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Blanche Meyers Lambert Lincoln (born September 30, 1960) is the senior U.S. Senator (United States Senate) from Arkansas and a member of the Democratic Party (Democratic Party (United States)). First elected to the Senate in 1998, she was the first woman elected to the Senate from Arkansas since Hattie Caraway in 1932 and, at age 38, was the youngest woman elected to the Senate. She previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives (United States House of Representatives), representing ushrArkansas1 from 1993 to 1997.
Lincoln is the first woman and the first Arkansan to serve as chair (Chair (official)) of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry (United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry). She is currently seeking a third term in 2010 (United States Senate election in Arkansas, 2010).
Nationality: American
Jr/sr: Senior Senator
State: Arkansas
Alongside: Mark Pryor
Party: Democratic (Democratic Party (United States))
Preceded: Dale Bumpers
State3: Arkansas
Date of birth: 1960-09-30
Birth Location: Helena, Arkansas
Alma Mater: Randolph-Macon Woman's College (B.S. (Bachelor of Science))
Residence: Little Rock, Arkansas
Profession: political aide
Spouse: Dr. Steve Lincoln
Religion: Episcopalian (Episcopal Church in the United States of America)
In office: January 3, 1999
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry (United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry)
In office: September 9, 2009
Predceded by: Tom Harkin
1st (Arkansas's 1st congressional district)
In office: January 3, 1993-January 3, 1997
Predceded by: William Alexander, Jr. (William Vollie Alexander, Jr.)
Succeeded by: Marion Berry (Robert Marion Berry)