LegiStorm

Summary

Biographical

Family:

Press Releases

Education

• Brooklyn (N.Y.) College - BA, economics (1962)

  Activities and notes: Cheerleading squad, co-captain

• Wingate High School (Brooklyn, N.Y.) - Diploma (1958)

Office History

Election Results

• 2011 (Nov. 2, 2010 election)

  U.S. Senate Seat for California (Class 3)
  Barbara Levy Boxer, 52.18%

  Democrat
  Cara Carleton Fiorina (Carly), 42.17%

  Republican
  Gail K. Lightfoot, 1.75%

  Libertarian
  Marsha Feinland, 1.35%

  Peace and Freedom
  Duane Roberts, 1.29%

  Green
  Edward C. Noonan, 1.25%

  American Independent

• 2005 (Nov. 2, 2004 election)

  U.S. Senate Seat for California (Class 3)
  Barbara Levy Boxer, 57.71%

  Democrat
  Bill Jones, 37.80%

  Republican
  Marsha Feinland, 2.02%

  Peace and Freedom
  James P. Gray, 1.80%

  Libertarian

• 1999 (Nov. 3, 1998 election)

  U.S. Senate Seat for California (Class 3)
  Barbara Levy Boxer, 53.06%

  Democrat
  Matt Fong, 43.01%

  Republican
  Ted Brown, 1.13%

  Libertarian
  Timothy R. Erich, 1.00%

  Reform Party

• 1993 (Nov. 3, 1992 election)

  U.S. Senate Seat for California (Class 3)
  Barbara Levy Boxer, 47.90%

  Democrat
  Bruce Herschensohn, 43.00%

  Republican
  Genevieve Torres, 3.45%

  Peace and Freedom
  Jerome Mccready, 3.45%

  American Independent
  June R. Genis, 2.18%

  Libertarian

• 1991 (Nov. 6, 1990 election)

  6th Congressional District of California
  Barbara Levy Boxer, 68.07%

  Democrat
  Bill Boerum, 31.93%

  Republican

• 1989 (Nov. 8, 1988 election)

  6th Congressional District of California
  Barbara Levy Boxer, 73.35%

  Democrat
  William Steinmetz, 26.65%

  Republican

• 1987 (Nov. 4, 1986 election)

  6th Congressional District of California
  Barbara Levy Boxer, 73.85%

  Democrat
  Franklin Harry Ernst III, 26.15%

  Republican

• 1985 (Nov. 6, 1984 election)

  6th Congressional District of California
  Barbara Levy Boxer, 67.97%

  Democrat
  Doulgas Binderup, 29.70%

  Republican
  Howard Creighton, 2.33%

  Libertarian

• 1983 (Nov. 2, 1982 election)

  6th Congressional District of California
  Barbara Levy Boxer, 52.36%

  Democrat
  Dennis McQuaid, 44.62%

  Republican
  Howard C Creighton, 1.73%

  Libertarian
  Timothy-Allen Albertson, 1.29%

  Peace and Freedom

Employment History

• Mercury Public Affairs LLC (Jan. 2020-Oct. 2021)

  Co-Chair

• Marin County Board of Supervisors (1976-1982)

  Elected Member

• Rep. John Lowell Burton (D-CA) (1974-1976)

  Aide

• Pacific Sun (1972-1974)

  Editor

Associated Organizations

• PAC for a Change

Awards

• Champions of the Endangered Species Act (Animal Welfare Institute) (March 2016)

• National Park Heritage Award (National Parks Conservation Association) (2015)

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

• Friend of the National Parks Award (National Parks Conservation Association) (2004)

• Friend of the National Parks Award (National Parks Conservation Association) (2001)

Publications

• The Art of Tough: Fearlessly Facing Politics and Life (2016)

• Blind Trust (2009)

• A Time to Run: A Novel (2006)

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

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

• Strangers in the Senate: Politics and the New Revolution of Women in America (1993)

Official Signature

Lobbying and Foreign Representation

Registered to represent foreign interests by:

• Mercury Public Affairs LLC

Privately Financed Travel

21 trips taken between 2000 - 2015 costing $118,155

See map of trips

Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Foreign Gifts

• 3/20/2005: Transportation within Israel via helicopter to view barrier fence along West Bank from Israel
• 4/16/2009: Replica copper plate engraved with the map of the Middle East from United Arab Emirates ($100.00)

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Congressional Staff

Caught Our Eye

• Chinese video-surveillance company hires ex-SAA

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on June 24, 2022
  A Chinese surveillance-video manufacturer's U.S. subsidiary has enlisted a former Senate sergeant at arms to help overturn the U.S. government's ban on its products. read more

• Senate aide has chemistry with new job

  Posted by Nate Hoffman on May 17, 2016
  A Senate environmental staffer has left the Hill to manage a chemical trade association's regulatory portfolio. read more

• Like mother, like daughter for Boxer aide

  Posted by Nate Hoffman on May 11, 2016
  One of the newest aides to outgoing Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) has grown up around politics her entire life. read more

• Based on paychecks, congressional staff strongly favor Clinton over Trump

  Posted by Nate Hoffman on May 9, 2016
  If the presidential race ends up being the insider Hillary Clinton versus the outsider Donald Trump, congressional staff are showing a crystal clear preference for the insider Clinton based on who they are working for.  read more

• Congress reacts to Scalia's passing

  Posted by Sean Myers on Feb. 16, 2016
  Congressional members and their staffers took to Twitter over the weekend to react to Justice Antonin Scalia's death and, in some cases, fire political barbs. read more

• Sen. Boxer staffer flies to NASA’s legislative affairs team

  Posted by Sean Myers on Jan. 25, 2016
  A staff member for Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) has flown to NASA as a legislative affairs specialist. read more

• Posted by Garrett Snedeker on April 12, 2012
  A former environmental counsel under Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee slid back through the revolving door this month. read more

• Posted by LegiStorm on Nov. 30, 2011
  Upset that writing your senator didn't result in a thoughtful, personal reply? Good luck with that. read more

• Sens. Boxer and Isakson call for mortgage disclosure

  Posted by LegiStorm on Aug. 10, 2009
  Two prominent members of the Senate Ethics Committee have introduced legislation that would require members of Congress to fully disclose all residential mortgages on personal financial disclosures. Currently, mortgages on personal residences are exempt from reporting requirements. read more

• Storm Tips: Senators rake in royalties

  Posted by LegiStorm on June 12, 2009
  Senators may have reputations to some as being inexhaustible windbags but they sure like to write too. 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