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|image=Senator Baucus8X10.jpg
|image=Senator Baucus8X10.jpg
|party=[[Democrat]]
|party=[[Democrat]]
|spouse=Wanda Minge
|spouse=Wanda Minge (div.)
|religion=United Church of Christ
|religion=United Church of Christ
|offices=
|offices=
In 2006, Baucus returned $18,892 in contributions from groups connected to [[Jack Abramoff]].
In 2006, Baucus returned $18,892 in contributions from groups connected to [[Jack Abramoff]].
Baucus faced criticisms of being unethical when he recommended to the [[Obama administration]] that his girlfriend, Melodee Hanesbe, be nominated as a federal U.S. Attorney. <ref>http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1209/30228.html</ref> Hanesbe had traveled abroad with Baucus to foreign events and meetings. <ref>http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/70765-hanes-traveled-abroad-with-baucus-twice-in-08</ref>
==External Links==
==External Links==
*[http://baucus.senate.gov/ Official Site]
*[http://baucus.senate.gov/ Official Site]