Barbara Boxer
U.S. Senator
Democrat, California
- Date of Birth: November 11, 1940
- Birthplace: Brooklyn, N.Y.
- First Elected: 1992
Committee Assignments:
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Senate Select Committee on EthicsBarbara Boxer became a senator after 10 years in the House of Representatives, where in 1991 she led a march of women demanding the Senate take seriously allegations of sexual harassment against then-Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas during his confirmation hearings. In the Senate, Boxer chairs the Committee on Environment and Public Works as well as the Senate Select Committee on Ethics, making her the only sitting senator to hold two committee chairmanships. She also acts as chief deputy whip, articulating and advancing the objectives of the Democratic leadership. Boxer has advocated for environmental protection, consumer safety, abortion rights, gun control, and education. She faces a challenging race this fall against Carly Fiorina, the former Hewlett-Packard CEO, who is running on an anti-incumbent platform. Fiorina has spent millions on her campaign while Boxer has had more success with fundraising, including an event that featured President Obama. Boxer is a mother of two and a grandmother of four.
Campaign Fundraising
2005 - Present| Top 5 Organizations | PACs | Individuals | Total |
| ActBlue | $200 | $455,838 | $456,038 |
| EMILY's List | $6,029 | $360,608 | $366,637 |
| Girardi & Keese | $0 | $92,000 | $92,000 |
| University of California | $0 | $87,390 | $87,390 |
| Time Warner | $10,000 | $62,550 | $72,550 |
| Top 5 Industries | PACs | Individuals | Total |
| Retired | $0 | $1,615,981 | $1,615,981 |
| Lawyers & Law Firms | $101,572 | $1,250,563 | $1,352,135 |
| Democratic/Liberal | $19,981 | $585,262 | $605,243 |
| TV, Movies, & Music | $62,800 | $460,515 | $523,315 |
| Women's Issues | $23,895 | $479,859 | $503,754 |
Barbara Boxer in the News
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In Congress, Back to the Abnormal
August 04, 2011
After a brief break, Congress reverts to its customary bickering and backbiting. -
U.S. News Again Urges ABA to Improve Jobs Data
June 09, 2011
The American Bar Association is meeting to discuss recommendations to improve jobs data. - Barbara Boxer right that tax rates for wealthy have dropped as they've gotten richer Boxer's data comes from a periodic Internal Revenue Service report that looks at the income and tax data from the 400 tax returns with the highest adjusted gross income. By 2008 - the most recent year available - the aggregate…
- Senators Introduce Permanent Ban To Global Gag Rule Last night, Sens. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), and 15 other senators reintroduced legislation that would permanently repeal the Global Gag Rule - which prohibits foreign organizations receiving U.S. development assistance from using their own funds to perform abortions…
- Barbara Boxer: "Since 1995, the top 400 wealthiest families have seen their incomes go up 400 percent and their tax rates go down 40 percent." The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Barbara Boxer says 400 richest taxpayers saw incomes grow by 400 percent, tax rates fall by 40 percent During a Sept. 20, 2011, interview with Al Sharpton on MSNBC, Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., sought…
