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Blanche Lincoln
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| U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln | ||
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| Committees: | Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Senate Committee on Finance, and Senate Special Committee on Aging | |
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| Considering: | None so far | |
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| Potential: | None so far | |
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Blanche Lambert Lincoln, a Democrat, has represented Arkansas in the United States Senate since 1998.
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Record and controversies
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H.R. 1424 (2008 Bailout Bill)
Lincoln voted for the 2008 Bailout Bill [1] in October 2008.
Iraq War
Lincoln voted for the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq in Oct. 2002.
Environmental record
For more information on environmental legislation, see the Energy and Environment Policy Portal
Bio
Lincoln was born in September 30, 1960 in Helena, Arkansas. She graduated from Randolph-Macon Woman's College in Lynchburg, Virginia in 1982. She studied law at the University of Arkansas.
Immediately after graduating, she became staff assistant to Congressman Bill Alexander and served in his office until 1984. Lincoln ran successfully against Alexander in the Democratic primary of 1992 and took his seat in the U.S. House. Lincoln served in the House until 1997.
In 1998, Lincoln returned to politics and ran for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by incumbent Democrat Dale Bumpers. She defeated her Republican opponent, Fay Boozman, by a margin of 55%-42%. She was the youngest woman ever to be elected to the Senate at the age of 38.
Lincoln has concentrated primarily on rural and farm issues. She is one of the primary advocates of the Delta Regional Authority (DRA), which is designed to spur development in the lower Mississippi Delta region. She is also the Chair of Rural Outreach for the Senate Democratic Caucus.
She is considered to be a moderate or Centrist Democrat. Lincoln was among the minority of Democrats to support CAFTA and she is opposed to most protectionist trade measures. She has voted in favor restricting class action lawsuits and tightening rules on personal bankruptcy. She was one of the few Democrats in Congress to vote in favor of the tax cut passed in 2001, though she now advocates scaling back or eliminating the portions of that tax cut, and other tax cuts, that benefit those tax payers with incomes over $300,000. She supports the permanent elimination of the estate tax. Lincoln voted to ban partial-birth abortions and strongly supported the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act to ban lawsuits against gun manufacturers and distributors.
2008 elections
 | This information was gathered by volunteer researchers as part of the Superdelegate Transparency Project on the superdelegates for the 2008 Democratic presidential primary. For more info see the Arkansas superdelegate tracker or visit the STP homepage. |
Before Hillary Clinton conceded the race, Blanche Lincoln, as a superdelegate, had endorsed her for President.
- See other superdelegates who endorsed Obama, endorsed Clinton, were undeclared or had pledged to support the primary winner (state or national).
- For more information and sources, see the state page for this superdelegate linked to in the blue box above.
Money in politics
This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. For specific controversies, see this article's record and controversies section.
| Top Contributors to during the 2008 Election Cycle | |
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| Donor | Amount (US Dollars) |
| Stephens Group | $ 34,200 |
| DaVita Inc | $ 32,000 |
| Wal-Mart Stores | $ 25,800 |
| Tyson Foods | $ 24,750 |
| Goldman Sachs | $ 24,000 |
| AT&T Inc | $ 23,500 |
| Weyerhaeuser Co | $ 22,000 |
| Entergy Corp | $ 21,982 |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | $ 21,857 |
| Blue Cross/Blue Shield | $ 21,000 |
| Source: The Center for Responsive Politics' www.OpenSecrets.org site. Note: Contributions are not from the organizations themselves, but are rather from the organization's PAC, employees or owners. Totals include subsidiaries and affiliates. | |
| Links to more campaign contribution information for Blanche Lincoln from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site. |
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| Fundraising profile: | 2008 election cycle | Career totals |
| Top contributors by organization/corporation: | 2008 election cycle | Career totals |
| Top contributors by industry: | 2008 election cycle | Career totals |
- Revolving door profile for Blanche Lincoln from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
- 2006 privately funded travel profile for Blanche Lincoln from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
- Personal finance profile for Blanche Lincoln from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
Committees and Affiliations
Committees
- Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
- Senate Committee on Finance
- Senate Special Committee on Aging
Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)
- Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
- Subcommittee on Nutrition and Food Assistance, Sustainable and Organic Agriculture, and General Legislation
- Subcommittee on Production, Income Protection and Price Support - Chairman
- Subcommittee on Rural Revitalization, Conservation, Forestry and Credit
- Senate Committee on Finance
- Senate Special Committee on Aging
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
- Subcommittee on Water and Power
- Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests
- Subcommittee on National Parks
Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)
- Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
- Subcommittee on Forestry Conservation and Rural Revitalization - Ranking Minority Member
- Subcommittee on Research Nutrition and General Legislation
- Subcommittee on Production and Price Competitiveness
- Senate Special Committee on Aging
- Senate Committee on Finance
- Subcommittee on Social Security and Family Policy
- Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight
More Background Data
Wikipedia also has an article on Blanche Lincoln. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.
Contact
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Semantic data
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| Current Office: U.S. Senate | |||
| Title: Sen | First name: Blanche | Middle name: Lambert | Last name: Lincoln |
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| Party: D | State: AR | District:
Senior Seat District short: Senior Seat | Currently in office? True |
| Gender: F | |||
| Phone: 202-224-4843 | Fax: 202-228-1371 | Website: http://lincoln.senate.gov/ | Webform email: http://lincoln.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm Email address: |
| DC office: 355 Dirksen Senate Office Building | |||
| Bioguide ID: L000035 | Votesmart ID: 26723 | FEC ID: S8MS00162 | Govtrack ID: 300068 |
| CRP ID: N00008092 | Eventful ID: P0-001-000016095-8 | Old Sunlight ID: | Twitter ID: |
| OpenCongress Wiki URL: http://www.opencongress.org/wiki/Blanche_Lincoln | YouTubeID: SenatorLincoln | Senate class: III | |
Latitude: 33°53′15.648″N
Longitude: 91°29′24.479″W
Latitude: 35°50′14.784″N
Longitude: 90°42′19.494″W
Latitude: 34°44′48.448″N
Longitude: 92°16′51.089″W
Latitude: 33°25′32.774″N
Longitude: 94°2′19.206″W
