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Barbara Sue Boxer (née Levy; born November 11, 1940) is an American politician, lobbyist, and former reporter who served in the United States Senate, representing California from 1993 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party , she served as the U.S. representative for California's 6th congressional district from 1983 until 1993.
Like Feinstein, Barbara Boxer was first elected to the Senate on November 3, 1992. [67] Because Feinstein was elected to complete an unexpired term, she was sworn in as a senator in November 1992, [68] while Boxer did not take office until January 1993; therefore, Feinstein became California's senior senator. She also became the first female ...
Feinstein subsequently held seniority over fellow Democrat Barbara Boxer, who was elected on the same day; because Feinstein was elected to complete an unexpired term, she took office on November 4, only 1 day after the election, while Boxer's term commenced with the beginning of the next session of Congress in January 1993. These elections ...
With Schiff's swearing-in, California will be without a female senator for the first time since 1993, when former Sen. Barbara Boxer joined Feinstein in representing the state.
Feinstein held on to her Senate seat because she “viewed it as a calling,” former California Sen. Barbara Boxer told POLITICO.
From the archive: A Sen.-elect Dianne Feinstein said she and Barbara Boxer would be a “one-two punch” in the Senate. From The Bee Archives: In 1992, Dianne Feinstein rides blue wave in first ...
Senators Feinstein and Barbara Boxer were the champions of the Northern California Coastal Wild Heritage Wilderness Act, which was signed into law by President George W. Bush on October 17, 2006. The bill protected 275,830 acres (1,116 km 2 ) of federal land as wilderness , and 21 miles (34 km) of stream as a wild and scenic river , including ...
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