About
Cantwell, Maria Ellen A Senator and a Representative from Washington; born in Indianapolis, Ind., October 13, 1958; attended public schools in Indianapolis; B.A., Miami University of Ohio 1980; pursued an academic course at the Miami University European Center, Luxembourg; public relations consultant; Washington State representative 1987-1993; elected as a Democrat to the 103rd Congress (January 3, 1993-January 3, 1995); unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the 104th Congress; elected as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate on November 7, 2000, for the term commencing January 3, 2001; reelected in 2006, 2012, 2018, and again in 2024 for the term ending January 3, 2031; chair, Committee on Indian Affairs (One Hundred Thirteenth Congress [January 3, 2013-February 12, 2014]), Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (One Hundred Thirteenth Congress [February 12, 2014-January 3, 2015]), Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (One Hundred Seventeenth and One Hundred Eighteenth Congresses).
Official Biography · U.S. Congress.
Performance & Participation
Votes CastTop 25%
100% — Voted in 867 of 869 roll call votes this congress.
Avg 97% · Most: 100% · Least: 87%
Vote IndependenceMiddle 50%
2.0% — Voted against their own party majority 17 of 856 times.
Avg 2.8% · Most independent: 19.0% · Most party-line: 0.0%
Cosponsors AttractedBottom 25%
130 — Attracted 130 cosponsors across 24 bills.
Avg 320 · Most: 967 · Least: 0
Cosponsors Attracted Cross-AisleMiddle 50%
33 — Attracted 33 cosponsors across the aisle.
Avg 79 · Most: 354 · Least: 0
Cosponsorships GivenBottom 25%
224 — 224 bills cosponsored.
Avg 330 · Most: 727 · Least: 30
Cosponsorships Given Cross-AisleMiddle 50%
95 — 95 bills cosponsored across the aisle.
Avg 94 · Most: 425 · Least: 0
Social Media ToneiMiddle 50%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.65 · Most: +0.93 · Least: +0.48
Press Release ToneiMiddle 50%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.33 · Most: +0.62 · Least: +0.09
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