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Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren--Official 113th Congressional Portrait--.jpg
U.S. Senate, Massachusetts
Incumbent
Tenure
January 3, 2013-Present
Term ends
January 3, 2019
Years in position 3
PartyDemocratic
PredecessorScott Brown (R)
Report an officeholder change
Compensation
Base salary$174,000/year
Elections and appointments
Last electionNovember 6, 2012
First electedNovember 6, 2012
Election dateNovember 6, 2018
Campaign $$42,506,349
Term limitsN/A
Education
Bachelor'sUniversity of Houston
J.D.Rutgers University
Personal
Date of birthJune 22, 1949
Place of birthOklahoma City, Oklahoma
Net worth(2012) $6,990,514
ReligionMethodist
Websites
Office website
Campaign website
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See also: Elizabeth Warren possible presidential campaign, 2016
Elizabeth Warren (b. June 22, 1949, in Oklahoma City, OK) is a Democratic member of the United States Senate representing Massachusetts. Warren defeated Republican incumbent Scott Brown on November 6th, 2012, and is currently serving her first term.[1][2][3] Warren is considered a possible presidential candidate in 2016.

Warren is scheduled to run for re-election in 2018.

Prior to her election in the Senate, Warren served as a professor at Harvard Law School.[3]

Based on analysis of multiple outside rankings, Warren is an average Democratic member of Congress, meaning she will vote with the Democratic Party on the majority of bills.

Biography

Warren was born on June 22, 1949, in Oklahoma City, OK. She graduated from high schoool at age 16 and earned a B.S. in speech pathology in 1970 from the University of Houston. She earned her J.D. from Rutgers School of Law in 1976. She has taught at the University of Texas, University of Michigan, University of Pennsylvania and Harvard University.[4]

In January 2012, Warren was named a "Top-20 US Progressive" according to The New Statesman, a magazine based in the United Kingdom. Other members of the list include Paul Krugman, Michael Moore, Noam Chomsky and Rachel Maddow.[5]

Career

Below is an abbreviated outline of Warren's academic, professional and political career:[6]

  • 2012-Present: U.S. Senator from Massachusetts
  • 2010-2011: Special assistant to President Barack Obama for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
  • 2008-2010: Chair, Congressional Oversight Panel for the Troubled Asset Relief Program
  • 1976: Graduated from Rutgers University with a Juris Doctor
  • 1970: Graduated from the University of Houston with a B.S.
  • 1966-1968: Attended George Washington University

Prior to entering politics, Warren was an elementary school teacher, lawyer, law professor and bankruptcy analyst.

Committee assignments

U.S. Senate

2015-2016

Warren serves on the following Senate committees:[7]

2013-2014

Warren served on the following Senate committees:[8][9]

Key votes

114th Congress

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The first session of the 114th Congress has enacted into law six out of the 2,616 introduced bills (0.2 percent). Comparatively, the 113th Congress had 1.3 percent of introduced bills enacted into law in the first session.[10] The Senate has confirmed 3,934 out of 5,051 executive nominations received (77.9 percent). For more information pertaining to Warren's voting record in the 114th Congress, please see the below sections.[11]

Economic and fiscal

Trade Act of 2015
See also: The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, 2015

Nay3.png On May 22, 2015, the Senate passed HR 1314, which was used as a legislative vehicle for trade legislation with the titles "Trade Act of 2015" and the "Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015," by a vote of 62-37. The bill proposed giving the president trade promotion authority (TPA). TPA, also known as fast track authority, allows the president to negotiate trade deals that cannot be amended by Congress. Congress casts a simple up or down vote on a trade agreement, and the legislation only requires a simple majority for approval. The bill also included a statement of trade priorities and provisions for trade adjustment assistance. Warren voted with 30 other Democratic senators against the bill.[12][13]
Trade promotion authority
Nay3.png On June 24, 2015, by a vote of 60-38, the Senate approved trade promotion authority (TPA) as part of HR 2146 - Defending Public Safety Employees' Retirement Act. Warren was one of 31 Democrats to vote against the bill. After, Senate Republican leadership honored a pledge to support trade adjustment assistance (TAA) by passing the measure as part of HR 1295 - Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 by voice vote. The House passed HR 1295 the following day, on June 25, 2015, and both TPA and TAA were signed into law on June 29, 2015.[14][15][16]

2016 Budget proposal

Nay3.png On May 5, 2015, the Senate voted to approve SConRes11, a congressional budget proposal for fiscal year 2016, by a vote of 51-48. The non-binding resolution will be used to create 12 appropriations bills to fund the government before funding runs out on October 1, 2015. The vote marked the first time since 2009 that Congress approved a joint budget resolution. All 44 Democrats, including Warren, voted against the resolution.[17][18][19]

Defense spending authorization

Yea3.png On November 10, 2015, the Senate passed S 1356 - the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 by a vote of 91-3. The second version of the $607 billion national defense bill included "$5 billion in cuts to match what was approved in the budget" and language preventing the closure of the Guantanamo Bay military prison.[20][21] Warren voted with 41 Democrats, 48 Republicans and one independent in favor of the bill.[22] On November 5, 2015, the House passed the bill by a vote of 370-58, and President Barack Obama signed it into law on November 25, 2015.[23]

Nay3.png On June 18, 2015, the Senate passed HR 1735 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 by a vote of 71-25. The bill "authorizes FY2016 appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, including military personnel strengths. It does not provide budget authority, which is provided in subsequent appropriations legislation." Warren voted with 21 Democrats, two Republicans and one Independent against the bill.[24] The House passed the bill on May 15, 2015.[25] President Barack Obama vetoed the bill on October 22, 2015.[26]

2015 budget

Yea3.png On October 30, 2015, the Senate passed HR 1314 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 by a vote of 64-35. The bill increased military and domestic spending levels and suspended the debt ceiling until March 2017.[27] Warren voted with 43 Democrats, 18 Republicans and two independents in favor of the bill.[28] It passed the House on October 28, 2015.[29] President Barack Obama signed it into law on November 2, 2015.

Foreign Affairs

Iran nuclear deal
See also: Iran nuclear agreement, 2015

Yea3.png On May 7, 2015, the Senate voted to approve HR 1191 - A bill to provide for congressional review and oversight of agreements relating to Iran's nuclear program, and for other purposes, by a vote of 98-1. The bill required President Barack Obama to submit the details of the nuclear deal with Iran for congressional review. Congress had 60 days to review the deal and vote to approve, disapprove or take no action on the deal. During the review period, sanctions on Iran could not be lifted. All 43 Democratic senators who voted, including Warren, approved the bill.[30][31]


Hire More Heroes Act of 2015
Nay3.png On September 10, 2015, the Senate voted to filibuster the measure to disapprove of the Iran nuclear deal by a vote of 58-42.[32] Sixty votes were needed to proceed to HJ Res 61 - the Hire More Heroes Act of 2015, the legislative vehicle the Senate was expected to use to disapprove of the Iran nuclear deal. Warren voted with 39 Democrats and two Independents against proceeding to the measure of disapproval.[33]


Hire More Heroes Act of 2015 follow up votes
Nay3.png On September 15, 2015, the Senate voted for a second time to filibuster the measure to disapprove of the Iran nuclear deal by a vote of 56-42.[34] Sixty votes were needed to proceed to HJ Res 61 - the Hire More Heroes Act of 2015, the legislative vehicle the Senate was expected to use to disapprove of the Iran nuclear deal. Warren voted with 39 Democrats and two Independents against proceeding to the measure of disapproval.[35] The legislation was voted on for a third time on September 17, and it failed for a third time by a vote of 56-42.[36]


Hire More Heroes Act of 2015 fourth vote
Nay3.png On September 17, 2015, the Senate voted to filibuster a vote on S.Amdt.2656 to S.Amdt.2640 by a vote of 53-45. The amendment proposed prohibiting "the President from waiving, suspending, reducing, providing relief from, or otherwise limiting the application of sanctions pursuant to an agreement related to the nuclear program of Iran."[37] Warren voted with 42 Democrats and two Independents against proceeding to the amendment.[38]

Domestic

USA FREEDOM Act of 2015

Yea3.png On June 2, 2015, the Senate passed HR 2048 - the Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act of 2015 or the USA FREEDOM Act of 2015 by a vote of 67-32. The legislation revised HR 3199 - the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 by terminating the bulk collection of metadata under Sec. 215 of the act, increasing transparency of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and requiring the use of "a specific selection term as the basis for national security letters that request information from wire or electronic communication service providers, financial institutions, or consumer reporting agencies." Warren voted with 42 Democrats, 23 Republicans and one Independent to approve the legislation. It became law on June 2, 2015.[39][40]

Cyber security

Nay3.png On October 27, 2015, the Senate passed S 754 - the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 by a vote of 74-21.[41] The bill proposes procedures that will allow federal agencies and private entities to share information about cyber threats. Warren voted with 13 Democrats, six Republicans and one independent against the bill.[42]

Immigration

Nay3.png On October 20, 2015, the Senate voted against proceeding to a vote on S 2146 - the Stop Sanctuary Policies and Protect Americans Act by a vote of 54-45. The bill proposed withholding federal funding from "sanctuary jurisdictions" that violate the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 and other federal immigration laws. In addition, the bill proposed increasing "penalties for individuals who illegally reenter the United States after being removed" and providing "liability protection for State and local law enforcement who cooperate with Federal law enforcement."[43] Warren voted with 41 Democrats, one Republican and two Independents against proceeding to the bill.[44]

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.[45] The Senate confirmed 13,949 out of 18,323 executive nominations received (76.1 percent). For more information pertaining to Warren's voting record in the 113th Congress, please see the below sections.[46]

National security

John Brennan CIA nomination

Yea3.png Warren voted for the confirmation of John Brennan as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. The nomination was confirmed by the Senate on March 7, 2013, with a vote of 63 - 34. Most Democrats supported the nomination, while Republicans were somewhat divided with roughly one-third supporting the nomination.[47]

Economy

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Farm bill

Nay3.png On February 4, 2014, the Democratic controlled Senate approved the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, H.R. 2642, also known as the Farm Bill.[48] It passed the Senate with a vote of 68-32. The nearly 1,000-page bill reformed and continued various programs of the Department of Agriculture through 2018. The $1 trillion bill expanded crop insurance for farmers by $7 billion over the next decade and created new subsidies for rice and peanut growers that would kick in when prices drop.[49] However, cuts to the food stamp program cut an average of $90 per month for 1.7 million people in 15 states.[49] Warren was one of nine Democratic senators who voted against the bill.

2014 Budget

Yea3.png On January 16, 2014, the Democratic-controlled Senate approved H.R. 3547, a $1.1 trillion spending bill to fund the government through September 30, 2014.[50][51] The Senate voted 72-26 for the 1,582 page bill, with 17 Republicans and 55 Democrats voting in favor of the bill.[51] The omnibus package included 12 annual spending bills to fund federal operations.[52] It included a 1 percent increase in the paychecks of federal workers and military personnel, a $1 billion increase in Head Start funding for early childhood education, reduced funding to the Internal Revenue Service and the Environmental Protection Agency and left the Affordable Care Act without any drastic cuts. Warren voted with the Democratic Party in favor of the bill.[50][51]

Government shutdown

See also: United States budget debate, 2013

Yea3.png During the shutdown in October 2013, the Senate rejected, down party lines, every House-originated bill that stripped the budget of funding for the Affordable Care Act. A deal was reached late on October 16, 2013, just hours before the debt ceiling deadline. The bill to reopen the government, H.R. 2775, lifted the $16.7 trillion debt limit and funded the government through January 15, 2014. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period. The only concession made by Senate Democrats was to require income verification for Obamacare subsidies.[53] The final vote on H.R. 2775 was 81-18, with all 18 votes against the bill from Republican members. Warren voted with the Democratic Party for the bill.[54]

Immigration

Mexico-U.S. border

Nay3.png Warren voted against Senate Amendment 1197 -- Requires the Completion of the Fence Along the United States-Mexico Border. The amendment was rejected by the Senate on June 18, 2013, with a vote of 39 - 54. The purpose of the amendment was to require the completion of 350 miles of fence described in the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 before registered provisional immigrant status may be granted. It would also require 700 miles of fence be completed before the status of registered provisional immigrants may be changed to permanent resident status. The vote followed party lines.[47]

Voting record

Issues

On The Issues Vote Match

Elizabeth Warren's Vote Match results from On The Issues.
See also: On The Issues Vote Match

On The Issues conducts a VoteMatch analysis of elected officials based on 20 issue areas. Rather than relying on incumbents to complete the quiz themselves, the VoteMatch analysis is conducted using voting records, statements to the media, debate transcripts, or citations from books authored by or about the candidate.[55]

On The Issues organization logo

The table below contains the results of analysis compiled by staff at On The Issues.

On The Issues Vote Quiz[56]
Economic Issues Social Issues
Issue Stance Issue Stance
Legally require hiring women & minorities Strongly Favors Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right Strongly Favors
Expand Obamacare Strongly Favors Comfortable with same-sex marriage Strongly Favors
Vouchers for school choice Opposes Keep God in the public sphere Strongly Opposes
Absolute right to gun ownership Strongly Opposes No "rights" to clean air and water Strongly Opposes
Higher taxes on the wealthy Strongly Favors Stricter punishment reduces crime Unknown
Support & expand free trade Opposes Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens Strongly Favors
More enforcement of the right to vote Strongly Favors Maintain U.S. sovereignty from UN Unknown
Prioritize green energy Strongly Favors Expand the military Opposes
Stimulus better than market-led recovery Strongly Favors Stay out of Iran Favors
Privatize Social Security Strongly Opposes Never legalize marijuana Favors
Note: Information last updated: May 20, 2015.[55] If you notice the rating has changed, email us.

Presidential preference

2016 presidential endorsement

✓ Warren endorsed Hillary Clinton for the Democratic primary in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.[57]

See also: Endorsements for Hillary Clinton

Possible 2016 Democratic vice presidential candidate

See also: Possible vice presidential picks, 2016

Warren was mentioned as a possible Democratic vice presidential candidate. On July 22, 2016, Hillary Clinton announced that she had selected U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) as her running mate.[58]

Economy

Minimum wage

During a March 2013 panel hearing for the United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, entitled "Keeping up with a Changing Economy: Indexing the Minimum Wage," Warren spoke in favor of raising the minimum wage.[59] Speaking to Arindrajit Dube, an assistant professor at the Department of Economics at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, about the correlation between worker productivity and minimum wage, she asked, "If we started in 1960, and we said [that] as productivity goes up … then the minimum wage was going to go up the same … if that were the case, the minimum wage today would be about $22 an hour. So my question is, Mr. Dube, with a minimum wage of $7.25 an hour, what happened to the other $14.75?"[60] She later proceeded to make an argument for the figure of $10 an hour, saying, "During my Senate campaign, I [frequently] ate a Number 11 at McDonald’s. It cost $7.19. If we raised the minimum wage to $10.10 over three years, the price increase on that item would be to about $7.23. Are you telling me that's unsustainable?"[59]

Federal Reserve chair

On September 16, 2013, Warren endorsed Janet Yellen for the Federal Reserve chair position saying, "I hope she’s nominated. She has great experience, she has great judgment. I think she would make a terrific Federal Reserve chair. The president will make his decision, but I hope that happens."[61]
Despite many believing Larry Summers would be President Obama's choice for the position, Warren was willing to publicly state her objection to the man who ran Harvard University while she was a professor at its law school. Warren told press that it was "no secret" Summers was not her first choice. On September 15, 2013, Summers withdrew himself from consideration.[62]

Social issues

Marijuana

During the 2013 annual St. Patrick's Day Breakfast, Warren took a jab at one of the Republican contenders for the 2013 special election to the U.S. Senate, Daniel Winslow, for his positions on guns and the legalization of marijuana, saying, "I advise everyone to pay very close attention to Dan Winslow’s platform...He has a 100 percent ranking from the gun lobby and he’s for the legalization of marijuana. He wants us armed and stoned."[63][64] While Warren previously expressed firm disapproval for efforts to legalize marijuana, most notably during a debate in October 2011, she has more recently expressed qualified support for legalizing certain medical applications of the drug, provided that there is regulation and careful control exercised.[65][66] Medical marijuana was legalized in Massachusetts by a voter approved ballot question in 2012.[67]

Criticism of SCOTUS

During a September 2013 AFL-CIO conference in Los Angeles, CA, Warren referred to the members of the Supreme Court of the United States as some of the "top 10 most pro-corporate justices in half a century." Warren continued:

"You follow this pro-corporate trend to its logical conclusion, and sooner or later you’ll end up with a Supreme Court that functions as a wholly owned subsidiary of Big Business."[68]

Elections

2016 Presidency

See also: Elizabeth Warren possible presidential campaign, 2016

Warren is a potential candidate for the office of President of the United States in 2016. After a lengthy November 2013 profile of Warren in The New Republic, rumors of a possible 2016 run began heating up. Despite Warren having been among a group of female Senate Democrats who wrote a letter to Hillary Clinton urging her to run, a former Warren aide said, "If Hillary or the man on the moon is not representing her stuff, and her people don’t have a seat at table, she’ll do what she can to make sure it’s represented. ...Yeah, Hillary is running. And she’ll probably win. But Elizabeth doesn’t care about winning. She doesn’t care whose turn it is."[69][70]

Sixteen senators have been elected to the presidency, including President Barack Obama (D).[71]

2012

See also: United States Senate elections in Massachusetts, 2012

Warren ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. Senate, representing Massachusetts. She ran unopposed on the Democratic ticket.[72] The signature filing deadline for candidates was June 5, 2012. She defeated incumbent Scott Brown, who was seeking re-election on the Republican ticket. The general election took place on November 6, 2012.

U.S. Senate, Massachusetts General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngElizabeth Warren 53.3% 1,696,346
     Republican Scott Brown Incumbent 45.8% 1,458,048
     N/A All Others 0.1% 2,159
     N/A Blank Votes 0.9% 27,643
Total Votes 3,184,196
Source: Massachusetts Secretary of State "Return of Votes"

Campaign donors

Fundraising events

The below chart from Find The Best tracks the fundraising events Warren attends.

Source: This graphic was generated by Find The Best.


Comprehensive donor history

Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf.
Why is that? While candidates and parties must file detailed expenditure reports, independent organizations and unions are not required to file reports in every case. Outside groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer.

Comprehensive donor information for Warren is available dating back to 2012. Based on available campaign finance records, Warren raised a total of $42,506,349 during that time period. This information was last updated on April 24, 2013.[73][74]
Elizabeth Warren Campaign Contribution History
Year Office Result Contributions
2012 U.S.Senate (Massachusetts) Won $42,506,349
Grand Total Raised $42,506,349

Source: This graphic was generated by Find The Best.

2012

Warren won election to the U.S. Senate in 2012. During that election cycle, Warren's campaign committee raised a total of $42,506,349 and spent $42,211,677.[75]

According to an August 2013 Politico report, the race between Brown and Warren was the most expensive Senate race on record. Over $82 million total was spent during the cycle.[76]

Cost per vote

Warren spent $24.89 per vote received in 2012.


Personal Gain Index

Congressional Personal Gain Index graphic.png
See also: Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress)

The Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress) is a two-part measurement that illustrates the extent to which members of the U.S. Congress have prospered during their tenure as public servants.
It consists of two different metrics:

PGI: Change in net worth

See also: Changes in Net Worth of U.S. Senators and Representatives (Personal Gain Index) and Net worth of United States Senators and Representatives
Net Worth Metric graphic.png

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Warren's net worth as of 2012 was estimated between $3,820,028 and $10,161,000. That averages to $6,990,514, which is lower than the average net worth of Democratic senators in 2012 of $13,566,333. Warren ranked as the 23rd most wealthy senator in 2012.[77] Between 2011 and 2012, Warren's calculated net worth[78] decreased by an average of 29 percent per year. Between 2004 and 2012, the average annual percentage increase for a member of Congress was 15.4 percent.[79]

Elizabeth Warren Yearly Net Worth
YearAverage Net Worth
2011$9,885,439
2012$6,990,514
Growth from 2011 to 2012:-29%
Average annual growth:-29%[80]
Comparatively, the American citizen experienced a median yearly decline in net worth of -0.94%.[81]
The data used to calculate changes in net worth may include changes resulting from assets gained through marriage, inheritance, changes in family estates and/or trusts, changes in family business ownership, and many other variables unrelated to a member's behavior in Congress.

PGI: Donation Concentration Metric

See also: The Donation Concentration Metric (U.S. Congress Personal Gain Index)

Filings required by the Federal Election Commission report on the industries that give to each candidate. Using campaign filings and information calculated by OpenSecrets.org, Ballotpedia calculated the percentage of donations by industry received by each incumbent over the course of his or her career (or 1989 and later, if elected prior to 1988). Warren received the most donations from individuals and PACs employed by the Retired industry.

From 2011-2014, 22.15 percent of Warren's career contributions came from the top five industries as listed below.[82]

Donation Concentration Metric graphic.png
Elizabeth Warren Campaign Contributions
Total Raised $44,762,213
Total Spent $43,694,524
Top five industries that contributed to campaign committee
Retired$3,498,366
Lawyers/Law Firms$2,212,572
Women's Issues$1,598,383
Education$1,352,958
Democratic/Liberal$1,253,375
% total in top industry7.82%
% total in top two industries12.76%
% total in top five industries22.15%

Analysis

Ideology and leadership

See also: GovTrack's Political Spectrum & Legislative Leadership ranking

Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Warren was a "rank-and-file Democrat" as of July 22, 2014.[83] This was the same rating Warren received in June 2013.

Like-minded colleagues

The website OpenCongress tracks 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.[84]

Warren most often votes with:

Warren least often votes with:

Source: This graphic was generated by Find The Best.

Lifetime voting record

See also: Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives

According to the website GovTrack, Warren missed 12 of 935 roll call votes from January 2013 to September 2015. This amounts to 1.3 percent, which is better than the median of 1.6 percent among current senators as of September 2015.[85]

National Journal vote ratings

See also: National Journal vote ratings

Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Click the link above for the full ratings of all members of Congress.

2013

Warren ranked 31st in the liberal rankings in 2013.[86]

Voting with party

The website OpenCongress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus.

2014

Warren voted with the Democratic Party 98.1 percent of the time, which ranked 6th among the 53 Senate Democratic members as of July 2014.[87]

2016 Democratic National Convention

See also: Democratic National Convention, 2016
Elizabeth Warren
Democratic National Convention, 2016
Status:Superdelegate
State:Massachusetts
Supporting:Hillary Clinton
Delegates to the DNC 2016
Calendar and delegate rules overview • Types of delegates • State election law and delegates • Superdelegates by state
Warren was a superdelegate to the 2016 Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts.[88] Warren was one of 24 superdelegates from Massachusetts. Superdelegates to the 2016 Democratic National Convention were not bound by the results of their state’s primary or caucus results to support a specific presidential candidate. Warren supported Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination.[89]Clinton formally won the Democratic nomination for president on July 26, 2016.[90]

What is a superdelegate?

See also: Superdelegates and the 2016 Democratic National Convention

Superdelegates, in 2016, were automatic delegates to the Democratic National Convention, meaning that, unlike regular delegates, they were not elected to this position. Also unlike regular delegates, they were not required to pledge their support to any presidential candidate, and they were not bound by the results of their state's presidential primary election or caucus. In 2016, superdelegates included members of the Democratic National Committee, Democratic members of Congress, Democratic governors, and distinguished party leaders, including former presidents and vice presidents. All superdelegates were free to support any presidential candidate of their choosing at the 2016 Democratic National Convention.[91]

Massachusetts primary results

See also: Presidential election in Massachusetts, 2016
Hillary Clinton won the 2016 Massachusetts Democratic primary.[92] With 97 percent of precincts reporting, Clinton narrowly defeated Bernie Sanders, 50.3 percent to 48.5 percent.[93] This was a hard-fought victory for Clinton as Sanders outspent her in the state with $1.35 million in television and radio advertising buys. Clinton spent less than half that amount: $547,000.[94] According to exit polls from CNN, Clinton won with women, voters 30 years of age or older and college graduates. Sanders won 65 percent of voters younger than 29 years of age and 72 percent of first-time voters.[95]
Massachusetts Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes Delegates
Green check mark transparent.pngHillary Clinton 49.7% 606,822 46
Bernie Sanders 48.3% 589,803 45
Martin O'Malley 0.4% 4,783 0
Roque De La Fuente 0.1% 1,545 0
Other 0.4% 4,927 0
No preference 0.7% 8,090 0
Blank votes 0.4% 4,326 0
Totals 1,220,296 91
Source: Massachusetts Elections Division and CNN

Delegate allocation

See also: 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules
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Massachusetts had 115 delegates at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Of this total, 91 were "pledged delegates." National party rules stipulated how Democratic delegates in all states were allocated. Pledged delegates were allocated to a candidate in proportion to the votes he or she received in a state's primary or caucus. A candidate was eligible to receive a share of the state's pledged delegates if he or she won at least 15 percent of the votes cast in the primary or caucus. There were three types of pledged Democratic delegates: congressional district delegates, at-large delegates, and party leaders and elected officials (PLEOs). Congressional district delegates were allocated proportionally based on the primary or caucus results in a given district. At-large and PLEO delegates were allocated proportionally based on statewide primary results.[96][97]

Twenty-four party leaders and elected officials served as unpledged delegates. These delegates were not required to adhere to the results of a state's primary or caucus.[96][98]

Personal

Warren was married to Jim Warren from 1968-1978. They had two children together. Warren married Bruce Mann in 1980.[4]

2013 best year

Warren was named by The Hill as a member of Congress who had one of the best years in 2013.[99]

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Boston Herald, "Tom Conroy withdraws bid for Scott Brown’s seat, endorses Warren," accessed December 12, 2011
  2. ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Massachusetts" accessed 2012
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 The National Journal, "Massachusetts Senate," accessed August 13, 2012
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 US News & World Report, "10 things you didn't know about Elizabeth Warren," accessed October 4, 2010
  5. ↑ New Statesman, "Who's left? The top 20 US progressives," accessed January 11, 2012
  6. ↑ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "Elizabeth Warren," accessed February 5, 2015
  7. ↑ United States Senate, "Committee Assignments," accessed February 4, 2015
  8. ↑ Congressional Quarterly, "Senate Committee List," accessed January 22, 2013
  9. ↑ United States Senate, "Committee Assignments," accessed March 29, 2014
  10. ↑ Congressional Record, "Resume of Congressional Activity, First Session of the 113th Congress," accessed April 29, 2015
  11. ↑ Congressional Record, "Resume of Congressional Activity, First Session of the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress," April 13, 2015
  12. ↑ Congress.gov, "HR 1314," accessed May 25, 2015
  13. ↑ Senate.gov, "H.R. 1314 (Ensuring Tax Exempt Organizations the Right to Appeal Act)," accessed May 25, 2015
  14. ↑ Senate.gov, "Roll Call for HR 2146," June 24, 2015
  15. ↑ The Hill, "Senate approves fast-track, sending trade bill to White House," June 24, 2015
  16. ↑ The Hill, "Obama signs trade bills," June 29, 2015
  17. ↑ Congress.gov, "S.Con.Res.11," accessed May 5, 2015
  18. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Conference Report (Conference Report to Accompany S. Con. Res. 11)," accessed May 5, 2015
  19. ↑ The Hill, "Republicans pass a budget, flexing power of majority," accessed May 5, 2015
  20. ↑ The Hill, "Redone defense policy bill sails through House," accessed November 12, 2015
  21. ↑ Congress.gov, "S. 1356," accessed November 12, 2015
  22. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to S. 1356)," accessed November 12, 2015
  23. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 618," accessed November 12, 2015
  24. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture Re: Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 1735)," accessed October 6, 2015
  25. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 239," accessed May 27, 2015
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  48. ↑ Senate.gov, "H.R. 2642 (Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 )," accessed February 12, 2014
  49. ↑ 49.0 49.1 NY Times, "Senate Passes Long-Stalled Farm Bill, With Clear Winners and Losers," accessed February 12, 2014
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  55. ↑ 55.0 55.1 On The Issues, "Elizabeth Warren Vote Match," accessed May 20, 2015
  56. ↑ The questions in the quiz are broken down into two sections: social and economic. In social questions, liberals and Libertarians agree in choosing the less-government answers, while conservatives and populists agree in choosing the more restrictive answers. For the economic questions, conservatives and Libertarians agree in choosing the less-government answers, while liberals and populists agree in choosing the more restrictive answers.
  57. ↑ The Boston Globe, "Elizabeth Warren endorses Clinton," June 9, 2016
  58. ↑ The New York Times, "Hillary Clinton selects Tim Kaine, a popular senator from a swing state, as running mate," July 22, 2016
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  62. ↑ The Huffington Post, "Elizabeth Warren: No Secret That Larry Summers Wasn't My First Choice," accessed September 17, 2013
  63. ↑ Bostonglobe, "Democrats celebrate St. Patrick as they ever have," accessed March 2013
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  74. ↑ The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties, likely representing only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. See this page for more details.
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  78. ↑ This figure represents the average annual percentage growth from either 2004 (if the member entered office in 2004 or earlier) or their first year in office (as noted in the chart below) to 2012, divided by the number of years calculated.
  79. ↑ This number was found by dividing each member's total net worth growth percentage by the number of years included in the calculation.
  80. ↑ This figure represents the total percentage growth divided by the number of years for which there are net worth figures for each member.
  81. ↑ This figure was calculated using median asset data from the Census Bureau. Please see the Congressional Net Worth data for Ballotpedia spreadsheet for more information on this calculation.
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  88. ↑ Ballotpedia's list of superdelegates to the 2016 Democratic National Convention is based on our own research and lists provided by the Democratic National Committee to Vox.com in February 2016 and May 2016. If you think we made an error in identifying superdelegates, please send an email to [email protected].
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  90. ↑ To find out which candidate a superdelegate supported, Ballotpedia sought out public statements from the superdelegate in other media outlets and on social media. If we were unable to find a public statement that clearly articulated which candidate the superdelegate supported at the national convention, we listed that superdelegate as "unknown." If you believe we made an error in identifying which candidate a superdelegate supported, please email us at [email protected].
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