LegiStorm

Biographical

Family:

Press Releases

Education

• Michigan State University - MSW, magna cum laude (1975)

• Michigan State University - BA (1972)

• Clare (Mich.) High School - Attended

Office History

Election Results

• 2019 (Nov. 6, 2018 election)

  U.S. Senate Seat for Michigan (Class 1)
  Deborah Ann Greer Stabenow (Debbie), 52.26%

  Democrat
  John Edward James, 45.76%

  Republican
  Marcia Squier, 1.00%

  Green

• 2013 (Nov. 6, 2012 election)

  U.S. Senate Seat for Michigan (Class 1)
  Deborah Ann Greer Stabenow (Debbie), 58.80%

  Democrat
  Peter Hoekstra (Pete), 37.98%

  Republican
  Scotty Boman, 1.82%

  Libertarian

• 2007 (Nov. 7, 2006 election)

  U.S. Senate Seat for Michigan (Class 1)
  Deborah Ann Greer Stabenow (Debbie), 56.91%

  Democrat
  James Johnston Blanchard (Jim), 41.26%

  Republican

• 2001 (Nov. 7, 2000 election)

  U.S. Senate Seat for Michigan (Class 1)
  Deborah Ann Greer Stabenow (Debbie), 49.47%

  Democrat
  Edward Spencer Abraham (Spencer), 47.86%

  Republican

• 1999 (Nov. 3, 1998 election)

  8th Congressional District of Michigan
  Deborah Ann Greer Stabenow (Debbie), 57.41%

  Democrat
  Susan Grimes Munsell, 38.64%

  Republican
  John Mangopoulos, 2.13%

  Reform Party
  Ben Steele III, 1.26%

  Libertarian

• 1997 (Nov. 5, 1996 election)

  8th Congressional District of Michigan
  Deborah Ann Greer Stabenow (Debbie), 53.76%

  Democrat
  Richard Chrysler (Dick), 44.14%

  Republican
  Doug Macdonald, 1.45%

  Libertarian

Employment History

• Ingham County, Mich. (1975-1978)

  County Commissioner

Associated Organizations

• Great Lakes PAC

• America's Leadership PAC

• Stabenow for U.S. Senate (Michigan)

Awards

• Centennial Leadership Award (National Parks Conservation Association) (April 2024)

• Lifetime Achievement Award (Alzheimer’s Association) (April 2024)

• Conservation Champion Award (Pheasants Forever Inc.) (Jan. 2024)

• Lifetime Achievement Award (Michigan League of Conservation Voters) (Sept. 2023)

• Leadership Award (Keystone Policy Center) (June 2022)

• Bryce Harlow Award (Bryce Harlow Foundation) (April 2021)

• Fueling Growth Award (Growth Energy Inc.) (2021)

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

• Golden Triangle Award (National Farmers Union) (Sept. 2019)

• Legislative Recognition Award (American Ambulance Association) (June 2019)

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

• Legislator of the Year (American Ambulance Association) (June 2018)

• Innovator in Biotechnology Award (Biotechnology Innovation Organization) (April 2018)

• Community Health Congressional Awards (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (2018)

• Congressional Champion Award (YMCA of the USA) (March 2017)

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

• American Psychiatric Excellence Award (American Psychiatric Association) (2017)

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

• Bill Emerson and Mickey Leland Hunger Leadership Award (Congressional Hunger Center) (June 2016)

• Humanitarian Award (Alzheimer’s Association) (April 2012)

• Porker of the Month (Citizens Against Government Waste) (March 2012)

• Outstanding Government Service Award (American Medical Association) (2012)

• Dr. Nathan Davis Award (American Medical Association) (2012)

• Advocacy Award (American Veterinary Medical Association) (2012)

Activities and Interests

• Hobbies: playing piano
  

Publications

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

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

Official Signature

Contact Information

• Email, member official contact form

Office Addresses:

Main Office:

Address:	731 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
Phone:	202-224-4822

Note: TTY, 202-224-2066

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Leadership Office:

Address:	419 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
Phone:	202-224-3232

   » District Offices

Privately Financed Travel

23 trips taken between 2000 - 2009 costing $41,946

See map of trips

Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Foreign Gifts

• 8/31/2014-9/1/2014: Transportation expense from Tanzania
• 12/18/2012: Chivas Brothers scotch whiskey from Pakistan ($125.00)

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Congressional Staff

Committees

• Joint Committee on Taxation
• Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, Chair
Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee Commodities, Risk Management and Trade Subcommittee, Ex Officio
Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee Conservation, Climate, Forestry and Natural Resources Subcommittee, Ex Officio
Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics and Research Subcommittee, Ex Officio
Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, Local Food Systems and Food Safety and Security Subcommittee, Ex Officio
Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee Rural Development and Energy Subcommittee, Ex Officio
• Senate Budget Committee
• Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Clean Air, Climate and Nuclear Safety Subcommittee
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Fisheries, Water and Wildlife Subcommittee
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee
• Senate Finance Committee
Senate Finance Committee Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure Subcommittee, Chair
Senate Finance Committee Health Care Subcommittee
Senate Finance Committee International Trade, Customs and Global Competitiveness Subcommittee

Caucuses

• Bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease
• Congressional Assisting Caregivers Today Caucus
• Congressional Automotive Performance and Motorsports Caucus
• Congressional Boating Caucus
• Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues
• Congressional Caucus on Parkinson's Disease, Co-Chair
• Congressional Caucus on the Deadliest Cancers
• Congressional Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Caucus
• Congressional Coalition on Adoption
• Congressional Farmer's Cooperative Caucus
• Congressional Fire Services Caucus
• Congressional Heart and Stroke Coalition
• Congressional Internet Caucus
• Congressional Italian-American Caucus
• Congressional NextGen 9-1-1 Caucus
• Congressional Social Work Caucus
• Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus
• Congressional Veterans Jobs Caucus
• Expand Social Security Caucus
• International Conservation Caucus
• Northeast-Midwest Senate Coalition
• Rare Disease Caucus
• Senate 4-H Caucus
• Senate Afterschool Caucus
• Senate Air Force Caucus
• Senate ALS Caucus
• Senate Auto Caucus
• Senate Baltic Freedom Caucus
• Senate Caucus on Foster Youth, Co-Chair
• Senate Chemistry Caucus
• Senate Climate Solutions Caucus
• Senate Community College Caucus
• Senate Community Health Centers Caucus
• Senate Community Pharmacy Caucus
• Senate Cultural Caucus
• Senate Democratic Conference Committee, Policy and Communications Committee Chair
• Senate Democratic Hispanic Task Force
• Senate Democratic Policy and Communications Committee, Chair
• Senate Diabetes Caucus
• Senate FFA Caucus, Co-Chair and Co-Founder
• Senate Great Lakes Task Force, Co-Chair
• Senate Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Caucus
• Senate Impact Aid Coalition
• Senate Manufactured Housing Caucus
• Senate Manufacturing Caucus, Co-Chair
• Senate National Guard Caucus
• Senate National Institutes of Health Caucus
• Senate New Democrat Coalition
• Senate Nursing Caucus
• Senate Paper and Packaging Caucus, Co-Chair
• Senate Philanthropy Caucus
• Senate Recycling Caucus
• Senate Rural Health Care Caucus
• Senate Small Brewers Caucus
• Senate Travel and Tourism Caucus
• Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus
• Voices for National Service

Caught Our Eye

• AARP adds top DPCC aide

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on July 17, 2019
  A high-ranking Democratic Senate aide has retired to the AARP. read more

• Medical-research groups adds House LD

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on April 10, 2019
  A legislative director has left the Hill for a medical-research advocacy group. read more

• Ex-Intel Corp. lobbyist kicks off own advocacy group

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on April 5, 2017
  A lobbyist who left Intel Corp. to start her own advocacy group isn't straying far from her old employer as the company takes on its first lobbying jobs. read more

• Ex-Senate aide lobbying for public-employee wellbeing

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Aug. 2, 2016
  The country's largest public-employee trade union can now count former Senate aide Katie Smith among its registered federal lobbyists. read more

• Congress joins Ferguson debate online

  Posted by Jenna Ebersole on Dec. 1, 2014
  As protesters took to the streets nationwide and in Ferguson, Mo., last week, Congress reacted on Twitter to the grand jury announcement. read more

• The Partisanship of Grieving

  Posted by LegiStorm on June 5, 2013
  Even in grief, Congress maintains its partisanship.Both Democrats and Republicans issued statements mourning the death of Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.)'s death Monday. However, an analysis of all the press releases and tweets made available in LegiStorm's StormFeed database reveals that Democrats were much more likely to express sorrow toward their colleague than were Republicans. read more

• Posted by Garrett Snedeker on March 15, 2013
  America's largest single provider of women's reproductive health care - including contraceptives, gynecological exams and abortions - has lost its legislative director to the Senate Aging Committee. read more

• Posted by Garrett Snedeker on Jan. 24, 2013
  For former senatorial candidate and Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-Mich.), two of his first lobbying clients reflect life's certainties: death (or at least one cause of it) and taxes. read more