Barbara Boxer

Party: Democrat Occupation: U.S. Senator Age: 69; born in Brooklyn, N.Y. Residence: Rancho Mirage, Calif. Personal: Husband, Stewart Boxer; two children; four grandchildren; son-in-law; daughter-in-law Education: B.A. in economics, Brooklyn College Career highlights: Stockbroker, 1962-1965; journalist, 1972-1974; congressional aide, 1974-1976; Marin County Board of Supervisors, 1976-1982; Congresswoman,...

WASHINGTON - The Senate took its turn holding a hearing on the excessive spending of the embattled General Services Administration on Wednesday, with Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) announcing “the party's over.” Boxer, chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, began the oversight hearing on the GSA by detailing its history of misconduct stretching back to the administration of President Carter in the late 1970s. Boxer called Daniel Tangherlini, the new acting administrator of the GSA, “a no-nonsense leader” and expressed confidence that he would be able to clean up the mess left behind by former administrator Martha Johnson, who resigned soon after the scandal came to light.

Barbara Boxer , 69; born in Brooklyn. City of residence: Rancho Mirage Personal: husband, Stewart; two children; four grandchildren; son-in-law; daughter-in-law Education: B.A. in economics, Brooklyn College Career highlights: stockbroker, 1962-1965; journalist, 1972-1974; congressional aide, 1974-1976; Marin County Board of Supervisors, 1976-1982; member of Congress, 1983-1993; U.S. senator, 1993-present ...

As Democrats launch their general election assault on Mitt Romney, their approach has sounded familiar to those who followed the meteoric rise and fall of Carly Fiorina and Meg Whitman, corporate chieftains who lost their Republican bids for senator and governor in California two years ago. Much as Fiorina and Whitman emphasized their business experience, Romney's presidential campaign has presented him to voters as the man to tackle the nation's...

In the year 2000, Barbara Boxer will be Al Gore's vice presidential running mate. And win. D. D. MICHEL, Hollywood

Democrat Jerry Brown on Tuesday won a nasty race for California governor, returning to the post he held for two terms that began during the Vietnam War, and Democratic U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer declared herself the winner in a tough reelection fight. Early election results have Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Steve Cooley, a Republican, holding a slight lead in the race for attorney general against Democrat Kamala Harris, the San Francisco district attorney. Democrats led, some by a hair, in all other races for statewide office.

Though many of her fellow liberals oppose the tax-cut deal negotiated between President Obama and congressional Republicans, Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) on Tuesday defended her support of the measure. "The fact is, this bill will be a help to the middle class," said Boxer, who, during George W. Bush's presidency, assailed the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts as skewed toward the wealthy. She and fellow California Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein backed the $858-billion package now before the Senate, even though it would renew the tax rates to all income levels, including the highest earners.

Sen. Boxer's vision Re "It's time to get out," Opinion, May 27 It appears that Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) is confused. We went to war against the Taliban, which was the actual government of Afghanistan, not Al Qaeda. The Taliban allowed Al Qaeda and Osama bin Laden to exist within its borders. So while we may have one of those groups under control, we still need to defeat the Taliban. The Taliban is one of the most oppressive and hateful governments that has ever existed.

Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked a Democratic effort to scale back oil industry tax breaks, underscoring the difficulty of getting Congress to agree to any significant measures aimed at bringing down gas prices. All but two Republicans — along with three Democrats — voted against bringing the repeal measure up for debate, even though the $2 billion a year in additional tax revenue from five major oil companies would have been steered into reducing the federal budget deficit, a Republican priority.

At one of the many gatherings that marked the recent state Democratic convention, the party's future could be glimpsed. As Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom spoke to a group of activists, his eyes briefly darted to a commotion at the back of the room. Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris was trying to leave after her own speech but had been mobbed by admirers begging for autographs and pictures. Moments later, Newsom was surrounded by his own crush as he tried to exit. Democrats have swept the statewide offices in recent elections, but their success has masked a looming problem: The party's top officeholders — Gov. Jerry Brown and U.S. Sens.

Though many of her fellow liberals oppose the tax-cut deal negotiated between President Obama and congressional Republicans, Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) on Tuesday defended her support of the measure. "The fact is, this bill will be a help to the middle class," said Boxer, who, during George W. Bush's presidency, assailed the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts as skewed toward the wealthy. She and fellow California Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein backed the $858-billion package now before the Senate, even though it would renew the tax rates to all income levels, including the highest earners.

Despite a flood of efforts by outside groups hoping to defeat Barbara Boxer, the three-term Democratic senator significantly outraised her challenger Carly Fiorina and ultimately outspent Fiorina and her allies on the airwaves. In final campaign reports filed with the Federal Election Commission a month after Boxer's victory, the senator reported raising just over $28 million and spending almost all of it over the course of the campaign. Fiorina raised $22.6 million and spent more than $22 million, including a $1-million personal loan to the campaign that was repaid.

If ever there was an election in which Sen. Barbara Boxer's foes appeared to have their chance to defeat her, it was this one. Voters showed an inclination toward sweeping out longtime incumbents, and Boxer's resume included 28 years in Washington. Voters were skeptical about the effectiveness of the Obama administration's programs to recharge the economy, and she was one of the fiercest defenders of the federal stimulus bill and the new healthcare law. Californians said they were looking for leaders with economic expertise and an ability to create jobs, and she was a senator best known for ideological crusades on social issues, running against an opponent who was the first woman to run a Fortune 20 company.

Democrat Jerry Brown on Tuesday won a nasty race for California governor, returning to the post he held for two terms that began during the Vietnam War, and Democratic U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer declared herself the winner in a tough reelection fight. Early election results have Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Steve Cooley, a Republican, holding a slight lead in the race for attorney general against Democrat Kamala Harris, the San Francisco district attorney. Democrats led, some by a hair, in all other races for statewide office.

On her final sprint to turn out the vote, Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer bounded into a diner in Toluca Lake. She projected the relaxed air of a candidate who felt she had the odds on her side after one of the most bruising races of her career. Dressed in a coral suit, with her husband, Stewart, at her side, the three-term senator moved briskly from table to table at Patys Restaurant, signing candidate trading cards and yard signs. Waitresses carrying hot mugs of coffee swerved to avoid the television cameras and photographers as Boxer made her way around the narrow diner.