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==Political career==
==Political career==
Mary Landrieu is of the Louisiana Landrieu patriarchal clan which has had other politicians such as her father [[Maurice Edwin Landrieu]] who was the mayor of [[New Orleans]] and her brother, [[Mitch Landrieu]], who is the currentmayor of New Orleans and a former state lieutenant governor.
Mary Landrieu is of the Louisiana Landrieu patriarchal clan which has had other politicians such as her father [[Maurice Edwin Landrieu]] who was the mayor of [[New Orleans]] and her brother, [[Mitch Landrieu]], a former [[mayor]] of New Orleans and a former state lieutenant governor.
After graduating from Louisiana State University Landrieu was elected to the state legislature, and in 1987 as state treasurer, when her principal opponent, state Representative [[Kevin Reilly]] of [[Baton Rouge]] decided not to proceed to a runoff contest. Landrieu ran for governor in 1995, however finished third in the Democratic primary. She was elected to the United States Senate in 1996, defeating Democrat-turned-Republican state Representative [[Woody Jenkins]] of Baton Rouge, in a race to replace retiring 24-year incumbent, [[J. Bennett Johnston, Jr.]], of [[Shreveport]]. An investigation by ''[[National Review]]'' led to accusations that election fraud in her native New Orleans led to her being elected.<ref>http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1282/is_n2_v49/ai_19100530</ref> She won two reelection victories in 2002 and 2008.
After graduating from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]], Landrieu was elected to the state legislature and in 1987 as state treasurer, when her principal opponent, state Representative [[Kevin Reilly]] of Baton Rouge decided not to proceed to a runoff contest. Landrieu ran for governor in 1995, however finished third in the Democratic primary. She was elected to the United States Senate in 1996, defeating Democrat-turned-Republican state Representative [[Woody Jenkins]] of Baton Rouge, in a race to replace retiring 24-year incumbent, [[J. Bennett Johnston, Jr.]], of [[Shreveport]]. An investigation by ''[[National Review]]'' led to accusations that election fraud in her native New Orleans led to her being elected.<ref>http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1282/is_n2_v49/ai_19100530</ref> She won two reelection victories in 2002 and 2008.
==U.S. Senate==
==U.S. Senate==