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{{Infobox Senator | name=Barbara Boxer
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| caption =
| jr/sr=Junior Senator
| state=[[California]]
| alongside=[[Dianne Feinstein]]
| term_start = [[January 5]], [[1993]]
| term_end =
| preceded=[[Alan Cranston]]
| succeeded=
| date of birth={{birth date and age|1940|11|11}}
| place of birth=[[Brooklyn, New York]]
| dead=alive
| date of death=
| place of death=
| party= [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| spouse=Stewart Boxer
| alma_mater=[[Brooklyn College]]
| net worth = $1-5.5 million ([[USD]]) <ref name=OS.org>{{cite web
| title = Barbara Boxer's Personal Finances
| publisher = opensecrets.org
| date = 2006
| url = http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00006692&year=2006 }}</ref>
| religion=[[Judaism|Jewish]]
| state2=[[California]]
| district2=[[California's 6th congressional district|6th]]
| term_start2=[[January 3]], [[1983]]
| term_end2=[[January 3]], [[1993]]
| preceded2=[[Phillip Burton]]
| succeeded2=[[Lynn C. Woolsey]]
| website=[http://boxer.senate.gov/ Barbara Boxer: US Senator from California]
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'''Barbara Levy Boxer''' (born [[November 11]], [[1940]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] [[politician]] and the current junior [[U.S. Senator]] from the [[U.S. state|State]] of [[California]]. She holds the record for most [[popular vote]]s in a statewide contested election in California, having received 6,955,728 ballots, in her [[2004]] re-election over former [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[California Secretary of State|Secretary of State]] [[Bill Jones]].
Boxer was first elected to the [[U.S. Senate]] in 1992, becoming one of the first two female Jewish senators, along with [[Dianne Feinstein]]. Throughout her career, Boxer has been a vocal advocate for [[natural environment|environmental]] issues, [[abortion rights]], [[gun politics|gun control]], and [[medical research]]. She is generally classified as a [[Progressivism in the United States|progressive]] or [[Liberalism in the United States|liberal]] and is often in conflict with [[conservatism|conservative]] groups. Her electoral margins have increased each time she has sought re-election. With the 110th Congress convening, Boxer has taken position as Chairwoman of the [[U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works|Senate Environment and Public Works Committee]]. She is the first woman to chair the Committee.
She has held the position of Chief Deputy Whip in Minority, and as of [[January 4]], [[2007]], is the Chief Deputy Whip in Majority.
==Early life and family==
Boxer was born Barbara Levy in [[Brooklyn, New York]] to [[Jew]]ish parents Sophie Silvershein (born in [[Austria]]) and Ira Levy.<ref>[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~battle/senators/boxer.htm 1<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> She attended public schools, and graduated from Wingate High School in 1958. She also attended [[Camp Kinder Ring]] in [[Hopewell Junction, New York]].<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000711 Congressional Bioguide], Accessed [[6 May]] [[2006]]</ref>
In 1962, she married Stewart Boxer, and took his surname, and graduated from [[Brooklyn College]] with a Bachelor's in [[Economics]]. She was a member of the Delta Phi Epsilon sorority, in the Phi chapter.
Boxer worked as a [[stockbroker]] for the next three years, while her husband went through [[law school]]. Later, the couple moved to [[Greenbrae, California|Greenbrae]], [[Marin County, California]], and had two children, Doug and Nicole. During the 1970s Boxer worked as a [[journalist]] for the [[Pacific Sun]] and as a congressional aide.<ref>[http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/cgi-bin/newmemberbio.cgi?lang=&member=CAJR&site=ctc Information on Senator Barbara Boxer of California]</ref> In 1976, Boxer was elected to the Marin County Board of Supervisors, serving for six years.<ref>Bioguide</ref> During part of this time she served as the first woman president of the board.<ref>[http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/biography/Boxer.html Barbara Boxer (1940– ) By Seymour "Sy" Brody]</ref>
In 1994, her daughter, Nicole Boxer, married [[Tony Rodham]], brother of then-First Lady [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]], in a ceremony at the [[White House]]. The couple had one son, Zachary, and divorced in 2000.<ref>[http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F7071EFD395F0C738FDDAC0894DC494D81&n=Top%2fReference%2fTimes%20Topics%2fPeople%2fC%2fClinton%2c%20Hillary%20Rodham The New York Times: "A Rose Garden Wedding", May 30, 1994], accessed [[6 May]] [[2006]]</ref>
Boxer's husband, Stewart, is a prominent attorney in Oakland, where he has always practiced. He mainly handles worker's compensation cases (on the side of injured workers) and is known for keeping a very low profile, when it comes to politics. Many cases are referred to him by labor unions, including the Teamsters. Recently, in 2006, the Boxers sold their house in Greenbrae, where they had lived for many years, and moved to Oakland — allowing Stewart to stop commuting. Their son, Douglas, a lawyer, practices with Stewart and is a member of the Oakland Planning Commission, having been appointed to that office by then-mayor [[Jerry Brown|Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown, Jr.]]
According to one story, which Boxer has acknowledged, originally Stewart was going to run for the Marin County Board of Supervisors back in 1972, but he decided the campaign would interfere with his law practice in Oakland — so Barbara ran for the seat instead. That led to the beginning of her political career.
Senator Boxer is physically diminutive, standing at 4'11". Along with [[Barbara Mikulski]],<ref>http://www.shortsupport.org/cgi/n_whowho_bio.cgi?seq=13&orderby=height&direction=ASC</ref> Boxer is one of the two shortest United States Senators currently in office.<ref>http://www.shortsupport.org/cgi/n_whowho_bio.cgi?seq=301&orderby=height&direction=ASC</ref> She uses a box (known as the Boxer Box) for height when speaking at a lectern.<ref>[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1050327,00.html 10 Questions For Barbara Boxer - TIME<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
Boxer's first novel, ''[[A Time to Run]]'', published in 2005 by [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]]-based publishing company Chronicle Books was released to mixed reception.<ref>[http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/11/13/RVGDAFJ17K1.DTL&type=books SFGate.com], Accessed [[6 May]] [[2006]]</ref>
==U.S. Representative==
Boxer was elected to the [[United States House of Representatives]] in 1982, defeating Louise Renne. Her slogan was "Barbara Boxer Gives a Damn." In the House, she represented [[United States House of Representatives, California District 6|California District 6]] (Marin and Sonoma County) for five terms.<ref>[http://www.elks.org/lodges/LodgePages.cfm?LodgeNumber=1920&ID=1826 Government Relations]</ref>
During this time she focused on human rights, environmental protection, military procurement reform, and abortion issues, from a [[pro-choice]] stance. She was also involved in seeking protection for [[whistleblowers]] in government and pushed for higher budget allocations for health, biomedical research, and education.
Boxer, a member of the [[House Armed Services Committee]], exposed, with the help of the Project on Military Procurement (now [[Project On Government Oversight]], known as POGO), the '$7,600 [[The Pentagon|Pentagon]] coffee pot' and successfully passed more than a dozen procurement reforms.
Boxer was embarrassed by the [[House banking scandal]], in which more than 450 Congressional representatives and aides, herself included, wrote overdraft checks covered by overdraft protection by the House Bank. In response, she issued a statement saying "in painful retrospect, I clearly should have paid more attention to my account" and wrote a $15 check to the Deficit Reduction Fund for each of her 87 overdrafts.<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE7D6163BF935A25750C0A964958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all The House Bank; House Bank Overdrafts Add to Voters' Outrage - New York Times<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
In 1991, during the [[Anita Hill]] Senate hearings, where Hill accused U.S. Supreme Court nominee [[Clarence Thomas]] of sexual harassment, Boxer led a group of women House members to the Senate Judiciary Committee — demanding that the all-white, all-male Committee of Senators take Hill's charges seriously.<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/stories/women032798.htm Clinton Woes a Snag for 3 Female Incumbents]</ref> This helped propel Boxer's candidacy for the U.S. Senate in 1992, when a record number of women ran for the U.S. Senate.
==U.S. Senator==
===Elections===
Senator Boxer's predecessor, Democrat [[Alan Cranston]], retired in 1992. She won the open seat contest in [[United States Senate election in California, 1992|the US Senate elections that year]]. She defeated [[Bruce Herschensohn]], a [[conservative]] [[television]] [[commentator]], by 3 percentage points after a last-minute revelation that Herschensohn had attended a strip club.<ref>[http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/comment111700g.shtml Beware the Trickster]</ref> In 1998 she was [[U.S. Senate election, 1998|re-elected]] for a second term, beating [[Matt Fong]], a former state treasurer, by 10 percentage points.<ref>BioGuide</ref> She had decided to retire in 2004 but says she decided to run to "fight for the right to dissent" against conservatives like [[Tom DeLay]]. After facing no primaries opposition in the [[U.S. Senate election, 2004|2004 election]], Boxer defeated [[Republican Party (United States)|GOP]] candidate Bill Jones, a former [[California Secretary of State]], by a margin of 20 percentage points.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/sov/2004_general/formatted_us_sen_detail.pdf|title=U.S. Senate Detail|accessdate=2007-09-11}}</ref>
A December 2007 poll has her approval rating at 51%, while her disapproval rating is at 37%.[http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=cbf5272f-5f6a-432d-969a-99d6c57246f8]
===Senate Committee assignments===
Boxer is a member of the following U.S. Senate Committees:
* [[U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation]]
** [[United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security|Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security]]
** [[United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Insurance, and Automotive Safety|Consumer Affairs, Insurance, and Automotive Safety]]
** [[United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard|Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard|Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard]]
** [[United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security|Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security]]
* [[U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works]] (Chairwoman)
** As Chairwoman of the full committee, Sen. Boxer is an ''ex officio'' member of all subcommittees.
** [[United States Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Public Sector Solutions to Global Warming, Oversight, and Children’s Health Protection|Public Sector Solutions to Global Warming, Oversight, and Children’s Health Protection]] (Chairwoman)
* [[U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations]]
** [[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs|East Asian and Pacific Affairs]] (Chairwoman)
** [[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs, and International Environmental Protection|International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs, and International Environmental Protection]]
** [[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs|Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs]]
A member of the Senate Democratic Leadership, Boxer serves as the Democratic Chief Deputy Whip, which gives her the job of lining up votes on key legislation. She also serves on the Democratic Policy Committee's Committee on Oversight and Investigations.
=== Objection to certification of 2004 U.S. Presidential Election electoral votes ===
On [[January 6]], [[2005]], Boxer joined [[U.S. Representative|Representative]] [[Stephanie Tubbs Jones]] of [[Ohio]] in filing a [[U.S. Congress|Congressional]] objection to the certification of Ohio's [[U.S. Electoral College|Electoral College]] votes in the [[2004 U.S. presidential election]].[http://boxer.senate.gov/news/record.cfm?id=230450] She called the objection her "opening shot to be able to focus the light of truth on these [[2004 U.S. presidential election controversy and irregularities|terrible problems in the electoral system]]".[http://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/01/06/electoral.vote/], [http://www.freepress.org/departments/display/19], [http://www.truthout.org/docs_05/010605Y.shtml] The Senate voted the objection down 1-74; the House vote the objection down 31-267.[http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G04/EC-Tabulation.phtml] It was only the second Congressional objection to an entire [[U.S. state|State]]'s electoral delegation in [[U.S. history]]; the first instance was in 1877. [http://www.yubanet.com/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi/13/16942], [http://imdiversity.com/villages/woman/politics_law/ong_barbara_boxer_0305.asp]
[[Image:Feb14 boxer roses.jpg|thumb|240px|On Valentine's Day 2005, Senator Boxer received 4,500 roses for calling attention to alleged voting irregularities in Ohio during the [[2004 U.S. presidential election|2004 presidential election]].]]
As a gesture of appreciation and support for her stance on the alleged Presidential election irregularities and Condoleezza Rice's confirmation hearings, Stacy Davies of California began, via e-mail, the "Barbara Boxer Rose Campaign", wherein people collaborated to buy Senator Boxer [[rose]]s. The campaign drew an impressive response, and 4,500 roses were sent ''en masse'' to Senator Boxer's office on [[Valentine's Day]], 2005.
=== 2010 election ===
On [[February 19]], 2007, Boxer announced that she will seek a fourth term in 2010.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2007/2/20/123257.shtml?s=po | title = Barbara Boxer Running for Re-election in 2010 | accessdate = 2007-02-19 | publisher = NewsMax.com, Associated Press}}</ref> "You can't wait until the last minute", she said. She estimates that she will need $20 million for the campaign. The announcement was made at a fundraiser hosted by her Senate colleague, [[Barack Obama]].
It is unlikely that she will face a major challenger in the Democratic primary. There is speculation that many prominent California Republicans are considering running against Boxer, most notably, Governor [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]]. Others include Congressmen [[David Dreier]], [[Darrell Issa]], State Senator [[Tom McClintock]] and possibly insurance commissioner [[Steve Poizner]]. McClintock, however, has since organized a race for the U.S. House in [[2008]].
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===Bills and policy positions===
====Health care====
Senator Boxer is part of a coalition to increase medical research to find cures for diseases. In 2007, she authored successful bipartisan legislation with Senator [[Gordon Smith]] to combat [[HIV]]/[[AIDS]] and [[tuberculosis]] globally.<ref>[http://boxer.senate.gov/news/releases/record.cfm?id=282354 Recent Press Release from Barbara Boxer, US Senator from California<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> She authored a Patients' Bill of Rights in 1997. She has written a bill to make [[health insurance]] tax deductible and another bill to let any American buy into the same health insurance program that members of Congress have. She supports comprehensive prescription drug coverage through [[Medicare (United States)|Medicare]] and the right of all consumers to purchase lower-cost prescription drugs re-imported from [[Canada]].<ref>[http://boxer.senate.gov/issues/economy/ Strengthening the Economy: Barbara Boxer, US Senator, California<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
In October, 2002, Boxer urged the [[George W. Bush administration|Bush Administration]] to take specific steps to address the causes of the [[Epidemiology of autism#Changes with time|steep increase in autism]] cases in California.<ref>For the whole paragraph: [http://boxer.senate.gov/issues/healthcare/ Boxer page on U.S. Senate website], Accessed [[6 May]] [[2006]]</ref> She wrote [[United States Department of Health and Human Services|Health and Human Services]] (HHS) Secretary [[Tommy Thompson]] to establish a common national standard for the diagnosis of autism; instruct the CDC and the [[Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry]] to convene a task force to review the current literature on autism and conduct its own study if necessary; and direct the [[National Institutes of Health]] (NIH) and the [[Centers for Disease Control]] (CDC) to work with the states to create a national chronic disease database.
Boxer is an advocate for embryonic [[stem-cell research]], which she believes has the potential to help those with [[diabetes]], [[Parkinson's disease]], [[Alzheimer's disease]], spinal cord injuries, and other diseases.<ref>[http://boxer.senate.gov/issues/healthcare/reagan.cfm An Open Letter to Nancy Reagan, by Barbara Boxer], Accessed [[6 May]] [[2006]]</ref>
====Education====
Boxer introduced legislation providing Federal funding for local after-school programs, which have been shown to increase student performance while decreasing [[juvenile delinquency]], [[crime]], and [[drug use]].<ref>For the whole section except where noted: [http://boxer.senate.gov/issues/education/index.cfm U.S. Senate Boxer website, Education], Accessed [[6 May]] [[2006]]</ref> Her 'Computers in Classrooms' law encourages the donation of computers and software to schools.
Boxer supported the [[No Child Left Behind Act]]. Since its passage in 2001, she claims that the bill has been underfunded by billions of dollars. She vows to work towards a goal that assures it will be fully funded going forward, as originally pledged by President [[George W. Bush]].
Boxer has voted to increase the maximum award for the Pell Grant program, which provides grants to lower income students for college. In addition, she has supported tax benefits that she claims will help more families pay for [[higher education]].
Boxer has co-introduced legislation that she claims is designed to allow college graduates to refinance their student loans at market rate, in order to ease the financial burden on those starting their careers.
Boxer established the Excellence in Education award to recognize teachers, parents, businesses and organizations that are working to make positive changes in education. Since 1997 Senator Boxer has presented the Excellence in Education Award to 38 recipients.<ref>[http://boxer.senate.gov/issues/edu_award.cfm Boxer website: Excellence in Education Awards], Accessed [[6 May]] [[2006]]</ref>
====The economy====
Senators Boxer and [[John Ensign]] (R-NV) are the authors of the Invest in the USA Act. This legislation, which was signed into law in October 2004 as a small part of the more comprehensive American Jobs Creation Act, is intended to encourage American companies to bring overseas profits back to the United States, to create jobs in the U.S., and stimulate domestic economic growth. According to one economic estimate, the Invest in the USA Act will create over 600,000 new American jobs.[http://boxer.senate.gov/issues/economy/]
In March 2004, Boxer offered an amendment to the Federal budget to create a $24 billion jobs reserve fund. The amendment would set aside funds for a variety of investments to improve the economy and create jobs by establishing a manufacturing jobs tax credit for companies that create jobs in the United States, expanding investment in science research and development, providing a tax credit to small businesses to pay for health insurance for their employees, and expanding trade adjustment assistance to help those who lose their jobs because of [[foreign trade]]. The Boxer amendment would also end the tax break that companies receive after moving plants overseas.
====The environment====
Boxer successfully led the 2003 Senate floor battle to block oil drilling in the [[Arctic National Wildlife Refuge]].<ref>For the whole section, except where noted: [http://boxer.senate.gov/issues/environment/index.cfm Boxer Website: The Environment], Accessed [[6 May]] [[2006]]</ref> In 2005, Boxer voted again to block oil drilling at ANWR.
Boxer has introduced the National Oceans Protection Act (NOPA) of 2005.<ref>[http://www.oceanconservancy.org/site/News2?JServSessionIdr010=ufev20xk71.app1b&abbr=press_&page=NewsArticle&id=7343 oceanconservancy.org: Senator Boxer Introduces National Oceans Protection Act of 2005], Accessed [[6 May]] [[2006]]</ref> Some of the provisions of this act are: strengthen ocean governance; protect and restore marine wildlife and habitats; address ocean pollution; improve fisheries management. The bill also addresses needs regarding marine science, research and technology, [[marine mammals]], coastal development, and [[invasive species]].
Boxer is an original cosponsor of Senator [[Jim Jeffords]]’ (I-VT) Clean Power Act.<ref>[http://epw.senate.gov/107th/box_061202.htm Senate.gov: Statement by Barbara Boxer before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, June 12, 2002], Accessed [[6 May]] [[2006]]</ref> This legislation would reduce emissions of four pollutants coming from power plants; [[sulfur dioxide]], [[nitrogen oxide]]s, [[carbon dioxide]] and [[mercury (element)|mercury]].
As the new head of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee in January 2007, Boxer wants to reduce energy consumption. She is trying to curb global warming by leading pilot programs. The few things that she and some of her fellow Senators are doing could cut electricity consumption by as much as 50 percent in their Capitol Hill offices.<ref name="NewsMax">[http://newsmax.com/archives/articles/2007/1/26/115440.shtml Barbara Boxer Asks Senators to Save Energy]". [[Associated Press]], [[January 26]], [[2007]].</ref>
Senator Boxer was the Senate sponsor of the Northern California Coastal Wild Heritage Wilderness Act, which was signed in to law by President [[George W. Bush]] on October 17, 2006. The bill protected {{convert|275830|acre|km2|0}} of federal land as [[wilderness]] and {{convert|21|mi|km|0}} of stream as a [[wild and scenic river]], including such popular areas as the [[King Range]] and [[Cache Creek]][http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=pubLawLibResults&PLID=150&WID=0]. Senator Boxer worked with Senator [[Dianne Feinstein]] and Representative [[Mike Thompson]] (the bill's House sponsor) in the five-year effort to pass the legislation.
Boxer along with her colleague Dianne Feinstein voted in favor of subsidy payments to conventional commodity farm producers at the cost of subsidies for conservation-oriented farming.<ref>{{cite web | title = California Farmers Reconsidering Opposition To Subsidies | author = Becker, Elizabeth | publisher = New York Times | url = http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9406E1DC123DF93BA35757C0A9649C8B63 }}</ref>
====Abortion====
[[Image:Barbara Boxer.jpg|right|240px|thumb|Boxer speaking at an [[ACLU]] event.]]
Boxer authored the Freedom of Choice Act of 2004 and participated in the floor fight for passage of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act.
Boxer is an original cosponsor of the Title X Family Planning Services Act of 2005, S.844, by Senator [[Hillary Clinton]] (D-NY). This legislation aims to improve access to women's health care. It authorizes funding for [[family planning]] services grants; allows states to provide such services to individuals who may not be eligible for [[Medicaid]]; prohibits health insurance providers from excluding contraceptive services, drugs or devices from benefits; establishes a program to disseminate information on [[emergency contraception]]; requires hospitals receiving federal funding to offer emergency contraception to victims of [[sexual assault]]; provides grants to public and private entities to establish or expand teen pregnancy prevention programs; and requires that federally funded education programs about [[contraception]] be medically accurate and include information about health benefits and failure rates.
Boxer does not support restrictions on the availability of abortion, such as late term ("partial-birth") abortion procedures, and parental notification requirements.
====Victims of violence====
As a member of the House of Representatives, Boxer authored the original [[Violence Against Women Act]]. Later in 1994, she cosponsored, and the Senate passed, the Violence Against Women Act, which provided reforms to the criminal justice system to better prosecute violent crimes against women, and provided Federal funding to local law enforcement agencies for training and equipment necessary for prosecution. Boxer has also authored the Violence Against Children Act, based on the successful VAWA. (Boxer has been a consistent advocate of the death penalty until recently. In 2006 she introduced a bill calling for a moratorium on the death penalty.)
====Social Security====
Boxer supports the current system of [[Social Security (United States)|Social Security]], and opposed President [[George W. Bush]]'s plan for partial privatization of Social Security.<ref>[http://boxer.senate.gov/news/record.cfm?id=232056 Boxer Delivers Major Speech On Social Security]</ref><ref>[http://boxer.senate.gov/issues/sstexas.cfm SOCIAL SECURITY PRESS CONFERENCE]</ref> She introduced the 401(k) Pension Protection Act to protect retirement by requiring the diversification of 401(k) plans. A modified version of the bill was signed into law as part of the 1997 tax bill.
Following the [[Enron]] scandal, Boxer again worked to ensure that retirement plans are diversified. She also introduced a bill to prohibit accounting firms from auditing and consulting for the same company.
====National security====
After the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]], Boxer authored a bill to protect commercial airliners against attacks by shoulder-fired missiles, and wrote the law allowing airline pilots with special training to carry guns in the cockpit.
[[Image:Boxer Marines.jpg|thumb|240px|Senator Boxer has lunch with California Marines during her visit to [[Iraq]]. (2005-03-22)]]
Boxer wrote the High-Tech Port Security Act, and sponsored the Chemical Security Act to address terrorist threats against chemical plants. Senator Boxer also cosponsored comprehensive rail security legislation.
====Iraq War====
In October 2002 Boxer voted against the [[joint resolution]] passed by the [[U.S. Congress]] to authorize the use of military force by the Bush Administration against [[Iraq]]. [http://web.archive.org/web/20021017220016/http://boxer.senate.gov/newsroom/200210/20021003_frelat.html], [http://www.hlrecord.org/media/paper609/news/2002/10/24/News/Senator.Boxer.Defends.Vote.On.Iraq.Resolution-304772.shtml], [http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=107&session=2&vote=00237] Later on [[The Daily Show with Jon Stewart]] she characterized that vote as "The best vote of my life."
In June 2005, Senators Boxer and [[Russ Feingold]] (D-WI) cosponsored Senate Resolution 171 calling for a timeframe for U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq.
Boxer's petition demanding an exit strategy from Iraq drew 107,218 signatures. [http://boxer2008.com/blog/2005/10/17/boxer-petition-war/].
====Surveillance====
In June 2008 Boxer spoke in the Senate in opposition to the [[FISA Amendments Act of 2008]],<ref>{{pdf|[http://www.politico.com/static/PPM104_080619_fisapromise.htm Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2008]}}</ref> a pending bill in the United States Congress to amend the [[Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act]],<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.boxer.senate.gov/news/releases/record.cfm?id=299645
|title=Boxer Statement on FISA Bill
|date=2008-06-25}}</ref> and later broke with her counterpart Sen. [[Dianne Feinstein]] and voted against it.<ref>{{cite web
| title = Senate Vote 168 (110th Congress, 2nd Session)
| publisher = U.S. Senate
| date = 2008-07-09
| url = http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=110&session=2&vote=00168
| accessdate = 2008-07-09 }}</ref>
====Election reform====
[[Image:Count Every Vote.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Senators Boxer and Clinton unveil the [http://www.pfaw.org/pfaw/dfiles/file_493.pdf Count Every Vote Act]. (2005-02-18)]]
On [[February 18]], [[2005]] Senators Boxer, Hillary Clinton, and Representative Stephanie Tubbs Jones introduced the Count Every Vote Act of 2005, which would provide a voter verified paper ballot for every vote cast in [[electronic voting]] machines and ensure access to voter verification for all citizens. The bill mandates that this ballot be the official ballot for purposes of a recount. The bill sets a uniform standard for provisional ballots and requires the Federal Election Assistance Commission to issue standards that ensure uniform access to voting machines and trained election personnel in every community. The bill also mandated improved security measures for electronic voting machines.<ref>[http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s109-450 S. 450 [109th]: Count Every Vote Act of 2005 (GovTrack.us)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The bill did not pass.
====Bush nominees====
During the confirmation hearings for the [[United States Secretary of State]] nominee [[Condoleezza Rice]] in January 2005, Boxer challenged her to admit to alleged mistakes and false statements made by the Bush Administration in leading the United States into the [[2003 invasion of Iraq]], and ultimately voted against confirmation, along with twelve other senators. [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/01/18/RICEBOXER.DTL], [http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=109&session=1&vote=00002]
The dissent comprised the highest vote against a Secretary of State nominee since 1825 when [[Henry Clay]] was so named.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/27/politics/27diplo.html The New York Times > Washington > Rice Is Sworn In as Secretary After Senate Vote of 85 to 13<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
Boxer voted against [[John R. Bolton|John Bolton]]'s nomination for [[U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations]] in the [[Senate Foreign Relations Committee]], and [[filibuster]]ed him on the Senate floor. As a result of the strong [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] opposition Bolton could not obtain Senate approval. However, President Bush bypassed the Senate by employing the constitutional right of [[recess appointment]], only the second time such an appointment has been used for a [[United States Ambassadors to the United Nations|United States ambassador to the United Nations]] since the UN's founding in 1945. Recess appointments themselves have been used numerous times by various presidents.
Boxer voted against the confirmation of [[Chief Justice of the United States]] nominee [[John Roberts]], and against the confirmation of [[Associate Justice]] nominee [[Samuel Alito]].[http://boxer.senate.gov/news/record.cfm?id=246228], [http://senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=109&session=1&vote=00245] Her votes against these two nominees were motivated by concerns over their record on abortion, women's rights, and the proper role of executive authority.
====Foreign policy====
In 1997 the Senate passed a Boxer resolution calling on the United States not to recognize the Taliban as the official government of [[Afghanistan]] because of its human rights abuses against women. In October 2001, Boxer successfully authored a resolution calling for the inclusion of women in the temporary government of Afghanistan.{{Fact|date=December 2007}}
[[Image:Boxer Sharon.jpg|thumb|240px|Senator Boxer meets [[Prime Minister of israel|Israeli Prime Minister]] [[Ariel Sharon]]. (2005-03-30)]]
In 2002, Senator Boxer voted against the [[U.S. invasion of Iraq]]. She has subsequently referred to that vote as the best vote of her career. She also voted against the first Gulf War (Operation Desert Storm) while a member of the House in 1991<ref>http://clerk.house.gov/evs/1991/roll009.xml</ref> and was a very vocal protester against the Vietnam War in the 1970s.<ref>[http://www.progressive.org/mag_intv0705 Barbara Boxer Interview]</ref>
In March 2005 the [[Senate Foreign Relations Committee]] passed Boxer's amendment to the Foreign Affairs Reauthorization Bill strongly urging [[Saudi Arabia]] to permit women to run for office and vote in all future elections. {{Fact|date=December 2007}}
Boxer is a cosponsor of S. 495, or the Darfur Accountability Act of 2005, which would impose sanctions against perpetrators of [[crimes against humanity]] in [[Darfur]]. Sanctions under this legislation include imposition of a military no-fly zone in Darfur, a coordinated effort between the U.S. and Sudanese governments to track down and prosecute individuals in [[Sudan]] in any way involved with [[genocide]] or other war crimes in Darfur, a call for the Sudanese Government to take an active roll in combating Janjaweed forces within its borders, and a policy of sanctions against the Sudanese government, including sanctions that will affect the [[petroleum]] sector, and individual members of the Sudanese government whose actions support the crimes of violent militias in Darfur.{{Fact|date=December 2007}}
====The Internet====
Along with former Republican Senator [[George Allen (politician)|George Allen]] (R-VA), Boxer authored the Jumpstart Broadband Act. This bill would make more spectrum available for use by devices that incorporate new [[broadband]] technology, such as [[WiFi]]. The Federal Communications Commission is now implementing the Boxer-Allen bill. Boxer is also supporting legislation to provide a 20% tax credit for expanding broadband to rural areas.{{Fact|date=December 2007}}
Boxer opposes access and sales taxes on the Internet, co-authoring a bill with Republican Sen. George Allen in 2001 to extend the Internet tax moratorium for five years. She is also the co-author of bipartisan legislation to protect stock options.{{Fact|date=December 2007}}
====Gun control====
Boxer authored legislation to require child safety locks on [[gun]]s.{{Fact|date=December 2007}}
Senator Boxer joined colleagues to pass a [[Federal Assault Weapons Ban|Federal ban]] on various [[semi-automatic firearm]]s and established the COPS program. She supports reauthorization of both programs. She also supports a ban on so-called 'cop-killer' bullets (with hard metal cores that can penetrate protective vests).{{Fact|date=December 2007}}
Senator Boxer introduced legislation that would require American-made handguns to meet the same quality and safety standards as imported guns.{{Fact|date=December 2007}}
====LGBT issues====
The [[Human Rights Campaign]] gave Boxer ratings of 100%, 88% and 100% for the [[107th United States Congress|107th]],[[108th United States Congress|108th]] and [[109th United States Congress|110th]] sessions of [[United States Congress|Congress]] respectively, indicating a support of the HRC's slate of pro-gay legislative issues.<ref>http://www.hrc.org/documents/HRCscorecard2006.pdf</ref>. In 1996, she was one of fourteen Senators to vote against the [[Defense of Marriage Act]].<ref>[http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=104&session=2&vote=00280 U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 104th Congress - 2nd Session]</ref> and also voted against the [[Federal Marriage Amendment]] in 2004 and 2006<ref>[http://senate.ontheissues.org/Senate/Barbara_Boxer.htm Barbara Boxer on the Issues<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>, although when [[San Francisco]] Mayor [[Gavin Newsom]] [[San Francisco 2004 same-sex weddings|issued a directive]] to the city-county clerk to issue [[same-sex marriage|marriage]] licenses to [[Homosexuality|same-sex couples]] she stated that she supported [[Domestic partnership in California|California's domestic partnership law]] but agreed with its definition that marriage was between a man and a woman.<ref>[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2004/02/20/MNGSF54RDD1.DTL Top state Dems criticize S.F. mayor / TIGHTROPE: Politicians try not to anger voters - 50% of Californians oppose same-sex unions<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> She has also co-sponsored the [[Matthew Shepard Act]]<ref>[http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:SN01105:@@@P Search Results - THOMAS (Library of Congress)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>, which would expand the federal definition of hate crimes to include crimes based on the victim's [[sexual orientation]] and [[gender identity]], as well as the [[Uniting American Families Act]]<ref>[http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:SN01328:@@@P Search Results - THOMAS (Library of Congress)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>.
====India-U.S. nuclear deal====
Boxer is one of the most outspoken critics of the [[nuclear energy]] deal between the United States and [[India]]. Boxer is of the opinion that India should not get help from the U.S. in the civilian nuclear energy sector until it breaks its relationship with [[Iran]].<ref>[http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2006/04/07/1549608.htm Nuke deal gets thumbs up in Senate hearing<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
====Indian gaming====
The [[Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria]], formerly the Federated Coast Miwok, was officially recognized by the U.S. government on [[December 27]], [[2000]], pursuant to an act of Congress. California 6th District Representative [[Lynn Woolsey]] introduced the Graton Rancheria Restoration Act (105th CONGRESS, 2d Session, H.R. 4434) [[August 6]], [[1998]]. It was ultimately approved and signed by President Clinton as Title XIV of the Omnibus Indian Advancement Act (Public Law No. 106-568).
Representative Woolsey's original bill (H.R. 4434, later H.R. 946) would not have permitted the FIGR to have a casino. Senator Boxer removed that prohibition when she included Woolsey's bill in the Omnibus Act.
====Censuring President Bush====
Senator Boxer is, along with [[Iowa]] Senator [[Tom Harkin]], one of only two Senate Democrats to come out in favor of [[Wisconsin]] Senator [[Russ Feingold]]'s resolution to [[Censure in the United States|censure]] President [[George W. Bush]].<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/01/washington/01censure.html Call to Censure Bush Is Answered by a Mostly Empty Echo - New York Times<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
====Support for Fellow Democrats====
Senator Boxer is a major supporter of fellow Democrats running for office. Boxer’s [http://www.actblue.com/page/pacforachange PAC for a Change], an [[ActBlue]]-active PAC, is a progressive organization that advocated for basic human rights, economic justice, and social justice, and supports candidates who share those values.
===Congressional scorecards===
See also {{CongLinks | votesmart=53274}}
[[Project Vote Smart]] provides the following results from congressional scorecards.<ref name="Project Vote Smart">{{cite web
| url = http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=53274
| title = "Senator Barbara Boxer (CA)"
| work = vote-smart.org
| publisher = [[Project Vote Smart]]
| accessdate = 2007-12-31
| archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20060301222402/http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=53274
| archivedate = 2006-03-01
}}</ref>
* [[American Civil Liberties Union]] — 83% for 2005–2006
* [[Americans for Democratic Action]] — 95% for 2006
* [[American Land Rights Association]] — 11% for 2006
* [[Americans for Tax Reform]] — 5% for 2006
* [[AFL-CIO]] — 100% in 2006
* [[Campaign for America's Future]] — 100% for 2005–2006
* [[John Birch Society|Conservative Index-John Birch Society]] — 20% for Fall 2004
* [[Children's Defense Fund]] — 100% for 2006
* [[Drum Major Institute]] — 100% for 2005
* [[Family Research Council]] — 0% for 2006
* [[FreedomWorks]] — 17% for 2006
* [[Gun Owners of America]] — 0% for 2006
* [[Humane Society of the United States]] — 100% for 2005–2006
* [[League of Conservation Voters]] — 100% for 2006
* [[NARAL Pro-Choice America]] — 100% for 2006
* [[National Association of Wheat Growers]] — 0% for 2005
* [[National Education Association]] — 100% for 2005–2006
* [[National Federation of Independent Business]] — 0% for 2005–2006
* [[National Journal]] — Composite liberal score of 95% for 2006
* [[National Organization for Women]] — 96% for 2005–2006
* [[National Rifle Association]] — F for 2006
* [[National Right to Life Committee]] — 0% for 2005–2006
* [[National Taxpayers Union]] — 11% for 2006
* [[Population Connection]] — 100% for 2006
* [[Republican Liberty Caucus]] — 10% for 2005
* [[Secular Coalition for America]] — 90% on 2006 scorecards<ref name="SCA">{{cite web
| url = http://www.secular.org/scorecard/2006/house.html
| title = "Scorecard for the 109th Congress U.S. House of Representatives"
| work = Secular.org
| publisher = Secular Coalition for America
| accessdate = 2007-12-31
}}</ref>
* [[United States Chamber of Commerce]] — 25% for 2006
==Ideological ratings==
The [[American Civil Liberties Union]] has given her 75%. [http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_rating_detail.php?sig_id=003415M]
The [[League of Conservation Voters]] has given her 100% on environmental issues. [http://www.capwiz.com/lcv/dbq/vote_info/?sort=Last&command=results&last=Boxer&submit.x=16&submit.y=10&submit=go]
The [[American Conservative Union]] has given her a lifetime rating of 3%[http://www.acuratings.org/2005Senate.htm]
The [[Human Rights Campaign]] has given her ratings of 100%, 88%, and 100% (in 2006, 2004, and 2002 respectively) on issues of GLBT equality. [http://www.hrc.org/Template.cfm?Section=Congress_and_Scorecard&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=34268]
==Criticizing Condoleezza Rice's judgement==
Boxer has criticised [[United States Secretary of State]] [[Condoleezza Rice]]'s judgement in relation to the [[war in Iraq]]: "I personally believe — this is my personal view — that your loyalty to the mission you were given, to sell the war, overwhelmed your respect for the truth."<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27818-2005Jan21.html Why the Crass Remarks About Rice?]. [[The Washington Post]], [[January 22]], [[2005]].</ref>
In January 2007, Boxer was in the news for comments she made when responding to [[Iraq War troop surge of 2007|Bush's plans to send an additional 20,000 troops to Iraq]]. "Who pays the price?" Boxer asked Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. "I'm not going to pay a personal price. My kids are too old and my grandchild is too young. You're not going to pay a personal price, as I understand it, with an immediate family. So who pays the price? The American military and their families... not me, not you." When Rice interjected, Boxer responded by saying, "Madam Secretary, please. I know you feel terrible about it. That's not the point. I was making the case as to who pays the price for your decisions. And the fact that this administration would move forward with this escalation with no clue as to the further price that we're going to pay militarily... I find really appalling."<ref>Barrett, Ted. ''GOP senator: Bush plan could match Vietnam blunder'' [http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/01/11/iraq.congress/index.html CNN, January 11, 2007]</ref>
''[[The New York Post]]'' and [[White House Press Secretary]] [[Tony Snow]] considered this an attack on Rice's status as a single, childless female and referred to Boxer's comments as "''a great leap backward for feminism.''"<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,243359,00.html White House Spokesman Blasts Sen. Boxer's Exchange With Secretary Rice]. [[FOXNews.com]], [[January 12]], [[2006]].</ref> Rice later echoed Snow's remarks, saying "I thought it was okay to not have children, and I thought you could still make good decisions on behalf of the country if you were single and didn’t have children."
Boxer responded to the controversy by saying "They’re getting this off on a non-existent thing that I didn’t say. I’m saying, she’s like me, we do not have families who are in the military."<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/12/washington/12cnd-rice.html?ex=1176350400&en=b000ac5ebcd6d164&ei=5070 "Exchange Turns Into Political Flashpoin"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', [[January 12]], [[2007]]</ref>
[[Keith Olbermann]] accused the commentators, particularly [[Rush Limbaugh]], of making Boxer's comments into an issue when the same people were not outraged when "[[Laura Bush]] said Secretary Rice would never be elected president because she was not married."<ref>{{cite news | url=http://mediamatters.org/items/200701170001 | title=Olbermann bestows "Worst Person" honors on Kristol, Limbaugh|publisher=[[Media Matters for America]] | date=2007-01-16 | first= | last= | accessdate = 2007-01-16}}</ref>
==Theatrical appearances==
She has made cameo appearances as herself in several television shows, including [[Murphy Brown]] (1994),<ref name="imdb" /> [[Gilmore Girls]] (2002)<ref name="imdb" /> and [[Curb Your Enthusiasm]] (2007),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/tv/tv_review.asp?ID=55|title= Curb Your Enthusiasm | author=Len Sousa | publisher=Slant magazine |date=2007-09-22| accessdate=2007-11-04}}</ref> as well as a cameo in the 2000 film [[Traffic (film)|Traffic]].<ref name="imdb">{{cite web|url=http://imdb.com/name/nm0101526/|publisher=IMDB |title= Barbara Boxer|accessdate=2007-11-04}}</ref>
==Awards and honors==
Boxer has been honored in Congress by:
*[[Consumer Federation of America]]
*[[Planned Parenthood]]
*The [[League of Conservation Voters]]
*[[Public Citizen]]
*[[Sierra Club]]
*[[The Center for Environmental Education]]
*The [[Center for Defense Information]]
*The [[American Association of University Women]]
Boxer has been recognized as a champion of human rights by:
*The [[Anti-Defamation League]]
*The [[Human Rights Campaign]]
*The [[Leadership Conference on Civil Rights]]
*[[Women's image network|Women's Image Network]], The WIN Awards Lifetime Achievement Honoree 2006
*The Family Violence Law Centre
*Division of Women's Issues of the New York State Psychological Association
*[[NETWORK (Catholic Lobby)|NETWORK, National Catholic Social Justice Lobby]]
Boxer has been presented with various other honors:
*The Trustees of [[Mills College]] in the State of California — [[Doctor of Laws]], Honoris Causa
*The Trustees of [[Dominican University]] of California — [[Doctor of Laws]], Honoris Causa
==Major speeches and statements==
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20021017220016/http://boxer.senate.gov/newsroom/200210/20021003_frelat.html Excerpts from Senator Boxer's Senate Floor Statement on the Resolution Authorizing the Use of Military Force against Iraq, October 10, 2002]
*[http://boxer.senate.gov/news/record.cfm?id=230450 On Her Objection to the Certification of Ohio’s Electoral College Votes, January 6, 2005]
*[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/01/18/RICEBOXER.DTL Transcript from the Confirmation Hearing of Condoleezza Rice, January 18, 2005]
*[http://boxer.senate.gov/senate/20050126_print.cfm Senate Floor Debate on the Confirmation of Condoleezza Rice as Secretary of State, January 26, 2005]
*[http://boxer.senate.gov/news/record.cfm?id=231270 On the Nomination of Alberto Gonzales to be Attorney General, February 1, 2005]
*[http://boxer.senate.gov/news/record.cfm?id=231697 On the President's Budget, February 7, 2005]
*[http://boxer.senate.gov/news/record.cfm?id=232056 On Social Security, February 11, 2005]
*[http://boxer.senate.gov/senate/20050316_print.cfm Senate Floor Debate on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, March 16, 2005]
*[http://boxer.senate.gov/news/record.cfm?id=236664 Statement on Earth Day, April 20, 2005]
*[http://boxer.senate.gov/news/20050706sf.cfm On the Iraq War, July 6, 2005]
*[http://www.buzzflash.com/contributors/05/07/con05247.html On Karl Rove's CIA Leak, July 20, 2005]
*[http://boxer.senate.gov/news/record.cfm?id=242296 On the Energy Bill, July 29, 2005]
*[http://boxer.senate.gov/news/record.cfm?id=246228 On Her Opposition to the Confirmation of Chief Justice Nominee John Roberts, September 21, 2005]
*[http://fora.tv/fora/showthread.php?t=414 Addressing World Affairs Council of Northern California (Video), October 13, 2006]
==Electoral history==
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|candidate = H. Joseph Perrin, Sr.
|votes = 54,699
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}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Peace and Freedom Party
|candidate = Ophie C. Beltran
|votes = 48,685
|percentage = 0.6
|change = -2.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Natural Law Party
|candidate = Brian M. Rees
|votes = 46,543
|percentage = 0.6
|change = +0.6
}}
{{Election box total|
|votes = 8,311,905
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 834,978
|percentage = 10.1
|change = +5.2
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
|swing = +5.2
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=California United States Senate election, 2004}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = [[Barbara Boxer]] ([[incumbent]])
|votes = 6,955,728
|percentage = 57.7
|change = +4.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = [[Bill Jones]]
|votes = 4,555,922
|percentage = 37.8
|change = -5.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Peace and Freedom Party
|candidate = [[Marsha Feinland]]
|votes = 243,846
|percentage = 2.0
|change = +1.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate = James P. Gray
|votes = 216,522
|percentage = 1.8
|change = +0.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = American Independent Party
|candidate = [[Don J. Grundmann]]
|votes = 81,224
|percentage = 0.7
|change = 0.0
}}
{{Election box total|
|votes = 12,053,242
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,399,806
|percentage = 19.9
|change = +9.8
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
|swing = +9.8
}}
{{Election box end}}
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
==External links==
{{sisterlinks|Barbara Boxer}}
*[http://boxer.senate.gov/ United States Senator Barbara Boxer] '''official Senate site'''
**[http://boxer.senate.gov/senate/info_frame.html List of Bills Sponsored]
*[http://www.barbaraboxer.com/ Barbara Boxer's PAC for a Change]
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*[http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/b/barbara_boxer/index.html New York Times — Barbara Boxer News] collected news and commentary
*[http://fora.tv/fora/showthread.php?t=414 Barbara Boxer speaks at The World Affairs Council of Northern California] video
===Articles===
*[http://www.mdonkin.f2s.com/neveragain/index.php/U.S._Senator_Barbara_Boxer_on_Darfur Barbara Boxer on Darfur humanitarian crisis]
*[http://imdiversity.com/villages/woman/politics_law/ong_barbara_boxer_0305.asp Elena Ong's Woman of the Year 2005]
*[http://progressive.org/mag_intv0705 Progressive Magazine: Barbara Boxer Interview]
*[http://www.yubanet.com/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi/13/16942 Hero for a New Generation of Democrats]
*[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4493675 NPR: Barbara Boxer: Rice Hearings and the 2004 Vote]
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