US Senate Democrats Elected in 2008

Profile and background of six-term Sen. Max Baucus of Montana, Senate Finance Committee chair and member of the Deficit Reduction Committee (i.e. Congressional "super committee").

Profile and background of Sen. John Kerry, Senate Foreign Relations Committee chair and a member of the Congressional "super-committee" which is charged with working together to recommend another $1.5 trillion in federal budget.

Best-selling author and famed comedian Franken holds strongly progressive liberal beliefs, and is a bright, serious intellectual. On June 30, 2009, Al Franken was declared victor in Minnesota's 2008 Senate race over Republican incumbent Sen. Norm Coleman.

Kay Hagan was elected to the U.S. Senate from North Carolina on Nov 4, 2008, winning over one-term Republican Sen. Elizabeth Dole in a messy race. Hagan supports moderately liberal, safely "common sense" positions on various issues, including...

Elected in Novembeet 2008 to the U.S. Senate, Mark Begich, a 46-year-old lifelong resident of the state, had been Mayor of Anchorage since 2003, where he has been an able, smart fiscal manager.

Elected to the U.S. Senate in Nov 2008, Rep. Mark Udall was a five-term Congressman from Colorado. Udall is best known for long championing the development of sustainable and renewable energy sources.

Elected to the U.S. Senate in Nov 2008, Jeanne Shaheen previously served three two-year terms as Governor of New Hampshire, in 1996, 1998 and 2000. Shaheen used her shrewd instincts to help Gore win the Granite state in 2000 and Kerry in 2004.

Elected to the U.S. Senate in 2008, Tom Udall previously served five terms as a Congressman from New Mexico. He hails from a family famed for strong support of the environment, and is a champion of all pro-environmentalism issues.

On November 4, 2008, former Virginia Governor Mark Warner was elected to the U.S. Senate. Warner was a popular governor due to his exceptional record of bipartisan successes, centrist stances, and fiscal management skills

Senator Landrieu was elected in 1996 by a razor-thin margin, and reelected in 2002 in a mud-singing campaign. She's a moderate Democrat who boasted in 2002 that she voted with President Bush 74% of the time.

Joe Biden, a six-term senator, is one of the most charismatic members of the US Senate. He's a loyal Democrat with strong views who seeks practical bipartisan solutions, and is one of the most respected Senate voices on foreign policy.