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Jun 2, 2010 · Tammy Baldwin and her partner Lauren Azar split. by Christina Wilkie - 06/01/10 11:31 PM ET. Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Wisconsin Public Service Commissioner Lauren Azar are...
- Christina Wilkie
May 28, 2010 · U.S. representative Tammy Baldwin (pictured, right) and her partner of nearly 15 years, Lauren Azar (left), have ended their relationship, according to an announcement from Baldwin's...
For 15 years, Baldwin's domestic partner was Lauren Azar; in 2009, the couple registered as domestic partners in Wisconsin. They separated in 2010. Baldwin was baptized Episcopalian but considers herself "unaffiliated" with a religion.
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Baldwin won her first seat in politics on the Dane County Board of Supervisors at the age of 24. She was elected to four terms. Since then, she has continually held seats in the state Assembly, U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate. In each chamber, she has been the first openly LGBTQ representative elected, and she was also the first woman...
The senator attended Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, and the University of Wisconsin Law School.
Baldwin was raised by her grandparents, who both worked at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She has spoken openly about her mother, who struggled with opioid addiction and mental health. The senator was in a domestic partnership with attorney Lauren Azar. They ended their relationship in 2010.
Baldwin twice voted to convict Donald Trumpafter the former president was impeached by the House of Representatives. Baldwin voted to create a commission to study the Capitol riotsof Jan. 6, 2021. Baldwin voted for the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Baldwin voted for the confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jacksonto be a justice on the U.S. Supr...
Baldwin had a 38% approval rating in a 2021 Marquette Law School poll. She has generally won elections by wide margins.
Baldwin's officecame under fire for inaction in 2015 over alleged overmedication at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Tomah.
Baldwin maintains offices in Eau Claire, Milwaukee, Madison, La Crosse, Green Bay, Ashland and Washington, D.C. Feedback can be submitted on Baldwin's website. For time-sensitive issues, her staff can be reached at 202-224-5653. More:Not every Packers fan in Wisconsin can watch all the games, but Sen. Tammy Baldwin is trying to change that More:Tam...
U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin and her partner of nearly 15 years are separating. Baldwin, a Madison Democrat and first open lesbian elected to Congress, issued a statement through her office Friday saying she and Lauren Azar are terminating their domestic partnership.
Republicans also plan to call on Baldwin, who separated from longtime domestic partner Lauren Azar in 2010, to disclose the finances of Maria Brisbane, her new partner.
Dec 10, 2009 · The bill is personally significant for Baldwin because, in Wisconsin, she can neither legally marry nor provide her longtime partner Lauren Azar with her employment benefits. “I can’t cover Lauren on my health insurance,” she said.
