Elizabeth Warren
U.S. Senator from Massachusetts
Elizabeth Ann Herring Warren was born in June 1949 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She attended George Washington University and later earned a B.S. in speech pathology and audiology from the University of Houston. He earned a Juris Doctor from Rutgers Law School.
In her pre-political career, she taught children with disabilities at a public school, entered the private practice of law, and donated legal services. She became a lecturer at Rutgers University, Newark School of Law, moving to the University of Houston Law Center where she became an associate dean and obtained tenure. She taught at the University of Texas School of Law, becoming a full professor, and taught at other law schools as well. She became a full professor at the University of Pennsylvania, later teaching for a year at Harvard Law School.
She was appointed by President Barack Obama to be special advisor for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau where she spent a year. A year later she ran for and was elected a United States Senator from Massachusetts, assuming office in January 2013.
Twice married, first to James Robert Warren and now to Bruce Mann, she has two children. Warren is a Methodist.
In the News…
Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts has called for an ethics investigation into Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy for rolling back a proposal that would have required airlines to compensate passengers for canceled or significantly delayed flights. The senator cited Secretary Duffy’s previous work as a consultant for a firm that lobbied on behalf of airlines as influencing his decisions.
Senator Warren said, “Instead of lowering the cost of air travel, former airline lobbyist Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy ended a rule that would’ve forced airlines to compensate Americans for expenses when flights are canceled.”
The U.S. Transportation Department stated, “The best way to cut endless delays is to fix our broken air traffic control system … recognizing how overly burdensome regulations will raise ticket prices for the traveling public and compromise safety for the sake of efficiency.”
Senator Warren was joined by Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut and Representative Jerry Nadler of New York in sending the letter, which stated, “These payments were designed to compensate for costs to passengers arising from delays, potentially including reimbursements for hotels, airport meals, airport parking, and more.”
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The Honorable Elizabeth Warren
Senator from Massachusetts
311 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
