Maria Cantwell
American politician and businesswoman
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| 2024 | Crafted legislation requiring airline passengers to request refunds for canceled flights, rather than receiving them automatically. |
| 2024 | Cantwell was reelected to a fifth term in the U.S. Senate, defeating Republican candidate Raul Garcia. |
| 2022 | Maria Cantwell voted in support of the Respect for Marriage Act, a federal legislation aimed at protecting same-sex marriage rights nationwide. |
| March 2021 | Voted unsuccessfully to include a $15 hourly minimum wage in the American Rescue Plan, joining 42 other Democratic senators in the effort. |
| September 2019 | Signed a bipartisan letter to congressional leadership requesting full and lasting funding of the Land and Water Conservation Act to support national parks and public lands. |
| February 2019 | Signed a letter to EPA Acting Administrator Andrew R. Wheeler calling for enforceable federal drinking water standards for PFOA and PFOS chemicals. |
| 2018 | Cantwell was reelected to a fourth term in the U.S. Senate, defeating Republican challenger Susan Hutchison. |
| 2017 | Cantwell supports the Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization Act, which created SafeSport to prevent and address sexual misconduct in Olympic sports. |
| April 2017 | Cantwell co-sponsored the Israel Anti-Boycott Act (S.270), which proposed making it a federal crime to encourage or participate in boycotts against Israel and Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territories. |
| February 2017 | Became the most senior junior senator after Jeff Sessions resigned to become United States Attorney General. |
| 2016 | Received one electoral vote for vice president from a faithless elector in Washington during the presidential election. |
| October 20 2013 | Signed a letter with 15 other female Democratic senators endorsing Hillary Clinton as the potential Democratic nominee for the 2016 presidential election. |
| 2012 | Maria Cantwell was reelected to a third term in the U.S. Senate, defeating Republican State Senator Michael Baumgartner. |
| 2011 | Cantwell experienced a significant decline in her personal fortune due to a sharp decrease in the value of her RealNetworks stock. |
| 2011 | Praised by The Humane Society of the United States for her no-tolerance policy and effective removal of shark finning practices. |
| 2010 | Voted to invoke cloture to begin debate on the Don't ask, don't tell policy in the military. |
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