Barbara Boxer

Born: 1940-11-11

Barbara Sue Boxer (née Levy; born November 11, 1940) is an American politician and lobbyist 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. Born in Brooklyn, New York City, Boxer graduated from George W. Wingate High School and Brooklyn College. She worked as a stockbroker for several years before moving to California with her husband. During the 1970s, she worked as a journalist for the Pacific Sun and as an aide to U.S. Representative John L. Burton. She served on the Marin County Board of Supervisors for six years and became the board's first female president. With the slogan "Barbara Boxer Gives a Damn", she was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1982, representing California's 6th district. Boxer won the 1992 election for the U.S. Senate. Running for a third term in 2004, she received 6.96 million votes, becoming the first person to ever get more than 6 million votes in a Senate election and set a record for the most votes in any U.S. Senate election in history, until her colleague, Dianne Feinstein, the senior senator from California, surpassed that number in her 2012 re-election. Boxer and Feinstein were the first female pair of U.S. Senators representing any state at the same time. Boxer was the ranking member of the Environment and Public Works Committee and the vice chair of the Select Committee on Ethics. She was also the Democratic Chief Deputy Whip. Boxer is known for her liberal perspectives.


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Released: 2000-12-27

An exploration of the United States of America's war on drugs from multiple perspectives. For...

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Fuel

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Released: 2008-11-14

Record high oil prices, global warming, and an insatiable demand for energy: these issues define...

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14 Women

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Released: 2007-07-14

Documentary that explores the lives of 14 female U.S. senators and the uniquely feminine...

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Rogues In Robes

as Self - CA Senator (archive footage)
Released: 2016-05-04

A clinical review of judicial corruption, the good and the bad guys showcased. The need for...

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Real Time with Bill Maher

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First aired: 2003-02-21

Each week Bill Maher surrounds himself with a panel of guests which include politicians, actors,...

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Gilmore Girls

as Barbara Boxer
First aired: 2000-10-05

Set in the charming town of Stars Hollow, Connecticut, the series follows the captivating lives...

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Curb Your Enthusiasm

as Barbara Boxer
First aired: 2000-10-15

The off-kilter, unscripted comic vision of Larry David, who plays himself in a parallel universe...

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The Daily Show

as Self
First aired: 1996-07-22

The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.

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The Colbert Report

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First aired: 2005-10-17

The Colbert Report is an American satirical late night television program that airs Monday...

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Fox News Sunday

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First aired: 1996-04-28

Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace is a Sunday morning news/talk show on the Fox Broadcasting...

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Chelsea

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First aired: 2016-05-11

It's not her first talk show, but it is a first of its kind. Ideas, people and places that...

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Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan

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First aired: 1954-11-07

Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan is an American Sunday morning political interview show,...

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K Street

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First aired: 2003-09-14

An experimental fusion of reality and fiction--a fly-on-the-wall look at government, filmed in...

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