Debbie Stabenow
1. What were the major steps in the Senator’s political career that led her
to the Senate?
She was inspired to run for office after leading a successful effort to stop the closure
of a local nursing home. She was first elected to the Ingham County Board of
Commissioners at twenty-four. After two years she was elected Chair of the Board.
Then she was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives where she served
from 1979-1990 and then to the State Senate from 1991-1994. She represented
Michigan’s Eighth Congressional District in 1996.
2. When was she first elected to the Senate?
2000 when she made history by becoming the first woman from the State of
Michigan to be elected to the U.S Senate.
3. What committees in the Senate does she serve on and in what
capacity?
A Ranking member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, member of the Senate
Energy, Finance, and Budget Committees. She authored bipartisan Farm Bill that is
strengthening Michigan agriculture and making unprecedented investments in
