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|state=Arkansas

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|terms=January 6, 1999 – Present

|terms=January 6, 1999 – January 5, 2011

|preceded=Dale Bumpers

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|succeeded=[[John Boozman]]

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'''Blanche Lambert Lincoln''', born September 30, 1960 (age {{age|1960|9|30}}), is a [[Democratic]] politician serving as the senior [[United States Senator]] from the State of [[Arkansas]]. After working as a lobbyist in [[Washington, D.C.]] Lincoln moved to Arkansas and was elected to the House in 1992 and reelected in 1994. In January 1996 she announced that she was pregnant with twins and would not seek reelection.

'''Blanche Lambert Lincoln''', born September 30, 1960 (age {{age|1960|9|30}}), is a [[Democratic]] politician who served as the [[United States Senator]] from the State of [[Arkansas]] from 1999 until 2011. After working as a lobbyist in [[Washington, D.C.]] Lincoln moved to Arkansas and was elected to the House in 1992 and reelected in 1994. In January 1996 she announced that she was pregnant with twins and would not seek reelection.

In 1998, Lincoln became the youngest woman ever to be elected to the U.S. Senate at the age of 38; as of 2010, she is also the youngest senior senator because the other senator from Arkansas was elected after her. In 2009 she became chair of the important Agriculture Committee.  

In 1998, Lincoln became the youngest woman ever to be elected to the U.S. Senate at the age of 38. In the 111th Congress, she was chair of the important Agriculture Committee.  

==Political views==

==Political views==

''See: [[2010 Midterm Elections]]''

''See: [[2010 Midterm Elections]]''

[[Blanche Lincoln]] will be one of Republicans top targets in 2010. In the [[2008 Presidential Election]], Arkansas was one of the few states where [[John McCain]] exceeded [[George W. Bush]]’s margin, despite the national trend favoring Democrats. In an attempt to appeal to her conservative constituents Lincoln voted against the [[Employee Free Choice Act]] (card check) and has stated opposition to the public option in [[health care]]. She began airing TV ads in March touting her independence from President Obama and national Democrats. Lincoln defeated [[Lieutenant Governor]] [[Bill Halter]] in a close runoff for the Democratic nomination.

Moderate Democrat [[Blanche Lincoln]] was defeated by 21 percentage points after Republicans made her one of their top targets in 2010. In the [[2008 Presidential Election]], Arkansas was one of the few states where [[John McCain]] exceeded [[George W. Bush]]’s margin, despite the national trend favoring Democrats. Generally, she voted the party line with President Obama, which angered her conservative constituents, but also voted against the [[Employee Free Choice Act]] (card check) and opposed to the public option in [[health care]], which angered liberals. She began airing TV ads in March touting her independence from President Obama and national Democrats. Lincoln defeated [[Lieutenant Governor]] [[Bill Halter]] in a close runoff for the Democratic nomination.

Third district Congressman [[John Boozman]] easily won the Republican nomination, defeating State Senator [[Gilbert Baker]] and former State Senator Jim Holt. A May Rasmussen Reports poll shows Boozman well ahead of both Lincoln and Halter <ref>http://arkansasmatters.com/content/Election2010Text_Fulltext?cid=315551</ref>

Third district Congressman [[John Boozman]] easily won the Republican nomination, defeating State Senator [[Gilbert Baker]] and former State Senator Jim Holt. Boozman comfortably led thoughout the entire campaign.

==External Links==

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