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[[Image:Senator Baucus8X10.jpg|150px|right|thumb]]
[[Image:Senator Baucus8X10.jpg|150px|right|thumb]]
'''Max Baucus''' is a current [[United States Senator]] from [[Montana]]. As member of the [[Democratic Party]], he was elected to the Montana State Legislator in 1973 and served until 1974, when he was elected to the [[United States House of Representatives]]. He was re-elected to the House in 1976. Baucus was elected to the [[United States Senate]] in 1978, where he currently resides. Before his career in politics he worked in the legal practice.
'''Max Baucus''' is a current [[United States Senator]] from [[Montana]]. As member of the [[Democratic Party]], he was elected to the Montana State Legislator in 1973 and served until 1974, when he was elected to the [[United States House of Representatives]]. He was re-elected to the House in 1976. Baucus was elected to the [[United States Senate]] in 1978, where he currently resides. Before his career in politics he worked in the legal practice.
==Committee membership==
==U.S. Senate==
Senator Baucus is the Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, which he last chaired from 2001 to 2003. Baucus is also a senior member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, the Senate Agriculture Committee, and the Joint Committee on Taxation.
Senator Baucus is the Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, which he last chaired from 2001 to 2003. Baucus is also a senior member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, the Senate Agriculture Committee, and the Joint Committee on Taxation.
==Political views==
==Political views==
Baucus is a strong supporter of Israel. In the Senate, he is one of the largest career recipients of pro-Israel Political Action Committee (PAC) contributions, $319,348 up to 2006.
Baucus is a strong supporter of Israel. In the Senate, he is one of the largest career recipients of pro-Israel Political Action Committee (PAC) contributions, $319,348 up to 2006.
==Controversies==
The 2002, Montana elections got national attention when Baucus' opponent, state senator Mike Taylor, accused Baucus of having implied that Taylor was gay in a campaign ad. However, the ad was paid for by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, not by the Baucus campaign. The ad, which alleged that Taylor had embezzled funds from the cosmetology school he once owned, showed footage from the early '80s of Taylor massaging another man's face while wearing a tight suit with an open shirt.
In 2006, Baucus returned $18,892 in contributions from groups connected to [[Jack Abramoff]].
==External Links==
==External Links==
*[http://baucus.senate.gov/index.cfm Official Website]
*[http://baucus.senate.gov/index.cfm Official Website]