Honorable Maria Cantwell
United States Senator, Washington, Democrat
Senator Cantwell was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2000. She served in the Washington General Assembly from 1987 to 1992 and in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 to 1995. From 1995 to 2000, she was a Vice President of RealNetworks, Inc. She sits on the following committees: Commerce, Science, and Transportation, where she chairs the Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security; Energy and Natural Resources, where she chairs the Subcommittee on Energy; Finance; Indian Affairs; and Small Business and Entrepreneurship. She also chairs the Select Committee on Ethics. The following is from the March 1, 2012,…
