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Recorded October 18, 2011. Mary Loretta Landrieu ( / ˈlændruː / LAN-drew; [1] born November 23, 1955) is an American entrepreneur and politician who served as a United States senator from Louisiana from 1997 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, Landrieu served as the Louisiana State Treasurer from 1988 to 1996, and in the Louisiana ...
Learn about the life and career of Mary L. Landrieu, the first Democratic woman to serve on the Armed Services and Small Business Committees and the first woman to be elected to a full term in the U.S. Senate from Louisiana. Read her oral history interview transcript and citation from the Senate Historical Office.
December 4, 2014. HAMMOND, La.—Mary Landrieu is dead, and everyone knows it but Mary Landrieu. The senior senator from Louisiana, a diminutive blond woman with a round, youthful face, is...
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Landrieu was born in 1955 in Arlington, Va., and she attended high school at Ursuline Academy in New Orleans, La. She attended Louisiana State University and graduated in 1977.
Below is an abbreviated outline of Landrieu's professional and political career: 1. Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1980-1988 2. Louisiana State Treasurer, 1988-1996 3. Member of the U.S. Senate, 1997-2015 She has also worked as a real estate agent.
113th Congress
The second session of the 113th Congress enacted into law 224 out of the 3215 introduced bills (7 percent). Comparatively, the 112th Congress had 4.2 percent of introduced bills enacted into law in the second session.The Senate confirmed 13,949 out of 18,323 executive nominations received (76.1 percent). For more information pertaining to Landrieu's voting record in the 113th Congress, please see the below sections.
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Ideology and leadership
1. 1.1. See also: GovTrack's Political Spectrum & Legislative Leadership ranking Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Landrieu was a rank-and-file Democrat as of November 2014. She was a moderate Democratic leader in July 2014 and a "rank-and-file Democrat" in June 2013.
Like-minded colleagues
The website OpenCongresstracks the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she votes most and least often. The results include a member from each party.
Lifetime voting record
1. 1.1. See also: Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives According to the website GovTrack, Landrieu missed 177 of 5,657 roll call votes from January 1997 to November 2014. This amounts to 3.1 percent, which is worse than the median of 2.0 percent among currently serving senators as of November 2014.
Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update. Landrieu is married to attorney Frank Snellings. They have two children.
Dec 7, 2014 · Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu, burdened by ties to an unpopular president, lost her bid for a fourth term on Saturday to Republican Bill Cassidy. With 97% of precincts reporting, the Associated...
Sep 18, 2017 · An interview with Mary L. Landrieu, the first woman in Louisiana to serve as a U.S. Senator from 1997 to 2015. She talks about her political career, her role models, and her achievements on various issues such as energy, education, and child adoption. The interview was conducted by Daniel S. Holt, Assistant Historian at the U.S. Senate Historical Office.
Mar 25, 2019 · Learn about Mary Landrieu's career in public service, from the Louisiana State Legislature to the US Senate, where she championed causes related to energy, environment, and small business. See her featured content, events, and media highlights on RFF's website.
