Profiles Index
Profile of Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House
Profile of Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, Democrat from San Francisco, California. In January 2007, Nancy Pelosi became the first female Speaker of the House, and thus, become the most politically powerful woman in U.S. history.
Senator Russ Feingold, Democrat with Courage of Convictions
Profile of Sen. Russ Feingold of Wisconsin, who has the distinction of being the only Senator to vote against the US Patriot Act in 2001. He also voted against the Iraq War in 2002, and was the first senator to call for a specific timetable for US tropps to exit Iraq. He's an advocate for fiscal ethics, ending deficit spending and for constitional rights.
US Senator Joseph Biden of Delaware
Six-term Sen. Joseph Biden is one of the most charismatic and articulate members of the Senate, and is the powerful Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. On Aug 23, 2008, Biden was named as Barack Obama's VP running mate.
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York
Sen. Clinton is a strong, outspoken leader with sharp intelligence, political sensibilities, predilection for working hard, and persistence in pursuing her agenda. She touts herself as an aggressive fighter, and openly savors the tough thrust and parry of political campaigning. In private...
US Senator Dianne Feinstein of California
Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) is an astute liberal voice of authority and reasoned moderation and an effective, prolific legislator with a passion for preserving the environment. Feinstein catapulted to prominence in 1978 when San Francisco Mayor Moscone was assassinated.
Profile of Sen. Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts
When Ted Kennedy was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1962 at age 30, he was widely regarded as a lightweight, there only by dent of having his brother as President. But 46 years later, Sen. Kennedy is one of the most accomplished and passionate legislators in U.S. Senate history.
Profile of US Senator Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico
Sen. Jeff Bingaman, five-term senator from New Mexico, is an intelligent, low-key senator dubbed by his home state newspapers as the "education" senator, and is a passionate advocate of energy conservation.
Profile of US Senator Bill Nelson of Florida
Sen. Bill Nelson of Florida was first elected to the US Senate in 2000, and reelected in 2006. Nelson, a politician for 30 years and an Army veteran, is a moderate Democrat and a member of the centrist Democratic Leadership Council.
Profile of Howard Dean, Democratic Party Chair
Profile of Howard Dean, Chair of the Democratic National Committee, former governor of Vermont, and candidate for the 2004 Democratic nomination for the presidency.
Profile of Rep. James Clyburn of South Carolina
As House Majority Whip in the 110th Congress, Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) is the highest-ranking African-American in Congress, and the most powerful Democrat in his home state. Clyburn's annual Fish Fry is the Democratic political event of the year in South Carolina.
Profile of US Senator Kent Conrad of North Dakota
Senator Kent Conrad of North Dakota was first elected to the US Senate in 1986, and was reelected in 2006. Conrad is the most fiscally astute of Senate Democrats, and is Chairman of the Budget Committee in the 110th Congress. He's known as driven and honorable, and holds no political ambitions beyond the Senate.
US Senator Harry Reid of Nevada
Profile and biographical sketch of US Senator Harry Reid, Democrat from Nevada. Senator Reid was elected the new Senate Democratic leader in November 2004, succeeding Tom Daschle of South Dakota. Senator Reid seems an unlikely candidate to be a Democratic leader, as he opposes abortion rights and gun control.
US Senator Mary Landrieu of Louisiana
US Senator Mary Landrieu of Louisiana was first elected in 1996 by a margin of less than 6,000 votes. She was reelected in 2002 in a hotly-contested election full of mud-slinging. Landrieu is a moderate Democrat who boasted in her 2002 campaign that she "voted with President Bush 74% of the time." She is a member of the "Gang of 14" moderate senators who crafted a 2005 compromise to the threatened filibuster of judicial nominees.