LegiStorm

Biographical

Family:

Press Releases

Education

• Miami University (Ohio) - BA, public administration (1980)

• Miami University John E. Dolibois European Center (Luxembourg) - Attended

• Emmerich Manual High School (Indianapolis, Ind.) - Diploma (1976)

Office History

Election Results

• 2019 (Nov. 6, 2018 election)

  U.S. Senate Seat for Washington (Class 1)
  Maria Ellen Cantwell, 58.43%

  Democrat
  Susan Hutchison, 41.57%

  Republican

• 2013 (Nov. 6, 2012 election)

  U.S. Senate Seat for Washington (Class 1)
  Maria Ellen Cantwell, 60.45%

  Democrat
  Michael Baumgartner, 39.55%

  Republican

• 2007 (Nov. 7, 2006 election)

  U.S. Senate Seat for Washington (Class 1)
  Maria Ellen Cantwell, 56.85%

  Democrat
  Mike Mcgavick, 39.93%

  Republican
  Bruce Guthrie, 1.41%

  Libertarian
  Aaron Dixon, 1.02%

  Green

• 2001 (Nov. 7, 2000 election)

  U.S. Senate Seat for Washington (Class 1)
  Maria Ellen Cantwell, 48.73%

  Democrat
  Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade), 48.64%

  Republican
  Jeff Jared, 2.63%

  Libertarian

• 1995 (Nov. 8, 1994 election)

  1st Congressional District of Washington
  Richard Alan White (Rick), 51.66%

  Republican
  Maria Ellen Cantwell, 48.34%

  Democrat

• 1993 (Nov. 3, 1992 election)

  1st Congressional District of Washington
  Maria Ellen Cantwell, 54.87%

  Democrat
  Gary Nelson, 41.99%

  Republican
  Patrick L Ruckert, 1.59%

  Independent
  Anne Fleming, 1.55%

  Natural Law

Employment History

• RealNetworks Inc. (1995-2000)

  Senior Vice President

• Cantwell & AssocIates (1985-1991)

  Owner

Associated Organizations

• Jerry Springer 1982 Campaign for Ohio Governor

• Cranston for President Committee Inc. (1983)
  Alan MacGregor Cranston

• Friends of Maria (Washington)

Awards

• Legislator of the Year Award (Pacific Northwest Waterways Association) (Oct. 2022)

• Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (June 2020)

• Champion of Science (Science Coalition) (Feb. 2020)

• Distinguished Community Health Advocate Award (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (2019)

• Software Champion Award (BSA | The Software Alliance) (Sept. 2018)

• Distinguished Community Health Advocate Award (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (2018)

• Distinguished Community Health Defender Award (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (2017)

• Golden Triangle Award (National Farmers Union) (Sept. 2016)

• Leadership Award (National Marine Sanctuary Foundation) (June 2016)

• Legislator of the Year Award (National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials) (April 12, 2016)

• Hero of Main Street (National Retail Federation) (July 2015)

• Friend of the National Parks Award (National Parks Conservation Association) (July 2011)

• Ansel Adams Award (Wilderness Society) (2006)

• Hall of Fame Inductee (Indianapolis (Ind.) Public Schools Foundation) (2006)

Publications

• Nine and Counting: The Women of the Senate (2000)

  Co-authors: Mikulski, Barbara Ann; Stabenow, Deborah Ann Greer; Feinstein, Dianne Goldman Berman; Boxer, Barbara Levy; Murray, Patricia Lynn; Collins, Susan Margaret
  

Official Signature

Contact Information

• Email, member official contact form
• 
  Email, scheduling:
  scheduling@cantwell.senate.gov

Office Addresses:

Main Office:

Address:	511 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
Phone:	202-224-3441
Fax:	202-228-0514

Note: TTD, 202-224-8273

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Privately Financed Travel

2 trips taken between 2002 - 2006 costing $10,778

See map of trips

Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Congressional Staff

Committees

• Joint Committee on Taxation
• Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, Chair
Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Aviation Safety, Operations and Innovation Subcommittee, Ex Officio
Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Communications, Media and Broadband Subcommittee, Ex Officio
Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Consumer Protection, Product Safety and Data Security Subcommittee, Ex Officio
Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Oceans, Fisheries, Climate Change and Manufacturing Subcommittee, Ex Officio
Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Space and Science Subcommittee, Ex Officio
Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Surface Transportation, Maritime, Freight and Ports Subcommittee, Ex Officio
Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Tourism, Trade and Export Promotion Subcommittee, Ex Officio
• Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
• Senate Finance Committee
• Senate Indian Affairs Committee
• Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee

Caucuses

• Bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease
• Congressional Arthritis Caucus
• Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues
• Congressional Caucus on the Deadliest Cancers
• Congressional Coalition for Autism Research and Education
• Congressional Coalition on Adoption
• Congressional Cystic Fibrosis Caucus
• Congressional Fire Services Caucus
• Congressional Hazards Caucus, Co-Chair
• Congressional Heart and Stroke Coalition
• Congressional Internet Caucus
• Congressional Multiple Sclerosis Caucus
• Congressional Planetary Science Caucus
• Congressional TRIO Caucus
• Congressional Wine Caucus
• Rare Disease Caucus
• Senate Aerospace Caucus
• Senate Afterschool Caucus
• Senate ALS Caucus
• Senate Arctic Caucus
• Senate Bike Caucus
• Senate Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism
• Senate Climate Change Task Force
• Senate Coast Guard Caucus, Honorary Co-Chair
• Senate Community College Caucus
• Senate Cultural Caucus
• Senate Cybersecurity Caucus
• Senate Democratic Conference Committee
• Senate Democratic Hispanic Task Force
• Senate Diabetes Caucus
• Senate Impact Aid Coalition
• Senate India Caucus
• Senate National Guard Caucus
• Senate National Institutes of Health Caucus
• Senate New Democrat Coalition
• Senate Nuclear Waste Cleanup Caucus
• Senate Oceans Caucus
• Senate Recycling Caucus
• Senate Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus
• Senate Rural Health Care Caucus
• Senate Small Brewers Caucus

Caught Our Eye

• Longtime Senate aide heads to tech advocacy job

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on June 29, 2021
  A Democratic staffer has traded her 15 years of Senate experience for a tech-industry association. read more

• Sen. Cantwell aide heads to Humana

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Aug. 20, 2020
  A Democratic staffer has taken nearly two decades of Senate work experience to the health-insurance industry. read more

• Sen. Cantwell staffer heads to HHS

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Feb. 21, 2020
  A Democratic aide has taken his years of Senate experience to Health and Human Services' anti-fraud and -waste office. read more

• Cantwell adviser tries to save Ex-Im Bank

  Posted by Jenna Ebersole on Oct. 1, 2014
  A Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) staffer is now managing congressional relations for the Export-Import Bank of the United States as it faces an existential threat. read more

• Agriculture policy expert leaves Hill to advocate for sustainable farming

  Posted by John Sugden on June 16, 2014
  An experienced agriculture policy expert has left Capitol Hill to put down new roots at the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition.Paul Wolfe has joined the association of grassroots organizations as a policy specialist. He most recently worked on Sen. Maria Cantwell's (D-Wash.) staff as legislative counsel, with a focus on agriculture, among other issues. read more

• Former committee staffer looks to boost business in the District

  Posted by John Sugden on May 21, 2014
  A former Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee staffer has left Capitol Hill to be a top executive at the D.C. Chamber of Commerce. Krystal Blumfield has been named Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Washington business network. The D.C. Chamber has never filed to lobby at the national level. read more

• Senators reveal book deals and junkets in new disclosures

  Posted by John Sugden on May 19, 2014
  U.S. senators detailed their finances late last week, revealing outside income from such sources as book deals and even a junket paid by a Mexican media mogul on behalf of a possible presidential candidate. read more

• A former staffer for Sen. John Kerry joins the lobbying world

  Posted by Katie Barrows on Oct. 1, 2013
  A former staffer for Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) has joined the lobbying world. read more

• Senior Senate aide lands in hot water

  Posted by LegiStorm on Nov. 14, 2008
  When congressional staffers get in trouble, newspapers often cite LegiStorm. Aides rarely do good in the media - if they do, their elected bosses take the credit.  read more