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'''Barbara Levy Boxer''', born November 11, 1940 (age 79{{age|1940|11|11}}), a [[San Francisco]]-[[liberal]] [[gun control|gun grabbing]] [[Democrat]] who announced her retirement from the [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]] from [[California]] after her term expires in 2017. Boxer is generally considered to be more [[liberal]] than the average Democrat, particularly on [[abortion]] and [[gun control]].<ref>[https://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/Barbara_Boxer.htm Barbara Boxer on the Issues]</ref> She has served as Chair of the Senate's Environment and Public Works Committee and Chief Deputy Whip in Majority. In June, 2009 she let it be known for the record that she does not wish to be referred to as "Ma'am".<ref>http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-talk-boxer-maamjun19,0,5804401.story</ref>
==Early life==