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 - Senate Republicans boycotted a committee vote Thursday on President Obama's nomination of Gina McCarthy to head the Environmental Protection Agency, drawing accusations of obstructionism from Democrats. Republicans on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee said McCarthy had not adequately responded to their requests for information, so they didn't show up for the scheduled vote. They want more information on how the EPA makes decisions on new regulations, how it has used private email to conduct public business, and other transparency issues.

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

Re "Israel's free pass from Boxer," Opinion, April 28 George Bisharat grossly misleads readers when he claims that bipartisan legislation I introduced would allow Israel to "continue racially profiling Americans of Arab and Muslim heritage who travel to Israel. " My legislation would give Israel the opportunity to join the U.S. visa waiver program, allowing Israeli citizens to travel to the United States without first obtaining a visa - a privilege extended to 37 other countries.

Sen. Barbara Boxer on Thursday urged the Justice Department to enforce voting rights laws following a Los Angeles Times story detailing efforts to purge voter rolls in Ohio. The story described efforts by tea party members to remove at least 2,100 names from voter rolls in the swing state. A group called the Ohio Voter Integrity Project, an offshoot of True the Vote, worked to remove students from rolls for not specifying their dorm room numbers, as one example. It also tried to remove a woman who had lived at the same residence for seven years because her home was listed as a commercial, rather than residential, building.

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 ...

It's an election year and many senators are out campaigning their hearts out, but not every U.S. senator is up for reelection this year. Those who aren't on the campaign trail have plenty of time to do things like film cameos on "Parks and Recreation. " In the NBC comedy's fifth season premiere on Thursday night, Amy Poehler's Leslie Knope traveled from small town Pawnee, Ind., to the halls of power in Washington, D.C., and met some real-life politicians. California Sen. Barbara Boxer, Maine Sen. Olympia J. Snowe and Arizona Sen. John McCain all made brief appearances on the comedy, with McCain reiterating the comedic chops he practiced during his guest spot on "Saturday Night Live" back in 2008.

Re "Israel's free pass from Boxer ," Opinion, April 28 Israel has the right and obligation to protect its citizens from harm. Contrary to George Bisharat's assertion, no "free pass" will be given to Israel to racially profile Americans entering that country if Congress includes Israel in the U.S visa waiver program. In reality, the U.S.-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013, introduced by Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), would add Israel to a list of 37 countries currently participating in the program.

WASHINGTON - Barbara Boxer has long been one of the Senate's environmental champions, racking up perfect scores for each of the last five years on the League of Conservation Voters' report card on key votes. But the Californian now finds herself on the opposite side of an issue from her usual environmental allies and some of her fellow Democrats. Environmentalists are upset because she is pushing legislation that would impose deadlines for environmental reviews of water projects, a move they see as "tilting the scales" toward rushed approvals.

WASHINGTON - Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer have served longer together than any other pair of California senators - 20 years - and will soon replace Iowa's team as the current longest-serving tandem. In a chamber where the presence of spittoons and snuffboxes testifies to the power of tradition, that historically would have meant they could exert more influence on behalf of the state. For generations, seniority has aided senators in delivering federal largesse back home.

Saying too many homes have been lost “to bank malfeasance or error,” Sen. Barbara Boxer called for federal investigations into whether banks are breaking the consumer-protection pledges they made in last year's $26-billion settlement of foreclosure-abuse investigations.  “I am extremely concerned over reports that banks continue to violate the rights of homeowners and the terms of the National Mortgage Settlement,” Boxer (D-Calif.) said in a letter to U.S. Atty. Gen. Eric Holder,  Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan, and Joseph A. Smith, the official monitor for the settlement.

When the World Trade Organization found last year that U.S. labeling requirements for dolphin-safe tuna put Mexican tuna fishermen at a trade disadvantage, marine advocates worried that the federal government would weaken its dolphin-safe standards. Instead, a proposed rule published Friday by the National Marine Fisheries Service would expand the certification requirements. In the eastern tropical Pacific -- which roughly extends from San Diego west to Hawaii and south to Peru -- dolphins and large yellowfin tuna swim together in closely packed schools.

As Los Angeles faces the possibility of having no women holding elected office at City Hall come July, some of California's most well-known female politicians joined forces to promote Wendy Greuel's mayoral bid. Greuel was endorsed by U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, who appeared Thursday alongside other politicians who had already endorsed Greuel, including Sen. Barbara Boxer, and Reps. Janice Hahn and Judy Chu. In the evening, Boxer headlined a fundraiser for Greuel that was also hosted by EMILY'S List, an organization devoted to promoting pro-choice, Democratic women.

Los Angeles mayoral candidate Eric Garcetti won the endorsement of another City Council colleague on Thursday. At a news conference in Silver Lake, Councilman Tom LaBonge said he was supporting Garcetti over City Controller Wendy Greuel because Garcetti has a proven track record of revitalizing neighborhoods. "Wendy's a friend of mine, Eric's a friend of mine, but you make a judgment about what's best right now for the city," LaBonge said. "You've got to know how to move bureaucracy and move community, and Eric knows how to do that.

With Los Angeles facing the imminent possibility of having no female elected leaders at City Hall, some of California's most prominent female politicians joined forces Thursday to promote Wendy Greuel's mayoral candidacy. Democratic congressional leader Nancy Pelosi, the only woman to serve as the speaker of the House of Representatives, announced she was endorsing Greuel to become the city's first female mayor. "She's operational, she gets the job done," Pelosi (D-San Francisco)