Elizabeth Warren

Background

Senator Elizabeth Warren is a well-known politician and leading progressive voice that has fought for structural change that would uplift the U.S. economy. The senator is the force behind the success of the “Consumer Financial Protection Bureau,’’ an agency that ensures that U.S. consumers are treated fairly by the banks. In 1978, the senator began investigating why most Americans end up in Bankruptcy courts, and he found out that most of the individuals are from middle-class families. Warren then focused her research on bankruptcy and commercial law – primarily on low-income families. Elizabeth Ann Warren was born June 22, 1949, and her zodiac sign is Cancer. She is the last born of the four children and the only daughter of Donald and Pauline Herring. Warren was a brilliant student who, at only 16, won a state championship and was admitted to George Washington University on a full debate scholarship.

Warren is widely credited for original thinking and consistency in the political arena. In 2008, she was chosen to chair the “Congressional Oversight Panel” by Harry Reid, Senate Majority Leader. In the role, the senator led investigations, televised interviews, and submitted monthly reports on the $700 billion bank bail-out effort. In 2010, the former U.S. President Barrack Obama appointed her to the position “Assistant to the President” and special advisor to the “Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.” On September 11, 2011, Warren announced her candidacy for the senatorial position in Massachusetts. In June 2012, she cinched the seat defeating the incumbent Senator Scott Brown, becoming the first woman senator for Massachusetts. Senator Warren has also been a voice of opposition and critique of former U.S. President Donald Trump. She was against the plan of Donald Trump’s executive order to ban immigrants from countries such as Somalia, Iraq, and Libya. She has also been an open critique of government appointees.

Just like any other politician, Warren has a loving and caring family. In 1968, Warren married her high school sweetheart, James Robert, a NASA mathematician. They divorced in 1978, and together they have two children. Warren later married Bruce Mann, a Harvard Law professor. Warren is a graduate of the University of Houston with a Bachelor of Science degree in speech pathology and audiology. Warren has enjoyed massive career success, and she has been instrumental to the citizens of the U.S. She designed the “Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.” She has authored several bipartisan laws such as the “The Smart Savings Act” and the’ “Jobs For Our Heroes Act” that make it easier for veterans to get driver’s licenses. The politician has also authored ten books, such as “A Fighting Chance” and “All Your Worth.” Warren has received several awards and honors. She has been repeatedly named by “The National Journal” as “one of the most influential women attorneys in the U.S.” In 2011, she was awarded an honorary Doctor of Law Degree. In the same year, she was inducted into “The Oklahoma Hall Of Fame.” She was in the 2020 presidential race, however, she ended her campaign early due to disappointing primaries.