BARBARA BOXER

Born November 11, 1940 in New York, NY

US Senator from CA who embraced her Judaism while dedicating her whole life to politics and liberal causes.

First woman Senator to chair the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Served 10 years in the US House of Representatives, and was awarded a Doctor of Laws Honorary degree from Mills College and the Dominican University of California.

“We have the greatest hospitals, doctors, and medical technology in the world – we need to make them accessible to every American.”