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  1. Elizabeth Ann Warren (née Herring; born June 22, 1949) is an American politician and former law professor who is the senior United States senator from Massachusetts, serving since 2013.

  2. Elizabeth Warren is the senior United States senator from Massachusetts. She is a member of the Democratic Party. [1] Warren was a candidate in the 2020 United States presidential election, [2] ultimately placing third behind Bernie Sanders, and eventual winner Joe Biden.

    • Background
    • Campaign
    • Political Positions

    During the run-up to the 2016 presidential elections, Warren was widely believed by political commentators to be planning a run for the Democratic primaries and she was seen as one of the favorites to win the Democratic nomination, due to her popularity among the progressive wing of the party. However, she decided not to enter the race, claiming sh...

    Exploratory committee

    Warren was regarded to be the first major Democratic contender to have announced the formation of an exploratory committee for a 2016 presidential campaign, delivering her announcement in a video on December 30, 2018. In this video, she said that "America's middle class is under attack" in explaining the need for her populist economic agenda, indirectly referring to her recently proposed Accountable Capitalism Act. News reports soon after the announcement noted that Republicans have often cri...

    Campaign announcement

    On February 9, 2019, Warren officially announced her run at a rally at the Everett Mills in Lawrence, Massachusetts, the site of the 1912 Bread and Roses strike. Warren announced that Roger Lauwould serve as her campaign manager, making him the first Asian-American campaign manager for a major American Presidential candidate. Commenting on her campaign, The New York Times said that Warren "is signaling to party leaders that, far from wanting to stage a 'political revolution' in the fashion of...

    Early developments

    Warren instituted a number of traditions at her campaign events. One of them was how she would interact with young girls. She made it a practice to say to young girls, "My name is Elizabeth and I'm running for president, because that's what girls do", before having them make a pinky promise with her to remember what she said. Another practice Warren instituted were so-called "selfielines", where, at the end of her campaign events, she would take a photo with anyone who waited in line to do so...

    Anti-corruption

    Warren's campaign website says she will "end lobbying as we know it by closing loopholes so everyone who lobbies must register, shining sunlight on their activities, banning foreign governments from hiring Washington lobbyists, and shutting down the ability of lobbyists to move freely in and out of government jobs." She promises to "shut the revolving door between Wall Street and Washington" by banning Congresspeople from trading stocks while in office and becoming lobbyists once they are out...

    Economy

    A fellow at the Roosevelt Institutesums up Warren's economic ideology as follows: Warren has rejected the "socialist" label and has said previously she is "a capitalist to [her] bones". She has cosponsored a bill raising the U.S. minimum wage to $15 an hour. She has also stated her openness to universal basic income. Warren has proposed an economic program based on "economic patriotism," which includes investing $2 trillion in climate-friendly industries, creating a new Department of Economic...

    Elections

    Warren supports the passage of an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to "protect the right of every American citizen to vote and have that vote counted." She also supports outlawing "unnecessary and unjustified" regulations that increase the difficulty of voting. She supports a ban on gerrymandering. She has also called for the abolition of the Electoral College in favor of a national popular vote in presidential elections. Warren also supports overturning the Supreme Court decision on Citize...

  3. elizabethwarren.com › meet-elizabethMeet Elizabeth Warren

    Meet Elizabeth Warren. Elizabeth grew up on the ragged edge of the middle class. Her family came an inch from losing their house after her dad’s heart attack, but her mom got a minimum wage job at Sears that saved their family.

  4. Elizabeth Ann Warren (née Herring; born June 22, 1949) is an American politician and former law professor who is the senior United States senator from Massachusetts, serving since 2013.

  5. Jun 13, 2019 · Elizabeth Warren has set the pace among the Democratic field for issuing policy proposals for everything from child care to family farms. But she made her mark in the arcane world of bankruptcy...

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  7. Mar 19, 2020 · 70 years old. Born in Oklahoma City; lives in Cambridge, Mass., and Washington. Former law professor; elected to the Senate in 2012. An expert in bankruptcy law who helped set up the Consumer ...

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