Elizabeth Ann Warren is an American politician and lawyer serving as the senior United States senator from Massachusetts since 2013. She was formerly a law school professor specializing in bankruptcy law. A member of the Democratic Party and a progressive, Warren has focused on consumer protection, economic opportunity, and the social safety net while in the Senate. She was also a Democratic candidate in the 2020 United States presidential election. Warren is a graduate of the University of Houston and Rutgers Law School and has taught law at several universities, including the University of Houston, the University of Texas at Austin, the University of Pennsylvania, and Harvard University. She was one of the most influential professors of bankruptcy law before beginning her political career. Warren has written eleven books and more than a hundred articles.
Born: | Elizabeth Ann Herring, June 22, 1949, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Political party: | Democratic (1996–present) |
Other political affiliations: | Republican (Before 1996) |
Children: | 2, including Amelia |
Education: | University of Houston (BS), Rutgers Law School (JD) |
Occupation: | Politician, lawyer, educator, author |
Preceded by: | Scott Brown |
Twitter: | Elizabeth Warren's Twitter profile |
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About Elizabeth Warren
Politician and Democrat who became a US Senator from Massachusetts in 2013. She is known for her no-nonsense attitude, making her popular among American progressives.
Before Fame
She taught American bankruptcy law at Harvard Law School.
Achievement
She was the first woman to be elected Senator of Massachusetts. In the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, she served as chair of the Congressional Oversight Pane, which oversaw the government's purchase of assets and equity from financial institutions to strengthen its financial sector.
Family Life
She married Jim Warren in 1968, but they divorced ten years later. She married Bruce Mann in 1980 and she has two kids named Amelia Warren Tyagi and Alexander Warren.
Associations
She was appointed the Special Adviser for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in 2010 by Barack Obama.
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- Progressivism in the United States - Progressivism in the United States is a political philosophy and reform movement that reached its height early in the 20th century.
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- University of Michigan Law School faculty
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