Elizabeth Warren
DemocratU.S. Senator, MA| Age | 76 (b. 1949-06-22) |
| Gender | Female |
| In office since | 2013-01-03 (~13 yrs) |
| Race / ethnicity | White |
| Religion | Methodist (United Methodist / Protestant) |
| Education | University of Houston (B.S., speech pathology and audiology, 1970); Rutgers Law School (J.D., 1976); attended George Washington University 1966-1968 before transferring |
| Prior occupation | Law professor (Harvard Law School, University of Pennsylvania, University of Texas, University of Houston, Rutgers); bankruptcy/commercial law scholar; chair of the Congressional Oversight Panel (2008-2010); special advisor who set up the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (2010-2011); earlier a special education teacher |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Marital status | Married — Bruce H. Mann |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Notable relatives | Daughter Amelia Warren Tyagi (author/businesswoman, frequent co-author); no immediate family in elected politics |
Pending research: languages · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2012 |
| Previous offices | Chair, Congressional Oversight Panel (TARP) (2008-2010) · Special Advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (2010-2011) |
| Committees | Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Ranking Member) · Committee on Armed Services · Committee on Finance · Special Committee on Aging |
| Caucuses | Senate Democratic Caucus · Congressional Progressive Caucus (Senate progressives) |
| Leadership | Vice Chair, Senate Democratic Caucus (2017-present) · Ranking Member, Senate Banking Committee (2025-present) |
| Party history | Registered Republican from roughly 1991 to 1996; Democrat since 1996 |
| Ideology | DW-NOMINATE first dimension approximately -0.74; consistently ranked among the most liberal/progressive members of the U.S. Senate |
| Signature legislation | Conceived and helped establish the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (2010-2011) · 21st Century Glass-Steagall Act (reintroduced 2015) · Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act (2013) · Ultra-Millionaire Tax (wealth tax) proposal (2019-2020) |
Financial
Net worth: disclosed $4,068,013–$9,295,002 (2023) · estimate
| TIAA-CREF Traditional Annuity | fund · $1,000,001–$5,000,000 · 2023 |
| QREARX - TIAA Real Estate Account | fund · $500,001–$1,000,000 · 2023 |
| QCGLIX - CREF Global Equities Account R3 | fund · $250,001–$500,000 · 2023 |
| VFIAX - Vanguard 500 Index Fund Admiral Shares | fund · $500,001–$1,000,000 · 2023 |
| First National Bank of Omaha deposit | other · $100,001–$250,000 · 2023 |
| Bank of America deposit | other · $50,001–$100,000 · 2023 |
| Primary residence, Cambridge, Massachusetts (Victorian home purchased 1995 for $447,000) | real_estate · 2023 |
Top donors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology ($41,402 (2019-2024 cycle))
Top industries: Education · Lawyers/Law Firms · Retired · Securities & Investment · Health Professionals
Scandals & crimes ledger
resolved — Senate Rule 19 violation ruling during Jeff Sessions confirmation debate
On February 7, 2017, during debate on Jeff Sessions's nomination for U.S. Attorney General, Senator Warren read a 1986 letter from Coretta Scott King opposing Sessions's earlier judicial nomination. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell invoked Senate Rule 19, which bars senators from impugning a colleague's conduct or motives. The presiding officer ruled Warren had violated the rule, and the Senate voted 49-43 along party lines to sustain that ruling, formally barring her from further floor remarks on the nomination. McConnell's remark, 'Nevertheless, she persisted,' became a widely used slogan. This was a procedural/disciplinary action by the Senate; it was not a criminal or civil matter and resulted in no penalty beyond the speaking ban.