mother and her maternal grandparents. Her maternal grandfather, biochemist David E. Green, was Jewish (the son of immigrants from Russia and Germany), and her maternal grandmother, who was Anglican, was English-born. Baldwin's aunt is biochemist Rowena Green Matthews; through her maternal grandfather, Baldwin is a third cousin of comedian Andy Samberg.
Baldwin graduated from Madison West High School in 1980 as the class valedictorian. She earned a B.A. degree from Smith College in 1984 and a J.D. degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1989. She practiced law from 1989 to 1992.
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