Barbara Sue Boxer is an American politician,lobbyist and former reporter who served in the United States Senate,representing California from 1993 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party,she previously served as the U.S. representative for California's 6th congressional district from 1983 until 1993.
Linda Lingle is an American politician,who was the sixth governor of Hawaii from 2002 to 2010. She was the first Republican elected governor of Hawaii since 1959,and was the state's first female and first Jewish governor. Prior to serving as governor,Lingle served as mayor of Maui County from 1991 to 1999 and as chair of the Hawaii Republican Party from 1999 to 2002.
Linda Marie McMahon is an American political executive,business executive,and retired performer. She served as the 25th administrator of the Small Business Administration from 2017 to 2019.
Christine T. Kehoe is an American politician from San Diego,California. A Democrat,she served from 2004 to 2012 as a member of the California State Senate,representing the 39th district. She was previously a member of the California State Assembly (2000–2004),and of San Diego City Council (1993–2000).
Barbara A. Buono is an American politician who served in the New Jersey Senate from 2002 to 2014,where she represented the 18th Legislative District. She served from 2010 to 2012 as the Majority Leader in the Senate,succeeding Stephen Sweeney,and was succeeded by Loretta Weinberg. She is a member of the Democratic Party and was the Democratic nominee for Governor of New Jersey in the 2013 general election,which she lost to Republican incumbent Chris Christie.
Nia H. Gill is an American attorney and Democratic Party politician,who represented the 34th Legislative District in the New Jersey Senate from 2002 to 2024. She ran unsuccessfully as a candidate in the June 2012 primary election to fill the seat in Congress left vacant by the death of Donald M. Payne,the former U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 10th congressional district. Gill was the State Senate President pro Tempore from 2010 to 2018,succeeded by Teresa Ruiz.
Robert Myles Hertzberg is an American politician who previously served in the California State Senate. A Democrat he represented the 18th Senate District,which includes parts of the San Fernando Valley.
Linda R. Greenstein is an American attorney and politician who has served since 2010 as a member of the New Jersey Senate representing the 14th legislative district. She previously served in the General Assembly from 2000 to 2010.
Linda B. Rosenthal represents District 67 as a Democrat in the New York State Assembly,which includes parts of Manhattan's Upper West Side and Clinton/Hell's Kitchen neighborhoods.
Ronald Steven Calderon is a former Democratic California State Senator from the 30th Senate District. Calderon is also known for receiving bribes from Michael Drobot.
Crystal Davis Peoples-Stokes is an American politician representing Assembly District 141,which includes the city of Buffalo within Erie County,New York. She is currently the Majority Leader of the New York State Assembly.
Julia Andrews Brownley is an American businesswoman and politician who has been the United States representative for California's 26th congressional district since 2013. A Democrat,she served in the California State Assembly from 2006 to 2012. Before her political career,she worked in marketing and sales.
Ricardo Lara is an American politician who is currently serving as the 8th Insurance Commissioner of California. Lara was elected during the 2018 election,defeating former California insurance commissioner Steve Poizner.
Deborah L. Halvorson is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Illinois's 11th congressional district from 2009 until 2011. Previously,she served in the Illinois Senate from 1997 through 2009. She is a member of the Democratic Party. In September 2011,she filed to run in the newly redistricted 2nd congressional district but was defeated in the Democratic primary by the incumbent,Jesse Jackson Jr.
Linda Holmes is a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate,representing the 42nd District since January 2007. The 42nd district includes all or parts of Aurora,Boulder Hill,Montgomery,Naperville,North Aurora and Oswego.
Hannah-Beth Jackson is an American politician who served in the California State Senate from 2012 to 2020. A Democrat,she represented the 19th Senate District,encompassing Santa Barbara County and most of Ventura County.
Anthony A. "Tony" Strickland is an American politician. He is a member of the Huntington Beach City Council and was mayor from 2022-2023. He is a former California State Senator who represented the 19th District from 2008–2012. Strickland is a member of the Republican Party and a former Assemblyman,representing the 37th District from 1998 until 2004. He is the President and CEO of Strong America,an advocacy group and PAC.
The 2012 United States Senate election in Connecticut was held on November 6,2012,in conjunction with the 2012 U.S. presidential election,other elections to the United States Senate in other states,as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives,and various state and local elections. Primaries to elect Senate candidates from the Republican and Democratic parties were held on Tuesday,August 14,2012.
Linda Ann Pondexter Chesterfield is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Arkansas Senate for District 12,a position that she has held since January 14,2013. Chesterfield served consecutively in the Arkansas General Assembly from January 2011 until January 2013 in the Senate District 34 seat and non-consecutively from January 2003 until January 2009 in the Arkansas House of Representatives District 36 seat.
The 2017–18 United States political sexual scandals saw a heightened period of allegations of sexual misconduct,harassment and assault,and resulted in the subsequent firings and resignations of American politicians. Some of the allegations are linked to the aftermath of the Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse cases starting in October 2017 amid the wider MeToo movement.
