Max Baucus

A Senator and a Representative from Montana. Born in Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Mont. , December 11, 1941. Attended the public schools of Missoula and Helena, Mont. Attended Carleton College, Northfield, Minn. 1959-1960. Graduated, Stanford (Calif. ) University 1964 and Stanford University Law School 1967. Admitted to the Montana Bar in 1969 and commenced practice in Washington, D. C. With various federal agencies. Returned to Montana and practiced law in Missoula. Served in the Montana house of representatives 1973-1974. Elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-fourth Congress in 1974. Reelected to the Ninety-fifth Congress and served from January 3, 1975, until his resignation December 14, 1978. Was not a candidate in 1978 for reelection to the House of Representatives, but was elected as a Democrat on November 7, 1978 to the United States Senate for the term commencing January 3, 1979. Subsequently appointed by the Governor on December 15, 1978 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Paul Hatfield for the term ending January 3, 1979. Reelected in 1984, 1990, 1996, 2002, and 2008, and served from December 15, 1978, until his resignation on February 6, 2014, to serve as Ambassador to China. Chair, Committee on Environment and Public Works (One Hundred Third Congress), Committee on Finance (One Hundred Seventh Congress [January 3-20, 2001. June 6, 2001-January 3, 2003], One Hundred Tenth to One Hundred Thirteenth Congresses [January 3, 2007-February 6, 2014]), Joint Committee on Taxation (One Hundred Twelfth Congress). Vice chair, Joint Committee on Taxation (One Hundred Seventh Congress, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress [January 3, 2013-February 6, 2014]). U. S. Ambassador to China, 2014-2017.