# Maria Cantwell

| Maria Cantwell |
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| United States Senator from Washington |
| **Incumbent** |
| **Assumed office**  January 3, 2001Serving with Patty Murray |
| Preceded by | Slade Gorton |
| Chair of the Senate Commerce Committee |
| **Incumbent** |
| **Assumed office**  February 3, 2021 |
| Preceded by | Roger Wicker |
| Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee |
| **In office** January 3, 2019 – February 3, 2021 |
| Preceded by | Bill Nelson |
| Succeeded by | Roger Wicker |
| Ranking Member of the Senate Energy Committee |
| **In office** January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2019 |
| Preceded by | Lisa Murkowski |
| Succeeded by | Joe Manchin |
| Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee |
| **In office** February 12, 2014 – January 3, 2015 |
| Preceded by | Mary Landrieu |
| Succeeded by | David Vitter |
| Chair of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee |
| **In office** January 3, 2013 – February 12, 2014 |
| Preceded by | Daniel Akaka |
| Succeeded by | Jon Tester |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Washington's 1st district |
| **In office** January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995 |
| Preceded by | John Miller |
| Succeeded by | Rick White |
| Member of the Washington House of Representatives from the Position 1, 44th legislative district |
| **In office** January 12, 1987 – January 3, 1993 |
| Preceded by | Jeanine Long |
| Succeeded by | Jeanine Long |
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| Personal details |
| Born | Maria Ellen Cantwell  (1958-10-13) October 13, 1958 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Parents | Paul Cantwell (father) |
| Education | Miami University (BA) |
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| Website | Senate website |

**Maria Elaine Cantwell** /ˈkæntˌwɛl/ (born October 13, 1958) is the junior United States Senator from Washington, serving since 2001. She is a member of the Democratic Party.

Cantwell first served in the Washington House of Representatives from 1987 to 1993 and then in the United States House of Representatives from Washington's 1st congressional district from 1993 to 1995, after which she worked as an executive for RealNetworks. She is Washington's second female senator, after Patty Murray. She serves as the Ranking Member on the United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

While Democrats were in the majority, Cantwell served as Chairwoman of the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship from 2014 to 2015 and Chairwoman of the Committee on Indian Affairs from 2013 to 2014.

Upon the February 2017 resignation of Jeff Sessions, Cantwell became the most senior junior Senator.

## Other websites

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* Senator Maria Cantwell official U.S. Senate site
* Maria Cantwell for Senate
* Maria Cantwell at the Open Directory Project
* Biography at *WhoRunsGov.com* at *The Washington Post*

* Biography at the *Biographical Directory of the United States Congress*

* Voting record maintained by *The Washington Post*

* Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Vote Smart

* Congressional profile at GovTrack.us

* Congressional profile at OpenCongress

* Issue positions and quotes at On The Issues

* Financial information at OpenSecrets.org

* Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission

* Appearances on C-SPAN programs

* Appearances at the Internet Movie Database

* Collected news and commentary at *The New York Times*

* Works by or about Maria Cantwell in libraries (WorldCat catalog)

* Profile at Notable Names Database

* Profile at Ballotpedia