Biography
Elizabeth Warren assumed office as a U.S. senator for Massachusetts in January 2013, becoming the first female senator from that state. In February 2019, she announced her candidacy for the Democratic nomination for president of the United States. On March 5, 2020, Warren suspended her campaign for president.
Warren was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on June 22, 1949. She received her bachelor's degree in speech pathology from the University of Houston in 1970 and her J.D. from Rutgers University in 1976. She began her career as an elementary school teacher. After earning her law degree, she practiced law for several years before becoming a law professor in 1977, and is currently an emerita professor of law at Harvard Law School.
In the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, Warren served as chair of the Congressional Oversight Panel for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) from 2008-2010 and led the establishment of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. She was elected to the U.S. Senate for Massachusetts in 2012 and re-elected in 2018 and 2024.
For information on Warren's policy subject areas, committee appointments and sponsored/co-sponsored legislation in the U.S. Senate, please visit her profile on https://www.congress.gov.
Sources:
United State House of Representatives. Warren, Elizabeth. Retrieved on January 30, 2020, from https://history.house.gov/People/Listing/W/WARREN,-Elizabeth-(W000817).
Wallenfeldt, J. (2019). Elizabeth Warren. In Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved on January 30, 2020, from https://www.britannica.com/biography/Elizabeth-Warren.
Speeches
- Worcester State University Commencement Address – May 17, 2025
- Senate Victory Speech - Nov. 5, 2024
- Remarks at the 2024 Democratic National Convention – Aug. 22, 2024
- UMass Boston Commencement Address - May 25, 2023
- Commencement Address at Elisabeth Haub School of Law (Pace University) - May 15, 2023
- Roe v. Wade Supreme Court Leak Protest - May 3, 2022
- Harvard Law School Class Day Address - May 27, 2021
- 2020 Democratic National Convention Speech - Aug. 19, 2020
- Campaign Suspension - March 5, 2020
- Liberty and Justice Dinner - Nov. 1, 2019
- Iowa Democratic Steak Fry - Sept. 21, 2019
- New York City Rally - Sept. 16, 2019
- Iowa State Fair Political Soapbox - Aug. 10, 2019
- Presidential Campaign Announcement - Feb. 10, 2019
- Morgan State University Commencement Address - Dec. 14, 2018
- Victory speech – Nov. 6, 2018
- National Press Club Speech - August 21, 2018
- Remarks at a United Steelworkers Rally - June 11, 2018
- Coalition for Sensible Safeguards Speech - June 5, 2018
- Lesley University Commencement Address – May 19, 2018
- Quinsigamond Community College Commencement Address – May 18, 2018
- Speech at Health Action Conference 2018 - January 25, 2018
- Remarks at MLK Service Project - January 15, 2018
- Wheelock College Commencement Address - May 19, 2017
- Commencement Address at UMass Amherst - May 13, 2017
- Banking Hearing Questions to Janet Yellen - Feb. 14, 2017
- Remarks before Confirmation Vote on Attorney General Nominee Jeff Sessions - Feb. 7, 2017
- Filibustering Betsy DeVos Confirmation Vote - Feb.6, 2017
- Remarks on Exxon Corruption - Feb. 2, 2017
- Remarks on President Trump's Supreme Court Nominee - Feb. 1, 2017
- Remarks on Rex Tillerson - Feb. 1, 2017
- Remarks Addressing Women's March on Boston - Jan. 21, 2017
- Questioning During the Confirmation Hearing of Tom Price - Jan. 18, 2017
- Questioning Betsy DeVos at Senate Confirmation Hearing - Jan. 17, 2017
- Opening Statement on Andrew Puzder at Workers Forum - Jan. 13, 2017
- Confirmation Hearing of Dr. Ben Carson - Jan. 12, 2017
- Remarks about the Future of the Affordable Care Act in 2017 - Jan. 9, 2017
- Remarks Concerning Coal Miners - Dec. 10, 2016
- Remarks on the 21st Century Cures Bill - Nov. 30, 2016
- Remarks on Drug Company Corruption - Nov. 28, 2016
- Discussing President-elect Donald Trump - Nov. 17, 2016
- Interview with Wall Street Journal's CEO Council - Nov. 15, 2016
- Remarks on President-Elect Trump - Nov. 10, 2016
- Campaigning for Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire - Oct. 24, 2016
- Questioning Wells Fargo CEO, John Stumpf at Banking Committee Hearing - Sep. 20, 2016
- Campaigning for Hillary Clinton and Ted Strickland in Ohio - Sept. 17, 2016
- Democratic Women of the Senate at the 2016 Democratic National Convention - July 28, 2016
- Remarks at the 2016 Democratic National Convention - July 25, 2016
- Reigniting Competition in the American Economy- June 29, 2016
- Campaigning for Hillary Clinton in Cincinnati- June 27, 2016
- Remarks at the ACS Convention 2016 - June 9, 2016
- A Future Worth Fighting For- June 4, 2016
- Suffolk University Commencement Address - May 22, 2016
- Bridgewater State University Commencement Address - May 14, 2016
- Equal Pay Day - April 12, 2016
- Remarks on the Every Student Succeeds Act - Dec. 9, 2015
- Remarks at the National Press Club - Nov. 18, 2015
- It's Time for Congress to Work for the American People, Not the NRA - Oct. 8, 2015
- Speech on Racial Inequality - Sept. 27, 2015
- Stand up to Right-Wing Assault on Women's Reproductive Rights - Sept. 21, 2015
- A Conversation with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand - Sept. 14, 2015
- Keynote at Netroots Nation 2015 - July 18, 2015
- Rescuing the Dream of College Education for the Working Class Poor - June 10, 2015
- Remarks at California State Democratic Convention - May 16, 2015
- FY16 Republican Budget - May 5, 2015
- The Unfinished Business of Financial Reform - April 15, 2015
- AFL-CIO National Summit on Raising Wages - Jan. 7, 2015
- The Hobby Lobby Decision- July 15, 2014
- Student Loan Debt- Feb. 12, 2014
- Republican Filibusters of Judicial Nominees - Nov. 13, 2013
- Reed-Warren Student Loan Amendment - July 24, 2013
- Keeping Student Loans Affordable Act - July 8, 2013
- In Opposition to Michael Froman - June 19, 2013
- Try the Unexpected: Commencement Address at Framingham State University - May 19, 2013
- Tragedy in Boston - April 17, 2013
- Victory Speech - Nov. 6, 2012
- Address at 2012 Democratic National Convention - Sept. 5, 2012
- My Announcement - Sept. 13, 2011
- Rutgers School of Law Commencement Address - May 17, 2011
Political Ads
- Just One Vote - Oct. 23, 2024
- Proud - Oct. 23, 2024
- Get Things Done - Oct. 15, 2024
- Who Would You Trust - Oct. 15, 2024
- Fighting For More - Sep. 18, 2024
- Big Money Doesn't Always Win - Feb. 25, 2020
- Fighter - Feb. 21, 2020
- The Leading Voice - Feb. 15, 2020
- Ambassadors - Feb. 6, 2020
- Elizabeth Understands - Feb. 5, 2020
- Best Leader For These Times - Jan. 31, 2020
- Courage to Unite - Jan. 31, 2020
- Great For America - Jan. 31, 2020
- She Can Win - Jan. 31, 2020
- Betsy - Jan. 27, 2020
- Elizabeth Warren es una luchadora - Jan. 27, 2020
- Why She Will Beat Him - Jan. 27, 2020
- Trump Fears Her the Most - Jan. 21, 2020
- Fight From the Heart - Jan. 14, 2020
- How Billionaires Buy the Presidency - Jan. 14, 2020
- Fight From the Heart - Jan. 11, 2020
- $2,400 More - Jan. 9, 2020
- Climate Crisis - Jan. 9, 2020
- Not Afraid - Jan. 9, 2020
- Paralyzed - Jan. 9, 2020
- Top Priority - Jan. 9, 2020
- Elizabeth Warren Stands Up to Billionaires - Nov. 23, 2019
- End Corruption of Ambassadorships - Nov. 23, 2019
- Not Too Hard - Sept. 24, 2019
- Root Out Corruption - Sept. 24, 2019
- Why Our Government Won't Act - Sept. 24, 2019
- Grateful- Nov. 3, 2012
- For all our Families- Oct. 31, 2012
- Control- Oct. 19, 2012
- Guys like me- Oct. 17, 2012
- One Chance - Oct. 12, 2012
- Ashamed- Oct. 8, 2012
- Devastating- Oct. 8, 2012
- Model Justice- Oct. 4, 2012
- No One- Oct. 4, 2012
- Scott Brown is Twisting the Truth- Oct. 4, 2012
- Clear Choice- Sept. 24, 2012
- Family- Sept. 24, 2012
- Too Often- Sept. 18, 2012
- Fighter- Sept. 13, 2012
- Her Fight- Sept. 12, 2012
- Still- Aug. 26, 2012
- Accountability- Aug. 20, 2012
- Crushed- Aug. 7, 2012
- Rebuild- July 27, 2012
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau- June 24, 2012
- Heart- June 11, 2012
- People- May 16, 2012
- Still at it- May 15, 2012
- Rose Garden- May 1, 2012
- Kids Like Me- April 23, 2012
- Wow - Feb. 22, 2012
- Fight Back- Dec. 9, 2011
- Who am I?- Nov. 13, 2011