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{{Short description|American politician}} |
{{Short description|American politician (born 1960)}} |
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{{Infobox officeholder |
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|name = Blanche Lincoln |
| name = Blanche Lincoln |
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|image = Blanche Lincoln, 2007.jpg |
| image = Blanche Lincoln, 2007.jpg |
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|caption = Official portrait, 2007 |
| caption = Official portrait, 2007 |
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|office1 = Chair of the [[United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry|Senate Agriculture Committee]] |
| office1 = Chair of the [[United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry|Senate Agriculture Committee]] |
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|term_start1 = September 9, 2009 |
| term_start1 = September 9, 2009 |
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|term_end1 = January 3, 2011 |
| term_end1 = January 3, 2011 |
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|predecessor1 = [[Tom Harkin]] |
| predecessor1 = [[Tom Harkin]] |
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|successor1 = [[Debbie Stabenow]] |
| successor1 = [[Debbie Stabenow]] |
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|jr/sr = United States Senator |
| jr/sr = United States Senator |
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|state = [[Arkansas]] |
| state = [[Arkansas]] |
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|term_start = January 3, 1999 |
| term_start = January 3, 1999 |
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|term_end = January 3, 2011 |
| term_end = January 3, 2011 |
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|predecessor = [[Dale Bumpers]] |
| predecessor = [[Dale Bumpers]] |
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|successor = [[John Boozman]] |
| successor = [[John Boozman]] |
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|state2 = [[Arkansas]] |
| state2 = [[Arkansas]] |
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|district2 = {{ushr|AR|1|1st}} |
| district2 = {{ushr|AR|1|1st}} |
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|term_start2 = January 3, 1993 |
| term_start2 = January 3, 1993 |
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|term_end2 = January 3, 1997 |
| term_end2 = January 3, 1997 |
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|predecessor2 = [[William Vollie Alexander Jr.|William Alexander]] |
| predecessor2 = [[William Vollie Alexander Jr.|William Alexander]] |
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|successor2 = [[Robert Marion Berry| |
| successor2 = [[Robert Marion Berry|Marion Berry]] |
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|birth_name = Blanche Meyers Lambert |
| birth_name = Blanche Meyers Lambert |
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|9|30}} |
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|9|30}} |
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|birth_place = [[Helena, Arkansas]], U.S. |
| birth_place = [[Helena, Arkansas]], U.S. |
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|death_date = |
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|death_place = |
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|party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |
| party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |
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|spouse = {{marriage|Steve Lincoln|1994}} |
| spouse = {{marriage|Steve Lincoln|1994}} |
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|children = 2 |
| children = 2 |
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|relatives = [[Mary Lambert (director)|Mary Lambert]] (sister) |
| relatives = [[Mary Lambert (director)|Mary Lambert]] (sister) |
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[[Lincoln family]] (by marriage) |
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|education = [[University of Arkansas|University of Arkansas, Fayetteville]]<br>[[Randolph College]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]]) |
| education = [[University of Arkansas|University of Arkansas, Fayetteville]]<br>[[Randolph College]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]]) |
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|signature = Blanche Lincoln Signature.svg |
| signature = Blanche Lincoln Signature.svg |
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| module = {{Listen|pos=center|embed=yes|filename=Sen. Blanche Lincoln Questions CBO Director Peter Orszag at a Senate Finance Committee Hearing.oga|title=Blanche Lincoln's voice|type=speech|description=Lincoln questions [[Congressional Budget Office|CBO]] director [[Peter Orszag]] at a [[United States Senate Committee on Finance|Senate Finance Committee]] hearing on economic stimuli<br/>Recorded January 22, 2008}} |
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'''Blanche |
'''Blanche Lambert Lincoln''' (born '''Blanche Meyers Lambert'''; September 30, 1960) is an American politician who served as a [[United States Senate|United States Senator]] from [[Arkansas]] from 1999 to 2011. A member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]], she was first elected to the Senate in [[1998 United States Senate election in Arkansas|1998]]; she was the first woman elected to the Senate from Arkansas since [[Hattie Caraway]] in 1932 and youngest woman ever elected to the Senate at age 38.<ref name="senate">{{cite news|work=U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln|title=Biography|url=http://lincoln.senate.gov/about/Biography.cfm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091202040512/http://lincoln.senate.gov/about/Biography.cfm|archive-date=December 2, 2009}}</ref> She previously served in the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]], representing {{ushr|Arkansas|1|}} from 1993 to 1997. |
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Lincoln was the first woman and the first Arkansan to serve as [[Chair (official)|chair]] of the [[United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry|U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry]].<ref name=senate/> She also served as the [[Chair of Rural Outreach]] for the [[Senate Democratic Caucus]]. In [[2010 United States Senate election in Arkansas|2010]], she ran for a third term, but was defeated in a landslide by [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[John Boozman]], whose brother, Fay Boozman, she had defeated in [[1998 United States Senate election in Arkansas|1998]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://democrats.senate.gov/leadership/ |title=Leadership | Senate Democrats |publisher=Democrats.senate.gov |date=January 18, 2013 |access-date=May 5, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060401190716/http://democrats.senate.gov/leadership/ |archive-date=April 1, 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She is the founder and a principal of Lincoln Policy Group, a consulting firm.<ref>{{Cite web | url= |
Lincoln was the first woman and the first Arkansan to serve as [[Chair (official)|chair]] of the [[United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry|U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry]].<ref name=senate/> She also served as the [[Chair of Rural Outreach]] for the [[Senate Democratic Caucus]]. In [[2010 United States Senate election in Arkansas|2010]], she ran for a third term, but was defeated in a landslide by [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[John Boozman]], whose brother, [[Fay Boozman]], she had defeated in [[1998 United States Senate election in Arkansas|1998]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://democrats.senate.gov/leadership/ |title=Leadership | Senate Democrats |publisher=Democrats.senate.gov |date=January 18, 2013 |access-date=May 5, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060401190716/http://democrats.senate.gov/leadership/ |archive-date=April 1, 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She is the founder and a principal of Lincoln Policy Group, a consulting firm.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.lincolnpolicygroup.com/sen-blanche-lincoln | title=Blanche Lincoln}}</ref> |
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==Early life, education and private career== |
==Early life, education and private career== |
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After graduating from college, Lincoln served as a staff assistant for [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] [[William Vollie Alexander, Jr.|Bill Alexander]], a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] from {{ushr|Arkansas|1|}}.<ref name=congress/> She remained in Alexander's office until 1984.<ref name=arkansas/> |
After graduating from college, Lincoln served as a staff assistant for [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] [[William Vollie Alexander, Jr.|Bill Alexander]], a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] from {{ushr|Arkansas|1|}}.<ref name=congress/> She remained in Alexander's office until 1984.<ref name=arkansas/> |
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Her husband Steve Lincoln m. 1994, is a distant relative of former [[President of the United States|President]] [[Abraham Lincoln]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-04-30 |title=Senate Primary Heats Up in Arkansas |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/arkansas-politics-is-different |access-date=2024-05-26 |website=PBS NewsHour |language=en-us}}</ref> |
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Lincoln is an [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopalian]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2008/12/appendix.pdf|title=Faith on the Hill: 2008|publisher=Pew Research Center}}</ref> |
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==U.S. House of Representatives== |
==U.S. House of Representatives== |
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In 1992, Lincoln defeated [[William Vollie Alexander Jr.| |
In 1992, Lincoln defeated [[William Vollie Alexander Jr.|Bill Alexander]] in the Democratic primary, by a margin of 60 to 40 percent.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Blanche Lincoln's balance|newspaper=The Economist|url=https://www.economist.com/united-states/2009/10/01/blanche-lincolns-balance|access-date=2020-08-06|issn=0013-0613}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Brantley|first=Max|date=4 June 1992|title=A woman's place: The House|url=https://arktimes.com/news/cover-stories/1992/06/04/a-womans-place-the-house|website=Arkansas Times}}</ref> She subsequently won the general election, beating Republican Terry Hayes with 70% of the vote.<ref>{{Cite web|date=4 November 1992|title=The 1992 Elections: State by State; South|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/11/04/us/the-1992-elections-state-by-state-south.html|website=The New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=7 October 1998|title=Blanche Lambert Lincoln|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ar-sen-lincoln/|access-date=2020-08-06|website=CBS News|language=en-US}}</ref> Her [[United States House of Representatives elections, 1992|election]] to the House coincided with the election of fellow Arkansan [[Bill Clinton]] as [[President of the United States]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Toner|first=Robin|date=1992-11-04|title=The 1992 Elections: President -- the Overview; Clinton Captures Presidency with Huge Electoral Margin; Wins a Democratic Congress|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/11/04/us/1992-elections-president-overview-clinton-captures-presidency-with-huge.html|access-date=2020-08-06|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> |
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She called herself a [[Centrism|centrist]] Democrat<ref>{{Cite web|last=Heineman Jr|first=Ben|date=2009-12-08|title=Blanche Lincoln and the Democratic Dilemma|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2009/12/blanche-lincoln-and-the-democratic-dilemma/31402/|access-date=2020-08-06|website=The Atlantic|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Greenwald|first=Glenn|date=2010-06-10|title=The Democratic Party and Blanche Lincoln|url=https://www.salon.com/2010/06/10/lincoln_6/|access-date=2020-08-06|website=Salon|language=en}}</ref> and was among the minority of Democrats to support [[CAFTA]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Nichols|first=John|date=2005-07-05|title=Democrats for CAFTA|journal=The Nation|language=en-US|url=https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/democrats-cafta/|access-date=2020-08-06|issn=0027-8378}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Swann|first=Christopher|date=14 June 2005|title=Narrow Cafta approval set to heighten concerns|url=https://www.ft.com/content/5c595df2-dd28-11d9-b590-00000e2511c8|website=The Financial Times}}</ref> While in the House, she was one of only 17 Democrats to vote for the Teamwork for Employees and Managers Act of 1995 which sought to change federal employment laws. The law was vetoed by President [[Bill Clinton]]. She |
She called herself a [[Centrism|centrist]] Democrat<ref>{{Cite web|last=Heineman Jr|first=Ben|date=2009-12-08|title=Blanche Lincoln and the Democratic Dilemma|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2009/12/blanche-lincoln-and-the-democratic-dilemma/31402/|access-date=2020-08-06|website=The Atlantic|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Greenwald|first=Glenn|date=2010-06-10|title=The Democratic Party and Blanche Lincoln|url=https://www.salon.com/2010/06/10/lincoln_6/|access-date=2020-08-06|website=Salon|language=en}}</ref> and was among the minority of Democrats to support [[CAFTA]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Nichols|first=John|date=2005-07-05|title=Democrats for CAFTA|journal=The Nation|language=en-US|url=https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/democrats-cafta/|access-date=2020-08-06|issn=0027-8378}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Swann|first=Christopher|date=14 June 2005|title=Narrow Cafta approval set to heighten concerns|url=https://www.ft.com/content/5c595df2-dd28-11d9-b590-00000e2511c8 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/https://www.ft.com/content/5c595df2-dd28-11d9-b590-00000e2511c8 |archive-date=December 10, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|website=The Financial Times}}</ref> While in the House, she was one of only 17 Democrats to vote for the Teamwork for Employees and Managers Act of 1995 which sought to change federal employment laws. The law was vetoed by President [[Bill Clinton]]. She voted in favor restricting [[class action lawsuit]]s and tightening rules on personal [[bankruptcy]]. Lincoln was also one of the few Democrats in Congress to vote in favor of [[Presidency of George W. Bush|Bush administration]]'s tax cuts and she supports the permanent elimination of the [[estate tax]]. |
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On April 5, 1995 she was one of only 27 Democrats in the House to vote in favor of the [[Contract With America|Contract With America Tax Relief Act]], which was approved by the House. Lincoln also co-sponsored and supported legislation to amend the constitution to require a [[Balanced Budget Amendment|balanced-budget amendment]]. In 1996, she championed the [[Freedom to Farm Act]]. |
On April 5, 1995 she was one of only 27 Democrats in the House to vote in favor of the [[Contract With America|Contract With America Tax Relief Act]], which was approved by the House. Lincoln also co-sponsored and supported legislation to amend the constitution to require a [[Balanced Budget Amendment|balanced-budget amendment]]. In 1996, she championed the [[Freedom to Farm Act]]. |
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=== First term === |
=== First term === |
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In [[1998 United States Senate election in Arkansas|1998]], Lincoln returned to politics and ran for the Senate seat being vacated by incumbent Senator [[Dale Bumpers]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Henneberger|first=Melinda|date=1998-06-13|title=No Escaping Motherhood on Campaign Trail|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/06/13/us/no-escaping-motherhood-on-campaign-trail.html|access-date=2020-08-12|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> She defeated her [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] opponent, Fay Boozman, a [[Arkansas State Senate|state senator]] and the brother of future U.S. Representative [[John Boozman]], 55 percent to 42 percent |
In [[1998 United States Senate election in Arkansas|1998]], Lincoln returned to politics and ran for the Senate seat being vacated by incumbent Senator [[Dale Bumpers]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Henneberger|first=Melinda|date=1998-06-13|title=No Escaping Motherhood on Campaign Trail|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/06/13/us/no-escaping-motherhood-on-campaign-trail.html|access-date=2020-08-12|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> She defeated her [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] opponent, Fay Boozman, a [[Arkansas State Senate|state senator]] and the brother of future U.S. Representative [[John Boozman]], 55 percent to 42 percent.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Democrats enjoy a big night after a hard-to-read election - November 3, 1998|url=https://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1998/11/03/election/overview/overview/|access-date=2020-08-12|website=CNN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Muskal|first=Michael|date=2010-11-02|title=Rep. John Boozman ousts Sen. Blanche Lincoln in Arkansas|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-nov-02-la-pn-boozman-lincoln-final-story.html|access-date=2020-08-12|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Rudin|first=Ken|date=1 March 2010|title=Arkansas' Lincoln, Already Vulnerable, Gets Dem Primary From The Left|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/politicaljunkie/2010/03/dem_primary_challenge_latest_p.html|access-date=2020-08-12|website=NPR|language=en}}</ref> |
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Lincoln concentrated primarily on issues involving farmers and rural issues. She was one of the primary advocates of the [[Delta Regional Authority]], which is designed to spur development in the lower [[Mississippi Delta]] region. |
Lincoln concentrated primarily on issues involving farmers and rural issues. She was one of the primary advocates of the [[Delta Regional Authority]], which is designed to spur development in the lower [[Mississippi Delta]] region. |
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=== Second term === |
=== Second term === |
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In [[2004 United States Senate election in Arkansas|2004]], Lincoln was [[2004 United States Senate elections|re-elected]], defeating Republican state Senator [[Jim Holt (Arkansas politician)|Jim Holt]] (R-Springdale) by 56% |
In [[2004 United States Senate election in Arkansas|2004]], Lincoln was [[2004 United States Senate elections|re-elected]], defeating Republican state Senator [[Jim Holt (Arkansas politician)|Jim Holt]] (R-Springdale) by 56% to 44%, even as President Bush carried the state with 54% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hendricks|first1=Nancy|title=Blanche Meyers Lambert Lincoln (1960-)|url=http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?search=1&entryID=2751|website=Encyclopedia of Arkansas|access-date=June 3, 2015}}</ref> |
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[[File:LINCOLNPRESS.jpg|thumb|left|Lincoln holds a press conference in 2006 with Sen. [[Max Baucus]] (D-MT), chairman of the [[United States Senate Committee on Finance|Senate Finance Committee]] regarding proposed changes to [[Medicare (United States)|Medicare]].]] |
[[File:LINCOLNPRESS.jpg|thumb|left|Lincoln holds a press conference in 2006 with Sen. [[Max Baucus]] (D-MT), chairman of the [[United States Senate Committee on Finance|Senate Finance Committee]] regarding proposed changes to [[Medicare (United States)|Medicare]].]] |
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In November 2009, Lincoln voted against bringing [[Guantanamo Bay detention camp|Guantanamo Bay]] prisoners to the [[United States]] for trial.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://arkansasnews.com/2009/11/17/lincoln-pryor-back-bid-to-block-funding-to-hold-terror-suspects-in-u-s/ |title=Lincoln, Pryor back bid to block funding to hold terror suspects in U.S. | Arkansas News |publisher=Arkansasnews.com |access-date=June 7, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718150104/http://arkansasnews.com/2009/11/17/lincoln-pryor-back-bid-to-block-funding-to-hold-terror-suspects-in-u-s/ |archive-date=July 18, 2011 }}</ref> |
In November 2009, Lincoln voted against bringing [[Guantanamo Bay detention camp|Guantanamo Bay]] prisoners to the [[United States]] for trial.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://arkansasnews.com/2009/11/17/lincoln-pryor-back-bid-to-block-funding-to-hold-terror-suspects-in-u-s/ |title=Lincoln, Pryor back bid to block funding to hold terror suspects in U.S. | Arkansas News |publisher=Arkansasnews.com |access-date=June 7, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718150104/http://arkansasnews.com/2009/11/17/lincoln-pryor-back-bid-to-block-funding-to-hold-terror-suspects-in-u-s/ |archive-date=July 18, 2011 }}</ref> |
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On December 9, 2010, Lincoln missed, by three minutes, a critical vote to repeal [[Don't ask, don't tell]] after a dental appointment. A supporter of the bill, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT), told reporters: "She was very frustrated and apologized to both of us." She said she would have voted for repeal had she made the vote.<ref name="Talking Points">{{cite web|author=Brian Beutler |url=http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/12/root-canald-lincoln-misses-dadt-vote-in-dentist-chair.php |title=Root Canal'd! Lincoln Misses DADT Vote In Dentist Chair | TPMDC |publisher=Tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com |date=December 9, 2010 |access-date=May 5, 2013}}</ref> On December 18, she voted in favor of final passage of the bill.<ref>{{Cite web|title=U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 111th Congress - 2nd Session|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&session=2&vote=00281|access-date=2021-09-03|website=www.senate.gov}}</ref> |
On December 9, 2010, Lincoln missed, by three minutes, a critical vote to repeal [[Don't ask, don't tell]] after a dental appointment. A supporter of the bill, Sen. [[Joe Lieberman]] (I-CT), told reporters: "She was very frustrated and apologized to both of us." She said she would have voted for repeal had she made the vote.<ref name="Talking Points">{{cite web|author=Brian Beutler |url=http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/12/root-canald-lincoln-misses-dadt-vote-in-dentist-chair.php |title=Root Canal'd! Lincoln Misses DADT Vote In Dentist Chair | TPMDC |publisher=Tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com |date=December 9, 2010 |access-date=May 5, 2013}}</ref> On December 18, she voted in favor of final passage of the bill.<ref>{{Cite web|title=U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 111th Congress - 2nd Session|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&session=2&vote=00281|access-date=2021-09-03|website=www.senate.gov}}</ref> |
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=== 2010 re-election campaign === |
=== 2010 re-election campaign === |
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With the Obama administration having become hugely unpopular in her home state, Lincoln's re-election strategy in [[2010 United States Senate election in Arkansas|2010]] was to depict herself to Arkansas voters as independent of the Democrats. After first narrowly surviving a primary challenge by the state's then-Lieutenant Governor [[Bill Halter]] with an early endorsement from former President and Governor of Arkansas [[Bill Clinton]], Lincoln lost in November 2010 to Republican congressman [[John Boozman]] by a landslide, 58% to 37%.<ref name="Arkansas Secretary of State">{{cite web|url=http://www.votenaturally.org/electionresults/index.php?ac:show:contest_statewide=1&elecid=231&contestid=18 |title=Arkansas Secretary of State |publisher=Votenaturally.org |access-date=May 5, 2013}}</ref> |
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=== Caucuses and committees === |
=== Caucuses and committees === |
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In 2004, Lincoln co-founded the Senate Hunger Caucus. The caucus was established to provide a bi-partisan forum for Senators and staff to discuss, advance and engage the Senate's work on national and international hunger and food insecurity issues.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11095-2004Nov24.html | |
In 2004, Lincoln co-founded the Senate Hunger Caucus. The caucus was established to provide a bi-partisan forum for Senators and staff to discuss, advance and engage the Senate's work on national and international hunger and food insecurity issues.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11095-2004Nov24.html | newspaper=The Washington Post | title=Senators Form Hunger Caucus to Draw Attention to Issue | first=Brian | last=Faler | date=November 25, 2004 | access-date=April 26, 2010}}</ref> |
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[[File:Female senators.jpg|thumb|right|275px|Lincoln with other female Senators of the [[110th Congress]]]] |
[[File:Female senators.jpg|thumb|right|275px|Lincoln with other female Senators of the [[110th Congress]]]] |
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Lincoln also helped form the [[Moderate Dems Working Group]], a coalition of moderate Senate Democrats whose stated goal is to work with Senate leadership and the administration toward finding bipartisan solutions to controversial political issues. In addition, she co-founded and currently co-chairs [[Third Way]], a [[moderate]] think-tank whose self-described goals are "an economic agenda that is focused on growth and middle class success; a culture of shared values; a national security approach that is both tough and smart; and a clean energy revolution."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thirdway.org/about_us |title=About Us |publisher=Third Way |access-date=June 7, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100530003902/http://www.thirdway.org/about_us |archive-date=May 30, 2010 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> |
Lincoln also helped form the [[Moderate Dems Working Group]], a coalition of moderate Senate Democrats whose stated goal is to work with Senate leadership and the administration toward finding bipartisan solutions to controversial political issues. In addition, she co-founded and currently co-chairs [[Third Way (United States)|Third Way]], a [[moderate]] think-tank whose self-described goals are "an economic agenda that is focused on growth and middle class success; a culture of shared values; a national security approach that is both tough and smart; and a clean energy revolution."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thirdway.org/about_us |title=About Us |publisher=Third Way |access-date=June 7, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100530003902/http://www.thirdway.org/about_us |archive-date=May 30, 2010 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> |
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Lincoln served on the Senate Finance Committee; Special Committee on Aging; Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources; Senate Social Security Task Force; Rural Health Caucus; Senate [[New Democrat Coalition]] and chair of the Rural Outreach for the Senate Democratic Caucus. |
Lincoln served on the Senate Finance Committee; Special Committee on Aging; Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources; Senate Social Security Task Force; Rural Health Caucus; Senate [[New Democrat Coalition]] and chair of the Rural Outreach for the Senate Democratic Caucus. |
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In July 2013, Lincoln founded her own political consulting firm called Lincoln Policy Group.<ref name="founds-policy-group">{{cite web|url=https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2013/07/12/blanche-lincoln-going-out-on-her-own-in-d-c-lobbying|title=Blanche Lincoln going out on her own in D.C. lobbying|date=July 12, 2013|first=Max|last=Brantley|website=[[Arkansas Times]]}}</ref><ref name="roskey-policy-group">{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-influence/2019/10/02/roskey-returns-to-lincoln-policy-group-484463|title=Roskey returns to Lincoln Policy Group|date=October 2, 2019|first=Theodoric|last=meyer|website=[[Politico]]|quote=...former Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.), the firm’s founder...}}</ref> |
In July 2013, Lincoln founded her own political consulting firm called Lincoln Policy Group.<ref name="founds-policy-group">{{cite web|url=https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2013/07/12/blanche-lincoln-going-out-on-her-own-in-d-c-lobbying|title=Blanche Lincoln going out on her own in D.C. lobbying|date=July 12, 2013|first=Max|last=Brantley|website=[[Arkansas Times]]}}</ref><ref name="roskey-policy-group">{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-influence/2019/10/02/roskey-returns-to-lincoln-policy-group-484463|title=Roskey returns to Lincoln Policy Group|date=October 2, 2019|first=Theodoric|last=meyer|website=[[Politico]]|quote=...former Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.), the firm’s founder...}}</ref> |
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As of November 2020, Lincoln is an advisor of the RATE Coalition (Reforming America’s Taxes Equitably),<ref>{{Cite web |title=RATE Coalition: Leadership |url=https://ratecoalition.com/about-us/ |access-date=21 April 2024 |website=Rate Coalition}}</ref> which has lobbied for lower corporate tax rates during the [[Presidency of Joe Biden|Biden administration]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Theodoric |first=Meyer |date=May 21, 2021 |title=COALITION FIGHTING CORPORATE TAX HIKES STEPS UP LOBBYING |url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-influence/2021/05/21/rate-coalition-steps-up-lobbying-795470 |access-date=April 21, 2024 |website=Politico}}</ref> She has since submitted many testimonies to congress for the organisation on the issue of corporate tax rates. |
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Blanche Lincoln | |
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United States Senator from Arkansas | |
In office January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2011 | |
Preceded by | Dale Bumpers |
Succeeded by | John Boozman |
Chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee | |
In office September 9, 2009 – January 3, 2011 | |
Preceded by | Tom Harkin |
Succeeded by | Debbie Stabenow |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas's 1st district | |
In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1997 | |
Preceded by | William Alexander |
Succeeded by | Marion Berry |
Personal details | |
Born | Blanche Meyers Lambert September 30, 1960 Helena, Arkansas, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse |
Steve Lincoln (m. 1994) |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | Mary Lambert (sister) Lincoln family (by marriage) |
Education | University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Randolph College (BS) |
Signature | |
Blanche Lambert Lincoln (born Blanche Meyers Lambert; September 30, 1960) is an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Arkansas from 1999 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, she was first elected to the Senate in 1998; she was the first woman elected to the Senate from Arkansas since Hattie Caraway in 1932 and youngest woman ever elected to the Senate at age 38.[1] She previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Arkansas's 1st congressional district from 1993 to 1997.
Lincoln was the first woman and the first Arkansan to serve as chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry.[1] She also served as the Chair of Rural Outreach for the Senate Democratic Caucus. In 2010, she ran for a third term, but was defeated in a landslide by Republican John Boozman, whose brother, Fay Boozman, she had defeated in 1998.[2] She is the founder and a principal of Lincoln Policy Group, a consulting firm.[3]
Early life, education and private career
[edit]A seventh-generation Arkansan, Blanche Lambert was born in Helena, Phillips County, the daughter of Martha (née Kelly) and Jordan Bennett Lambert.[4][5] Her father was a rice and cotton farmer.[4][6] Her older sister, Mary Lambert, is a film director.[7] She received her early education at the local public schools in Helena, and was the student council president at Central High School from 1977 to 1978.[4]
Lincoln attended the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, where she was a member of the Chi Omega sorority.[4] She graduated from Randolph-Macon Woman's College (now known as Randolph College) in Lynchburg, Virginia, in 1982, earning a Bachelor's degree in biology.[8] She originally sought to go into nursing.[9]
After graduating from college, Lincoln served as a staff assistant for U.S. Representative Bill Alexander, a Democrat from Arkansas's 1st congressional district.[8] She remained in Alexander's office until 1984.[4]
Her husband Steve Lincoln m. 1994, is a distant relative of former President Abraham Lincoln.[10]
Lincoln is an Episcopalian.[11]
U.S. House of Representatives
[edit]In 1992, Lincoln defeated Bill Alexander in the Democratic primary, by a margin of 60 to 40 percent.[12][13] She subsequently won the general election, beating Republican Terry Hayes with 70% of the vote.[14][15] Her election to the House coincided with the election of fellow Arkansan Bill Clinton as President of the United States.[16]
She called herself a centrist Democrat[17][18] and was among the minority of Democrats to support CAFTA.[19][20] While in the House, she was one of only 17 Democrats to vote for the Teamwork for Employees and Managers Act of 1995 which sought to change federal employment laws. The law was vetoed by President Bill Clinton. She voted in favor restricting class action lawsuits and tightening rules on personal bankruptcy. Lincoln was also one of the few Democrats in Congress to vote in favor of Bush administration's tax cuts and she supports the permanent elimination of the estate tax.
On April 5, 1995 she was one of only 27 Democrats in the House to vote in favor of the Contract With America Tax Relief Act, which was approved by the House. Lincoln also co-sponsored and supported legislation to amend the constitution to require a balanced-budget amendment. In 1996, she championed the Freedom to Farm Act.
She was reelected to a second term under her married name, Blanche Lincoln, and served in the House of Representatives until 1997.[21] Lincoln chose not to run for reelection in 1996; she was pregnant at that time.[21]
U.S. Senate
[edit]First term
[edit]In 1998, Lincoln returned to politics and ran for the Senate seat being vacated by incumbent Senator Dale Bumpers.[22] She defeated her Republican opponent, Fay Boozman, a state senator and the brother of future U.S. Representative John Boozman, 55 percent to 42 percent.[23][24][25]
Lincoln concentrated primarily on issues involving farmers and rural issues. She was one of the primary advocates of the Delta Regional Authority, which is designed to spur development in the lower Mississippi Delta region.
Second term
[edit]In 2004, Lincoln was re-elected, defeating Republican state Senator Jim Holt (R-Springdale) by 56% to 44%, even as President Bush carried the state with 54% of the vote.[26]
In March 2007, Lincoln called for the resignation of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, claiming that the firing of eight federal prosecutors created a "serious breach between the Justice Department and Congress, a breach that I'm not sure can be repaired with Mr. Gonzales at the helm."[27] She and Senator Pryor were particularly upset that Gonzales reneged on a promise to have a replacement for Bud Cummins, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, go through a Senate confirmation. Gonzales resigned in August 2007.
In 2007, Lincoln played a key role in brokering the compromise that led to passage of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008. Also known as the “farm bill,” this legislation provides resources for nutrition, conservation, rural development, and renewable energy. Lincoln led the charge against defeating an amendment to the pending Farm Bill which would have capped government Agricultural subsidy payments at $250,000 per year, per farm. According to Lincoln, it was unfair to some farmers in her state, notably cotton growers. Even though the amendment passed (56–43), Lincoln threatened a filibuster if any amendment did not get a 60-vote majority, so the amendment was withdrawn after passage.
Lincoln was in the 2007 documentary 14 Women, directed by her older sister, Mary Lambert.
In September 2009, Lincoln pledged to filibuster any legislation containing a Public health insurance option, such as the Affordable Health Care for America Act (the Democratic-controlled, House of Representatives' preferred health care reform bill).[28] This move came as a surprise to liberal Democrats, who largely interpreted the move as a betrayal of traditional Democratic values. Lincoln voted in favor of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the Senate bill that eventually became the Barack Obama administration's health care reform law. However, she voted against the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, a package of amendments to the Affordable Care Act—passed via reconciliation process, to circumvent united Republican attempts to block the bill's passage—in the Senate.
Lincoln's votes on health care appeared to be positioning her as a high-profile, "conservative Democrat", to avoid being perceived as a "liberal" by an Arkansas voting public that had turned increasingly Republican. In 2009 she spoke out in opposition to the pro-labor union bill known as the Employee Free Choice Act; this garnering her the praise of conservative interest groups like Americans for Tax Reform, but also bitter criticisms from labor unions, who publicly threatened to discourage Arkansas' remaining Democratic-leaning voters from voting for her.[29]
In November 2009, Lincoln voted against bringing Guantanamo Bay prisoners to the United States for trial.[30]
On December 9, 2010, Lincoln missed, by three minutes, a critical vote to repeal Don't ask, don't tell after a dental appointment. A supporter of the bill, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT), told reporters: "She was very frustrated and apologized to both of us." She said she would have voted for repeal had she made the vote.[31] On December 18, she voted in favor of final passage of the bill.[32]
2010 re-election campaign
[edit]With the Obama administration having become hugely unpopular in her home state, Lincoln's re-election strategy in 2010 was to depict herself to Arkansas voters as independent of the Democrats. After first narrowly surviving a primary challenge by the state's then-Lieutenant Governor Bill Halter with an early endorsement from former President and Governor of Arkansas Bill Clinton, Lincoln lost in November 2010 to Republican congressman John Boozman by a landslide, 58% to 37%.[33]
Caucuses and committees
[edit]In 2004, Lincoln co-founded the Senate Hunger Caucus. The caucus was established to provide a bi-partisan forum for Senators and staff to discuss, advance and engage the Senate's work on national and international hunger and food insecurity issues.[34]
Lincoln also helped form the Moderate Dems Working Group, a coalition of moderate Senate Democrats whose stated goal is to work with Senate leadership and the administration toward finding bipartisan solutions to controversial political issues. In addition, she co-founded and currently co-chairs Third Way, a moderate think-tank whose self-described goals are "an economic agenda that is focused on growth and middle class success; a culture of shared values; a national security approach that is both tough and smart; and a clean energy revolution."[35]
Lincoln served on the Senate Finance Committee; Special Committee on Aging; Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources; Senate Social Security Task Force; Rural Health Caucus; Senate New Democrat Coalition and chair of the Rural Outreach for the Senate Democratic Caucus.
On September 9, 2009, she became Chairman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee. In the Committee’s 184-year history, she was the first Arkansan and the first woman to serve as Chairman.
After Congress
[edit]Lincoln remained in Washington after her re-election loss in November 2010, working as Special Policy Advisor at the firm of Alston & Bird.[36]
In 2011 Lincoln became chair of Small Business for Sensible Regulations,[37] a project of the National Federation of Independent Business.
In July 2013, Lincoln founded her own political consulting firm called Lincoln Policy Group.[38][39]
As of November 2020, Lincoln is an advisor of the RATE Coalition (Reforming America’s Taxes Equitably),[40] which has lobbied for lower corporate tax rates during the Biden administration.[41] She has since submitted many testimonies to congress for the organisation on the issue of corporate tax rates.
Electoral history
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Blanche Lambert | 85,205 | 60.50% | ||
Democratic | Bill Alexander (incumbent) | 55,623 | 39.50% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Blanche Lambert | 149,558 | 69.83% | ||
Republican | Terry Hayes | 64,618 | 30.17% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Blanche Lambert (incumbent) | 95,290 | 53.40% | ||
Republican | Warren Dupwe | 83,147 | 46.60% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Blanche Lambert Lincoln | 145,009 | 45.49% | ||
Democratic | Winston Bryant | 87,183 | 27.35% | ||
Democratic | Scott Ferguson | 44,761 | 14.04% | ||
Democratic | Nate Coulter | 41,848 | 13.13% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Blanche Lambert Lincoln | 134,203 | 62.39% | ||
Democratic | Winston Bryant | 80,889 | 37.61% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Blanche Lambert Lincoln | 385,878 | 53.40% | ||
Republican | Fay Boozman | 295,870 | 42.22% | ||
Independent | Charley E. Heffley | 18,896 | 2.70% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Blanche Lambert Lincoln (incumbent) | 580,973 | 55.90% | ||
Republican | Jim Holt | 458,036 | 44.07% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Blanche Lambert Lincoln (incumbent) | 146,579 | 44.50% | ||
Democratic | Bill Halter | 140,081 | 42.53% | ||
Democratic | DC Morrison | 42,695 | 12.96% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Blanche Lambert Lincoln (incumbent) | 134,756 | 52.00% | ||
Democratic | Bill Halter | 124,405 | 48.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | John Boozman | 451,618 | 57.90% | ||
Democratic | Blanche Lambert Lincoln (incumbent) | 288,156 | 36.95% | ||
Independent | Trevor Drown | 25,234 | 3.24% | ||
Green | John Laney Gray, III | 14,430 | 1.85% |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Biography". U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln. Archived from the original on December 2, 2009.
- ^ "Leadership | Senate Democrats". Democrats.senate.gov. January 18, 2013. Archived from the original on April 1, 2006. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
- ^ "Blanche Lincoln".
- ^ a b c d e "Blanche Meyers Lambert Lincoln (1960–)". The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture.
- ^ "Arkansas Congressional Directory". Govnotes.com. Archived from the original on June 28, 2010. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
- ^ "About". Blanche Lincoln for Senate. Archived from the original on May 24, 2009.
- ^ "Mary Lambert". The Internet Movie Database.
- ^ a b "LINCOLN, Blanche Lambert, (1960 - )". Biographical Dictionary of the United States Congress.
- ^ Barton, Paul (June 18, 2009). "From Congress to Costco". Arkansas Times.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ "Senate Primary Heats Up in Arkansas". PBS NewsHour. April 30, 2010. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
- ^ "Faith on the Hill: 2008" (PDF). Pew Research Center.
- ^ "Blanche Lincoln's balance". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
- ^ Brantley, Max (June 4, 1992). "A woman's place: The House". Arkansas Times.
- ^ "The 1992 Elections: State by State; South". The New York Times. November 4, 1992.
- ^ "Blanche Lambert Lincoln". CBS News. October 7, 1998. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
- ^ Toner, Robin (November 4, 1992). "The 1992 Elections: President -- the Overview; Clinton Captures Presidency with Huge Electoral Margin; Wins a Democratic Congress". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
- ^ Heineman Jr, Ben (December 8, 2009). "Blanche Lincoln and the Democratic Dilemma". The Atlantic. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
- ^ Greenwald, Glenn (June 10, 2010). "The Democratic Party and Blanche Lincoln". Salon. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
- ^ Nichols, John (July 5, 2005). "Democrats for CAFTA". The Nation. ISSN 0027-8378. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
- ^ Swann, Christopher (June 14, 2005). "Narrow Cafta approval set to heighten concerns". The Financial Times. Archived from the original on December 10, 2022.
- ^ a b Smith, Doug (January 21, 2010). "Hip deep in health care". Arkansas Times. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
- ^ Henneberger, Melinda (June 13, 1998). "No Escaping Motherhood on Campaign Trail". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
- ^ "Democrats enjoy a big night after a hard-to-read election - November 3, 1998". CNN. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
- ^ Muskal, Michael (November 2, 2010). "Rep. John Boozman ousts Sen. Blanche Lincoln in Arkansas". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
- ^ Rudin, Ken (March 1, 2010). "Arkansas' Lincoln, Already Vulnerable, Gets Dem Primary From The Left". NPR. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
- ^ Hendricks, Nancy. "Blanche Meyers Lambert Lincoln (1960-)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- ^ Max Brantley (March 15, 2007). "Arkansas Blog: C-SPAN alert". Arkansas Times. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
- ^ Brian Beutler (November 21, 2009). "Lincoln: "I'll Filibuster A Public Option Bill" | TPMDC". Tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
- ^ Prandoni, Chris (October 19, 2009). "Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) Reiterates Opposition to Employee Free Choice Act". Workerfreedom.org. Archived from the original on October 22, 2009. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
- ^ "Lincoln, Pryor back bid to block funding to hold terror suspects in U.S. | Arkansas News". Arkansasnews.com. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
- ^ Brian Beutler (December 9, 2010). "Root Canal'd! Lincoln Misses DADT Vote In Dentist Chair | TPMDC". Tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
- ^ "U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 111th Congress - 2nd Session". www.senate.gov. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
- ^ a b "Arkansas Secretary of State". Votenaturally.org. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
- ^ Faler, Brian (November 25, 2004). "Senators Form Hunger Caucus to Draw Attention to Issue". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
- ^ "About Us". Third Way. Archived from the original on May 30, 2010. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
- ^ "Blanche L. Lincoln - Legislative and Public Policy Lawyer - Alston & Bird LLP". Alston.com. Archived from the original on February 17, 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
- ^ "Small Businesses for Sensible Regulations". Sensibleregulations.org. Archived from the original on March 2, 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
- ^ Brantley, Max (July 12, 2013). "Blanche Lincoln going out on her own in D.C. lobbying". Arkansas Times.
- ^ meyer, Theodoric (October 2, 2019). "Roskey returns to Lincoln Policy Group". Politico.
...former Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.), the firm's founder...
- ^ "RATE Coalition: Leadership". Rate Coalition. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ Theodoric, Meyer (May 21, 2021). "COALITION FIGHTING CORPORATE TAX HIKES STEPS UP LOBBYING". Politico. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ [1] Archived October 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "92 PRESIDENTIAL and CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION STATISTICS". Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
- ^ "94 CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION STATISTICS". Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
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- ^ "1998 Election Statistics - Legislative Activities - Office of the Clerk". Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
- ^ "2004 ELECTION STATISTICS". Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
- ^ "Arkansas Secretary of State". Votenaturally.org. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
- ^ "Arkansas Secretary of State". Votenaturally.org. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
External links
[edit]- Blanche Lincoln 2010 Reelection Campaign Website (archived)
- Senator Blanche Lincoln Official Senate Website (archived)
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
- Profile at Vote Smart
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- 1960 births
- 21st-century Arkansas politicians
- 21st-century American women politicians
- American Episcopalians
- Episcopalians from Arkansas
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Arkansas
- Democratic Party United States senators from Arkansas
- Female members of the United States House of Representatives
- Female United States senators
- Living people
- People from Helena, Arkansas
- University of Arkansas alumni
- Women in Arkansas politics
- Randolph–Macon College alumni
- Members of Congress who became lobbyists
- 21st-century United States senators
- 20th-century United States senators
- 20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives
- 20th-century American women politicians