Tammy Baldwin

Tammy Suzanne Green Baldwin (b. Feb. 11, 1962) is the junior United States Senator from Wisconsin and a member of the Democratic Party. She previously served as the U.S. Representative from Wisconsin’s 2nd congressional district from 1999 to 2013. Baldwin is the first openly gay U.S. Senator in history, elected to the Senate on Nov. 6, 2012, and assumed office Jan. 3, 2013.

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U.S. Senate hopeful Tammy Baldwin: ‘This campaign next year will not be about me’

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Openly lesbian U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) -- who on Tuesday announced her candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wis.) -- told a group of LGBTQ journalists on Wednesday that "this campaign next year will not be about me, it will be about the middle class and the threats they are facing." [ Read more → ]

Wisconsin Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin declares run for U.S. Senate

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Democratic U. S. Representative Tammy Baldwin on Tuesday morning declared her candidacy for a U.S. Senate seat in her home state of Wisconsin. The seat is being vacated by fellow Democrat, Senator Herb Kohl, who announced in May that he would be retiring. [ Read more → ]

Gay lawmakers urge Obama to veto defense bill with anti-gay amendments

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) and the three other openly gay members of Congress has asked President Barack Obama to veto the defense spending bill if it contains language that delays the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," the ban on openly gay service members. [ Read more → ]

Openly gay Wisconsin lawmaker considers House bid if Baldwin runs for U.S. Senate

Monday, June 6, 2011

An openly gay Wisconsin state lawmaker has confirmed he is "seriously considering" a run for the U.S. House of Representatives if Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) vacates her seat in a bid for the U.S. Senate. [ Read more → ]

ENDA and gay immigration rights bills reintroduced in U.S. Congress

Friday, April 15, 2011

The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) was re-introduced in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, and on Thursday a bill to help bi-national LGBT couples was also re-intorduced. This brings the total 15 the number of pro-LGBT bills introduced to the House and Senate in the 112th Congress. [ Read more → ]

Sponsors of DOMA repeal press Boehner for briefing on House defense efforts

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Lead sponsors of the Respect for Marriage Act -- the bill aimed at repealing the Defense of Marriage Act -- are pressing House Speaker John Boehner for a briefing on any activities relating to plans by the House general counsel to defend DOMA. [ Read more → ]

Democrats introduce bills in House and Senate to repeal ‘Defense of Marriage Act’

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Congressional Democrats on Wednesday went on the offensive, introducing bills in both the House and Senate aimed at repealing the "Defense of Marriage Act." [ Read more → ]

Legislation to repeal ‘Defense of Marriage Act’ to be introduced Wednesday

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

A bill to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act will be re-introduced in the U.S. House on Wednesday, along with a companion bill introduced in the U.S. Senate. [ Read more → ]

Democrats poised to introduce legislation to repeal ‘Defense of Marriage Act’

Sunday, February 27, 2011

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) has announced plans to introduce a bill in the U.S. Congress that would repeal the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the law that defines marriage as a legal union between one man and one woman for purposes of all federal laws. [ Read more → ]

Lawmakers say US House poised to pass trio of gay-friendly bills

Sunday, December 6, 2009

Two of Congress's three openly gay members said Saturday that the U.S. House is poised to pass a trio of gay-friendly bills, reports the AP. [caption id="attachment_3735" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption="Reps. Tammy Baldwin and Jared Polis"][/caption] Speaking to an international conference of gay politicians in San... [ Read more → ]

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