Mary L. Landrieu

A Senator from Louisiana. Born in Arlington, Va. , November 23, 1955. Graduated from Ursuline Academy, New Orleans, and Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1977. Member, Louisiana house of representatives 1980-1988. Louisiana state treasurer 1988-1996. Unsuccessful candidate for Democratic gubernatorial nomination 1995. Elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1996. Reelected in 2002, and again in 2008. And served from January 3, 1997, to January 3, 2015. Was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 2014. Chair, Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (One Hundred Eleventh to One Hundred Thirteenth Congresses [January 3, 2009-February 12, 2014]), Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (One Hundred Thirteenth Congress [February 12, 2014-January 3, 2015]).