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[[Image:Landrieu.jpg|right|150px]]
'''Mary Landrieu''', born November 23, 1955 (age {{age|1955|11|23}}), is a [[Democratic]] [[Senator]] from [[Louisiana]] and the current Senior Senator of the state. She is of the Lousiana 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 current [[Lieutenant Governor]].
'''Mary Landrieu''', born November 23, 1955 (age {{age|1955|11|23}}), is the senior Senator from the state of [[Louisiana]] and a member of the [[Democratic Party]]. She currently serves on the Committee on Appropriations, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Committee on Small Business, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
==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 current [[Lieutenant Governor]].
== Gang of 14 ==
After graduating from Louisiana State University Landrieu was elected to the State Legislature, and in 1987 State Treasurer. She ran for governor in 1995, however finished third in the Democratic primary. She was elected to the United States Senate in 1996, defeating Republican State Representative Woody Jenkins, in a race to replace retiring 24-year incumbent Bennett Johnston. An investigation by ''[[National Review]]'' has led to accusations that election fraud led to her being elected. <ref>http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1282/is_n2_v49/ai_19100530</ref> She won two narrow reelections in 2002 and 2008.
Landrieu was part of the unconstitutional [[Gang of 14]] that brokered a compromise during the 109th Congress to stop Democrats from denying voting opportunities on appellate court candidates nominated by the President.
==U.S. Senate==
Mary Landrieu has a reputation as a conservative Democrat, she voted to authorize military force in [[Iraq]] in 2002, supports expansion of U.S. oil drilling, and voted to ban [[partial birth abortion]]s. On other issues she is traditionally [[liberal]], earning a 91% rating by the [[National Education Association]] and a 77% from [[AFL-CIO]], indicating a pro-labor voting record. <ref>http://usliberals.about.com/od/liberalpersonalprofiles/p/SenLandrieu.htm</ref> Landrieu was part of the Gang of 14 that brokered a compromise during the 109th Congress to stop Democrats from denying voting opportunities on appellate court candidates nominated by the President. During the period after [[Hurricane Katrina]], Landrieu used the loss of her expensive lakeside home to become a spokesperson for Katrina victims and to attack the [[Bush administration]] for not doing enough to help the victims of the [[hurricane]].
Landrieu supported a motion to begin debate on government [[health care]] legislation. <ref>http://voices.washingtonpost.com/capitol-briefing/2009/11/landrieu_to_vote_yes_on_key_he.html</ref> Landrieu was seen wavering on the issue, so the bill gave $100 million in federal [[Medicaid]] subsidies to Louisiana only. <ref>http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2009/11/the-100-million-health-care-vote.html</ref>
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