In 1992, she taught for a year at Harvard Law School as Robert Braucher Visiting Professor of Commercial Law. [72][73][74], On January 6, 2017, in an email to supporters, Warren announced that she would be running for a second term as a U.S. senator from Massachusetts, writing, "The people of Massachusetts didn't send me to Washington to roll over and play dead while Donald Trump and his team of billionaires, bigots, and Wall Street bankers crush the working people of our Commonwealth and this country. Salary in 2022. [89][90], Saying "despite the progress we've made since 2008, the biggest banks continue to threaten our economy", in July 2015 Warren, John McCain, Maria Cantwell, and Angus King reintroduced the 21st Century GlassSteagall Act, a modern version of the Banking Act of 1933. Warren has portrayed her initial day-to-day life as wavering "on the worn-out edge of the working class" and "sort of holding tight at the edges by our fingernails. [92][93], In December 2016, Warren gained a seat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, which The Boston Globe called "a high-profile perch on one of the chamber's most powerful committees" that would "fuel speculation about a possible 2020 bid for president". Elizabeth Warren is a famous American politician. The government agency investigates consumer complaints, provides financial tools and resources, and regulates financial institutions. After he served as mayor in Burlington, he took a seat in the House of Representatives in 1991 and stayed until 2007. When asked which candidate had the best policy ideas, 30% of respondents named Warren, with Sanders at 20% and Biden 15%. The plan, which is still available on her website, calls for the creation of a tax that would apply only to households with a net worth of $50 million or more. Bernard Sanders is a very powerful person in the field of politics. Elizabeth Ann Warren ( ne Herring; born June 22, 1949) is an American politician and former law professor who is the senior United States senator from Massachusetts, serving since 2013.