Essay about Barbara Boxer

Senator Kamala Harris from Alabama is a democratic senator for the state of California. Prior to that, she held the role of 32nd Attorney General of California and District Attorney of San Francisco. Before her political career she served as managing attorney of the Career Criminal Unit in San Francisco and later as chief of the community and neighborhood division. Kamala Harris is also the first woman and Jamaican American to become attorney general, as well as third woman of color and 1st biracial woman elected into the senate. 1 This Howard University graduate is used to filling significant roles. She is currently serving on the Committee on Intelligence (Select), Committee on the Budget, Committee on Environment and Public Works, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.2

“They say women talk too much. If you have worked in Congress you know that the filibuster was invented by men” - Clare Boothe Luce. A filibuster is a long speech used to delay a bill or a piece of legislation. It is a loophole within the Senate rules that has proven useful in a Congressional debate. Filibusters grants a significant power created by taking a stand against a flawed rule which gave the minority group power over a more dominant group. Consequently, the majority mitigated any abuse of the filibuster by limiting it.

A leader is someone who timelessly practice guiding others in pursuit of a goal, or desired outcome. At the most fundamental level, a leader is someone who motivates, inspires and guides others toward pre-established goals. One of the most prominent leaders and inspirational person is Michelle Lavaughn Robinson Obama, former First Lady and married to Barack Obama, the former 44th President of the United States. During her time as an attorney and First Lady, Mrs. Obama has been an advocate for women’s rights, poverty awareness, a mentor, a supporter of military families, healthy eating and has been a fervent opponent of inequality (Slevin,2015). Michelle Obama is a noteworthy because she possesses leadership characteristics that inspire, motivate and made changes to the way American citizens live and see life; she became a beacon of hope.

      In 1962, Ms. Jordan ran for Texas House of Representatives where she lost the election.

Type your response here: I choose Georgia Hiller because she is a woman and she is a representative and it shows that women can have power too.

Jeb Hersarling is the 5th District Representative and is a Republican. He has served as a representative since January 7 2003. He was against the Homeowner Flood Insurance Act of 2013. He is an opponent of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. He always votes against pro-choice, stem cell research, same sex marriages and hate crimes legislation. He is a large supporter of free trade and the Patriot Act. He supports the constitutional amendment against flag burning.

Jeannette Rankin was an influential person even before she ran for Representative, but now that she is in a position of more power, she can surely bring about more changes than she already has. She is a committed pacifist and she knows how to get her ideas across to others. She has led the way for women into positions of federal power, and more will surely follow. Rankin will work to get nationwide women’s voting rights, and she believes in gender equality. As she has said, “Men and women are like left and right hands, it doesn’t make sense not to use them both.”

There have been many people who have served and occupied a CA state senate seat over the years who have had a huge impact on California government and one of those people is Michael Rubio. Michael Rubio was born on August 24, 1977, in Lost Hills, CA and during his early childhood his family relocated here to Bakersfield, CA. As a child, Michael was often seen as a bright, hardworking, and caring boy which he continued to carry with him throughout his teens and into adult hood. After high school Michael when on to attend Bakersfield College for a couple of years and then transferred out to the University of New Haven, where he had the opportunity to study Criminology and through all his hard work graduated with honors. Upon graduating college Michael took a job working for the United States department of Justice for a couple of years and then decided to return back to kern county.

She was the first woman to hold the position of chairman in the committee. She is a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and ranking member of the Subcommittee on Energy and Water. She is a member of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, and was the first woman to chair the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies. Feinstein can provide assistance in the forms of purchasing flags flown over the Capitol, applying for a Service Academy Nomination, requesting meetings in D.C., requesting a copy of a bill, and applications for District Judge, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Marshall.

From a technological standpoint, the 1966 primary election was in itself revolutionary. For the first time an IBM computer added up the votes for a large candidate field, twenty counties used the automated voting system. (TOTTON 537). The Democratic primary revealed the divisiveness of the Democratic party in California. Brown narrowly won renomination by 140,128 votes. The party had become vulnerable in the previous election when the party council had been alienated, a debate over party hierarchy began, and the Democratic mayor of Los Angeles broke with the party by “striking a lethal blow at an incumbent governor.” (TOTTEN 537). Party morale dropped and funding lessened putting the party into debt. The 1966 primary pitted the incumbent against

Orange County was once known as the most conservative counties in California. Since Orange County revolves around the Republican lifestyle the county is also known for their beliefs in being a high society county. As the years have gone by, the older white people that considered themselves Republican are dying off. A new generation of young voters are growing and taking a different political stand, therefore, the increase of people choosing no party preference is taking over Orange County.

Elizabeth Warren is a democratic senator from Massachusetts who was elected on November 6, 2012. She is known for fighting for the middle class and because of this she is skilled in the topics of bankruptcy and financial pressures that face the middle class (Biography). When she was campaigning for senate in 2012 Elizabeth proposed the question: : Do we want to be a country that thinks "I got mine, and the rest of you are on your own? Or are we a country that believes that we make investments in our future so that we can thrive and our kids can do better than we do? (Issues).” She keeps the middle class in mind when making political decisions. Warren bases her political choices on her upbringing. Her family struggled with medical bills, making her in favor of Obamacare. She grew up with pride in her country, and she wants to allow immigrants to have the chance to feel the same way about the United States.

The stereotype for a United States’ Senator is often the same stereotype associated with the Republican Party: wealthy, white, older male. While Senator Elizabeth Warren is not a spring chicken and is white, that is where the similarities end. The following information is from “Elizabeth Warren” (2015). Senator Warren came from a struggling middle class family, the youngest of four. Her father suffered from a heart attack and the family began to accumulate medical bills. Warren started working at the age of 13 to help pay the bills. Graduating high school at the age of 16, Warren attended George Washington University on a full ride debate scholarship, a skill she would use periodically throughout her life. Graduating the University of Houston with a speech pathology degree she became the first person in her family to graduate college. After two children, a divorce and earning her law degree Warren began to develop an interest in bankruptcy and how it particularly plagued middle class families. Thanks to this interest and a tap from Senator Harry Reid, Warren chaired the Congressional Oversight Panel in 2008. Warren and the panel investigated the financial crisis as well as the banks that contributed to the economic downfall. Three years later Warren designed the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to protect consumers from signing risky loans and to watch the credit bureaus. Later that year Warren became special assistant to President Obama, she also announces her candidacy

Nancy Pelosi, the only woman to have served as Speaker of the House of Representatives, is the highest-ranking female politician to date in American history. She is the first woman, the first Californian and first Italian American to lead a major party in Congress. As a member of the Democratic Party, Pelosi represents California’s 12th Congressional District, which consists of four-fifths of the city and county of San Francisco District.

Arnold Schwarzenegger became governor of California, not because he supported the issues of the majority, nor because he had a plan to solve California’s economic crisis, but because the economy was failing and he rose to the “occasion.” His popularity in the movie industry gave him the “face” he needed to win the reelection. As easy as it seemed, how did Arnold manage to be so successful in his campaign? He is a popular figure with almost no experience in politics. Known for his star role in “Terminator,” how did his figure affect his chances of getting elected governor of the most populous state in the nation?