Barbara Boxer

Barbara Levy Boxer (born November 11, 1940 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American politician and the current junior U.S. Senator from the State of California.

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November 11 - 1940 - Brooklyn, New York - American - U.S. Senator - State - California

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A member of the Democratic Party, Boxer was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1992. Throughout her career, Boxer has been a vocal advocate for environmental issues, women's rights, gun control, and medical research. She is generally classified as a progressive, and is often a political target of conservative groups. Boxer has earned a reputation as an unabashed liberal, quite unlike her more centrist fellow senator from California, Dianne Feinstein. Her electoral margins have increased each time she has sought re-election.

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Democratic Party - U.S. Senate - 1992 - Environmental - Women's rights - Gun control - Medical research - Progressive - Conservative - Liberal - Dianne Feinstein

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