Elizabeth Warren facts for kids

Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
United States Senator; from Massachusetts
	Incumbent
	Assumed office; January 3, 2013; Serving with Ed Markey
Preceded by	Scott Brown
Special Advisor for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
	In office; September 17, 2010 – August 1, 2011
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Raj Date
Chairperson of the Congressional Oversight Panel
	In office; November 25, 2008 – November 15, 2010
Deputy	Damon Silvers
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Ted Kaufman
Personal details
Born	Elizabeth Ann Herring ; June 22, 1949 (age 71); Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Jim Warren (1968–1978); Bruce Mann (1980–present)
Children	Amelia; Alexander
Residence	Cambridge, Massachusetts
Alma mater	George Washington University; University of Houston (B.S.); Rutgers University, Newark (J.D.)
Website	Congressional website Campaign website

Elizabeth Warren (née Herring; born June 22, 1949) is a Democratic Party candidate in the 2012 United States Senate election for Massachusetts and a bankruptcy law expert. She was also Assistant to the President through Barack Obama. She supports student loan reform, banking reform, and consumer protection.

The progressive wing of the Democratic Party tried to draft her for the Presidential nomination, but after several rejections from Warren, the wing threw its support behind Bernie Sanders.

Images for kids

Warren discussing the work of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau at the ICBA conference in 2011
Warren stands next to President Barack Obama as he announces the nomination of Richard Cordray as the first director of the CFPB, July 2011.
Warren at a campaign event, November 2012
Warren attending the swearing in of Senator Mo Cowan in the Old Senate Chamber
Warren campaigning for Hillary Clinton (seated) in Manchester, New Hampshire in October 2016
Warren at the 2009 Time 100 Gala