Tammy Baldwin: podcast appearances and interviews

Tammy Suzanne Green Baldwin, born on February 11, 1962, is an American politician and lawyer serving as the junior United States senator from Wisconsin since 2013. She is a member of the Democratic Party and has held the position of secretary of the Senate Democratic Caucus since 2017. As of 2023, she is the dean of the United States congressional delegation from Wisconsin following the retirement of Representative Ron Kind. Baldwin graduated from Smith College and the University of Wisconsin Law School, and before her political career, she worked as a lawyer in private practice. She was first elected to public office in 1993, serving three terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 78th district. In 1998, she was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives representing Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district, a position she held for seven terms until 2013. Baldwin was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2012 and has been reelected in subsequent elections in 2018 and 2024. She is recognized as the first openly lesbian woman elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly, the first openly lesbian woman and the first woman elected to the U.S. House from Wisconsin, and the first openly LGBTQ person and first woman elected to the U.S. Senate from Wisconsin. Throughout her career, Baldwin has maintained a progressive voting record on issues such as healthcare, reproductive rights, and LGBT rights.