Maria Cantwell
A candidate for U.S. Senator, State of Washington in the 2012 Washington Primary
Party: Democrat
Age: 65
City: Seattle, Washington
Occupation: Senator
Education: Graduated from Emmerich Manual High School in Indianapolis, Indiana, in 1977. Earned a bachelor’s degree from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, in 1981.
Work experience: Worked as vice president of marketing and senior vice president of the consumer products division at Real Networks, a Seattle-based tech company, from 1995 to 2000.
Political experience: Elected to represent Washington’s 1st congressional district in 1992, serving one term before losing her re-election bid in 1994. Elected to the Senate in 2000 and re-elected in 2006, 2012 and 2018.
Family: Single, no children
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Race Results
| Candidate | Votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Maria Cantwell (D) | 698,686 | 55.45% |
| Michael Baumgartner (R) | 382,599 | 30.36% |
| Art Coday (R) | 69,570 | 5.52% |
| Timmy (Doc) Wilson (D) | 29,149 | 2.31% |
| Charlie Jackson (R) | 24,004 | 1.91% |
| Glen R. Stockwell (R) | 23,944 | 1.90% |
| Mike The Mover (R) | 18,109 | 1.44% |
| Will Baker (R) | 13,978 | 1.11% |
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SEATTLE – Republican Mike Baumgartner repeatedly criticized Sen. Maria Cantwell on Friday for “going to war on a credit card” in Iraq and Afghanistan, and called for a 1-cent-per-gallon tax on gasoline to help fund the troops. “The country has not gone to war,” Baumgartner said, trying to turn much of the only debate in Washington’s U.S. Senate campaign into a discussion about Afghanistan. The military, and their families, bear the brunt of the two conflicts, he said.
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