Blanche Lincoln

Blanch Lambert Lincoln (born c. 1961) is a Democratic United States Senator from the State of Arkansas. She was the youngest woman ever to be elected to the Senate.

Blanche Lambert Lincoln was born on 30 September 1960 in Helena, Phillips County, Arkansas. She attended Arkansas public schools and graduated from Randolph-Macon College in Lynchburg, Virginia in 1982. She studied law at the University of Arkansas.

Immediately after graduating she took a job as staff assistant to Congressman Bill Alexander and served in his office until 1984. Lincoln defeated Alexander in the Democratic primary of 1992 and took his seat in the House. Lincoln won reelection to a second term and served in the House of Representatives until 1997. Lincoln did not stand for reelection in 1998 and instead ran for the US Senate seat vacated by Dale Bumpers.

Lincoln serves on the Senate Finance Committee; Special Committee on Aging; Select Committee on Ethics; Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee; Senate Social Security Task Force; Rural Health Caucus; Senate New Democrat Coalition.

Lincoln has concentrated primarily on issues involving farmers, and rural issues. Lincoln is one of the primary advocates of the Delta Regional Authority (DRA) which is designed to spur development in the lower Mississippi River Delta region.

Lincoln co-authored the book Nine and Counting with 8 other female Senators relating their experiences in public service. Lincoln is married to Dr. Steve Lincoln and is the mother of twin boys.