Elizabeth Warren – MA

Current Position: US Senator since 2013
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Position: Law Professor from 1978 – 2013
Other Positions:   Vice Chair of Conference

Warren has focused on consumer protection, equitable economic opportunity, and the social safety net while in the Senate. Warren was a candidate in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries, ultimately finishing third. She has taught law at several universities, including the University of Houston, the University of Texas at Austin, the University of Pennsylvania, and Harvard University.

After the financial crisis of 2007–2008, her national profile grew after her forceful public stances in favor of more stringent banking regulation.  She served as chair of the Congressional Oversight Panel of the Troubled Asset Relief Program, and proposed and established the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, for which she served as the first special advisor under President Barack Obama.

Featured Quote: 
Trickle-down economics has been a complete failure, pure and simple. We build an economy that works for everyone by building it from the bottom up.

Sen. Warren: Trump Inaugural Committee Chair Indictment Is Why We Need For The People Act

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Ed Markey – MA

Current Position: US Senator since 2013
Affiliation: Democrat
Candidate: 2022 US Senator
Former Positions: US Representative from 1976 – 2013; State Delegate from 1973 – 1976
Other Positions:  Chair, Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate and Nuclear Safety
Chair, Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy

Markey is a progressive who has focused on climate change and energy policy and was chair of the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming from 2007 to 2011. He is the Senate author of the Green New Deal.He served in the United States Army Reserve from 1968 to 1973, attaining the rank of Specialist Fourth Class.

Featured Quote: 
The intersecting crises which we face demand a Green New Deal to create jobs, deliver justice, and save our planet. Thank you @AOC, the @sunrisemvmt and all of our partners organizing in Congress, online, and in the streets for a just and livable future.

Senator Markey: Civilian Climate Corps would create union jobs

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