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Mary Loretta Landrieu (pron-en?l�ndru?, respellLANdroo; born November 23, 1955) is the senior United States Senator (United States Senate) from the State of Louisiana, and is the second woman elected to the U.S. Senate for Louisiana. Landrieu is the daughter of former New Orleans mayor and Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, Moon Landrieu and the sister of the current Mayor of New Orleans and former Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana Mitch Landrieu. By national standards, Landrieu is among the most conservative Democrats in the U.S. Senate, and is a member of the New Democrat Coalition.
Jr/sr: Senior Senator
State: Louisiana
Party: Democratic (Democratic Party (United States))
Alongside: David Vitter
Preceded: J. Bennett Johnston (Bennett Johnston Jr.)
Preceded3: Mary Evelyn Parker
Succeeded3: Ken Duncan (Ken Duncan (politician))
Date of birth: 1955-11-23
Birth Location: Arlington, Virginia
Dead: alive
Residence: New Orleans, Louisiana
Occupation: real estate agent
Spouse: Frank Snellings
Children: Connor Snellings,Mary Shannon Snellings
Alma Mater: Louisiana State University (B.A. (Bachelor of Arts))
Religion: Roman Catholic
Website: landrieu.senate.gov/
In office: January 3, 1997
Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (United States Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship)
In office: January 3, 2009
Predceded by: John Kerry
Louisiana State Treasurer (State Treasurer)
In office: 1988-1996