Barbara Mikulski

Democrat Barbara Mikulski is the senior U.S. Senator from Maryland and the most senior female serving in the Senate. http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/politics/maryland-senate-race-between-mikulski-and-wargotz-101510 Sometimes referred to as "Senator Barb," Mikulski was born July 20, 1936, in Baltimore, Maryland.http://www.senatorbarb.com/about/ http://congress.org/congressorg/bio/id/287 Mikulski worked as a social worker in Maryland before running for political office.http://congress.org/congressorg/bio/id/287 http://www.senatorbarb.com/about/

In November 2010, Brabara Mikulski defended her Senate seat against Republican candidate Eric Wargotz. Mikulski defeated Wargotz by a margin of 62% to 36%.http://www.foxnews.com/interactive/politics/candidate-list/#state=MD The long time Senator received more then four-fifths of the vote in the primary leading up to the November 2010 election.http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2010-09-14/news/bs-md-congress-primary-results-20100913_1_kratovil-mikulski-andy-harris

Barbara Mikulski is the recipient of numerous awards, including many relating to her work in the realm of health care. She has also received several awards for her work on issues regarding the environment, the military, education, civil rights, as well as Polish, Jewish, and women’s issues. Washingtonian Magazine named Barbara Mikulski one of its top 100 women in 2006.http://mikulski.senate.gov/About/Awards/index.cfm

Barbara Mikulski was raised in the Highlandtown neighborhood of East Baltimore as the daughter of Polish-American parents.http://mikulski.senate.gov/About/Biography/index.cfm Her parents owned a small grocery store, and she grew up working alongside them in it. http://mikulski.senate.gov/About/Biography/index.cfm<ref> <ref>http://www.senatorbarb.com/about/

She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1958 from Mount St. Agnes College. She later went on to study social work at the University of Maryland and earned a Master of Social Work degree in 1965.http://congress.org/congressorg/bio/id/287 Her work as a social worker with at-risk children and with senior citizens began shortly afterward.http://mikulski.senate.gov/About/Biography/index.cfm

Mikulski's political career began in her hometown of Baltimore, Maryland. She ran for and won a seat on the Baltimore City Council, serving in that position for five years. In 1976, she was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and represented Maryland's 3rd District in that capacity until 1986.

In 1986, Milkulski successfully ran for a seat in the U.S. Senate, becoming the first female Democrat to serve in the Senate. She was reelected in 1992, 1998, and again in 2004. Mikulski serves as the Dean of the Women Senators, creating coalitions among her fellow female Senate members.http://mikulski.senate.gov/About/Biography/index.cfm

Mikulski is a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and the Select Committee on Intelligence.http://congress.org/congressorg/bio/id/287# She is currently seeking a fifth term in office. She is running against Republican Eric Wargotz.http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/politics/maryland-senate-race-between-mikulski-and-wargotz-101510

• Pro-choice
• Supports incentives for alternative energy sources
• Opposes new roads in national forests
• Supports humanitarian aid to other countries
• Mixed position on free trade
• Supports seat in Congress for the District of Columbia
• Supports campaign finance reform
• Supports gun control
• Voted to expand the Children's Health Insurance Program
• Supports immigration reform.
• Opposes privatization of Social Security.http://www.ontheissues.org/senate/Barbara_Mikulski.htm