Biography
OFFICIAL:
Barbara Boxer		 RELIGION:
Jewish
PARTY:
Democrat		 WEBSITE:
http://boxer.senate.gov
BOXER, Barbara, a Representative and a Senator from California; born Barbara Levy in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., November 11, 1940; attended public schools in Brooklyn; graduated, Wingate High School 1958; B.A., Brooklyn College 1962; stockbroker 1962-1965; newspaper editor 1972-1974; congressional aide 1974-1976; elected member, Board of Supervisors, Marin County, Calif. 1976-1982; delegate, California State Democratic convention 1983; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-eighth and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1983-January 3, 1993); was not a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives in 1992; elected to the United States Senate in 1992; reelected in 1998 and 2004 for term ending January 3, 2011; chair, Committee on Environment and Public Works (One Hundred Tenth Congress), Select Committee on Ethics (One Hundred Tenth Congress).
Committees
• Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
• Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
• Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
• Senate Select Committee on Ethics
• Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security
• Interstate Commerce, Trade, and Tourism
• Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard
• Science, Technology, and Innovation
• Children's Health
• Clean Air and Nuclear Safety
• Green Jobs and the New Economy
• Superfund, Toxics and Environmental Health
• Transportation and Infrastructure
• Water and Wildlife
• East Asian and Pacific Affairs
• International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs and International Environmental Protection
• International Operations and Organizations, Human Rights, Democracy and Global Women's Issues
• Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs
• Oversight
Voting Trends
No Data
Voting Record
On Voted Result Date
On the Nomination (Confirmation Elena Kagan of Massachusetts, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the U.S.) Yes Nomination Confirmed 08/05/2010
On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1586 with Amendment No. 4575.) Yes Motion Agreed to 08/05/2010
On the Motion (DeMint Motion to Suspend Rule XXII Regarding Motion to Refer the House Message on H.R. 1586 to Committee on Finance (Income Tax Rates on Small Business)) No Motion Rejected 08/05/2010
On the Motion (DeMint Motion to Suspend Rule XXII Regarding Motion to Refer the House Message on H.R. 1586 to Committee on Finance (Individual Income Tax Rates)) No Motion Rejected 08/05/2010
On the Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline RE: Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1586 with Amendment No. 4575.) Yes Motion Agreed to 08/04/2010
Sponsor History
Bill Status Last Action
S.3744 A bill to establish Pinnacles National Park in the State of California as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes. introduced 08/05/2010
S.3642 PACE Assessment Protection Act of 2010 introduced 07/22/2010
S.3451 United States-Israel Rocket and Missile Defense Cooperation and Support Act introduced 05/27/2010
S.3432 Working Capital Express Act of 2010 introduced 05/27/2010
S.3379 Pollution and Costs Reduction Act introduced 05/17/2010
Co-Sponsor History
Bill Status Last Action
S.3759 A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to authorize the Secretary of Energy to issue conditional commitments for loan guarantees under certain circumstances. introduced 08/05/2010
S.3746 A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to improve the loan guarantee program of the Department of Energy under title XVII of that Act. introduced 08/05/2010
S.3728 A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to extend protection to fashion design, and for other purposes. introduced 08/05/2010
S.3685 A bill to provide the Federal Trade Commission with oversight authority over insurance issuers. introduced 08/02/2010
S.3664 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain farmland from the estate tax, and for other purposes. introduced 07/28/2010
Congressional Record History
Title Location Date
STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS Senate 03/18/2010
95TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION Senate 03/10/2010
LEGISLATIVE AGENDA Senate 03/09/2010
AMENDMENT NO. 3430, AS MODIFIED Senate 03/09/2010
ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS Senate 03/08/2010
Contact Information
District Address
2500 Tulare Street, Suite 5290
Fresno, CA 93721
Phone: 559-497-5109
Fax: 202-228-3864
District Address
312 North Spring Street, Suite 1748
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Phone: 213-894-5000
Fax: 202-224-0357
District Address
201 North E Street, Suite 210
San Bernardino, CA 92401
Phone: 909-888-8525
Fax: 202-228-3868
District Address
600 B Street, Suite 2240
San Diego, CA 92101
Phone: 619-239-3884
Fax: 202-228-3868
District Address
501 I Street, Suite 7-600
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: 916-448-2787
Fax: 202-228-3865
District Address
1700 Montgomery Street, Suite 240
San Francisco, CA 94111
Phone: 415-403-0100
Fax: 202-224-0454