[[Image:{{Officeholder|name=Barbara Boxer|image=BarbaraBoxer.jpg|rightparty=[[Democrat]]|150pxspouse=Stewart Boxer|religion=Judaism|offices= {{Officeholder/senator |state=California |terms=January 5, 1993-present |preceded=[[Alan Cranston]] |former=n |succeeded= }}}} '''Barbara Levy Boxer''' (born November 11, 1940) is the junior [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]] from [[California]] and a member of the [[Democratic Party]]. Boxer is generally considered to be more [[liberal]] than the average Democrat. She has taken liberal positions on a number of controversial issues, including [[abortion]] and [[gun control]]. At present she is Chair of the Senate's Environment and Public Works Committee and Chief Deputy Whip in Majority.
==Early Life==
