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Boxer's political career began in 1976 with her election to the Marin County Board of Supervisors. In 1982 she was elected to the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] from California's District 6. She served in the House until 1992, winning four re-election campaigns. During her time in the House Boxer was a member of the House Armed Services Committee. She was involved in seeking to provide protection for government whistleblowers, and in working to increase federal budgets for medical research and health care. When [[Alan Cranston]] retired from the Senate in 1992, Boxer was elected to the vacant seat. She was re-elected to the Senate seat in 1998 and 2004. She supports [[abortion]] and [[Gay Rightsgay rights]] and has voted in favor of both in Congress.[[Barbara Boxer#cite_note-1|^[1]]]

Boxer was involved in the [[House banking scandal]], in which a number of Representatives bounced checks written on their accounts in the House Bank. <ref>[https://www.nndb.com/group/416/000358339/ House Banking Scandal]</ref> Boxer wrote 143 overdraft checks <ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1992/04/17/us/the-house-bank-committee-names-all-who-overdrew-at-the-house-bank.html THE HOUSE BANK; COMMITTEE NAMES ALL WHO OVERDREW AT THE HOUSE BANK]</ref> over a period of three years that totaled $41,417.{{fact}}