Search results
Barbara Ann Mikulski ( / mɪˈkʌlski / mih-CULL-skee; born July 20, 1936) is an American politician and social worker who served as a United States senator from Maryland from 1987 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she also served in the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1987.
May 6, 2024 · Barbara Mikulski, American politician who was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in 1986 and represented Maryland in that body from 1987 to 2017. She was the longest-serving female senator and the first Democratic woman senator not elected as a replacement for her spouse.
Barbara Ann Mikulski of Maryland has dedicated her life to public service. Born and raised in Baltimore, Mikulski trained as a social worker. She won her first election to the Baltimore City Council in 1971 and five years later, won a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Mar 2, 2015 · W hen Barbara Mikulski — the 78-year-old Maryland Democrat and longest serving woman in Congress, who announced Monday that she will retire in 2016 — ran for Senate in 1986, some people told ...
Throughout her time in office, Senator Mikulski was a champion of civil rights, with a particular focus on gender and labor rights. Her records demonstrate a commitment to serving constituent needs, such as her efforts to support labor and industry at the Port of Baltimore and in initiatives to restore the environmental health of the Chesapeake ...
The first female Democratic United States Senator elected in her own right, Barbara Mikulski has been a political trailblazer for more than thirty years.
Mar 3, 2015 · At the commencement of Women’s History Month, Senator Barbara Mikulski’s decision not to seek a sixth term prompts us to reflect on the career of one of the most powerful female political ...
