Maria Cantwell

Maria Cantwell
United States Senator from Washington
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2001 Serving 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
Personal details
Born	Maria Ellen Cantwell (1958-10-13) October 13, 1958 (age 66) Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Parents	Paul Cantwell (father)
Education	Miami University (BA)
Signature
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.

Media related to Maria Cantwell at Wikimedia Commons

• 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

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