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• {{marriage|Dennis Stabenow|1971|1989|reason=div.}}
• {{marriage|Tom Athans|2003|2010|reason=div.}}

}}|children = 2Michigan State University (Bachelor of Arts>BA, MSW)stabenow.senate.gov|Senate website}}|signature = Debbie Sabenow signature 00.svgpos=centerfilename=Debbie Stabenow on her support for the Growing Climate Solutions Act.oggtype=speech|description=Debbie Stabenow on her support for the Growing Climate Solutions ActRecorded June 24, 2021}}}}Deborah Ann Stabenow (née Greer; born April 29, 1950) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Michigan, a seat she has held since 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, she became the state’s first female U.S. senator after winning the 2000 election.Before her election to the Senate, Stabenow was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Michigan’s 8th congressional district from 1997 to 2001. Previously, she served on the Ingham County Board of Commissioners and in the Michigan State Legislature.Stabenow was reelected to Senate in 2006, 2012, and 2018. She became the state’s senior U.S. senator upon Carl Levin’s retirement in 2015. Stabenow chaired the Senate Agriculture Committee from 2011 to 2015 and again since 2021. She became chair of the Senate Democratic Policy Committee in 2017. At the start of the 118th Congress, Stabenow became the dean of the Michigan congressional delegation, upon the retirement of Representative Fred Upton. In January 2023, she announced that she would not seek reelection in 2024.NEWS, Burke, Melissa Nann, January 5, 2023, Michigan’s U.S. Sen. Stabenow won’t seek reelection in 2024, Detroit News,detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/01/05/michigan-democratic-senator-debbie-stabenow-wont-seek-re-election-in-2024-to-retire-2025/69779936007/, January 5, 2023, NEWS, 5 January 2023, Sen. Stabenow will not seek re-election in 2024, Upper Michigans Source,www.uppermichiganssource.com/2023/01/05/sen-stabenow-will-not-seek-re-election-2024/, 5 January 2023, {{TOC limit|3}}

Early life, education, and early career

Stabenow was born in Gladwin, Michigan, the daughter of Anna Merle (née Hallmark) and Robert Lee Greer.Deborah Ann (Greer) Stabenow Rootsweb She grew up in Clare, Michigan. She graduated from Clare High School, where she was president of her junior class, the first female class president at the school. She received a Bachelor of Arts from Michigan State University in 1972 and a Master of Social Work magna cum laude from Michigan State University in 1975.NEWS,projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/s000770/, US Congress Votes Database: Debbie Stabenow (D), The Washington Post, August 29, 2010, dead,projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/S000770," title="web.archive.org/web/20111008065532projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/S000770,">web.archive.org/web/20111008065532projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/S000770, October 8, 2011,

Early political career

Ingham County politics

While a graduate student at Michigan State University in 1974, Stabenow ran for public office for the first time, inspired by the threatened closure of a local nursing home. She won her first election in November 1974, becoming just the third woman elected to the Ingham County Board of Commissioners, on which she served from 1975 to 1978. Stabenow was the first woman and youngest person to date to chair the board of commissioners in 1977 and 1978. She was preceded as chair by one of her political mentors, Ken Hope. She was also instrumental in establishing a women’s commission in Ingham County.WEB, Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI),www.uscc.gov/sites/default/files/Debbie%20Stabenow.pdf, uscc.gov, January 12, 2018,

State legislature

In 1978, Stabenow challenged Michigan State Representative Tom Holcomb in a primary election. She won the primary and eventually the general election for the 58th House District. Stabenow served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 1979 to 1990. She became a force in state Democratic politics and the first woman in House leadership to preside over the House. In 1990, Stabenow ran for the Michigan Senate seat being vacated by William A. Sederburg. She won the election, taking office in 1991 and serving one term through 1994.

1994 gubernatorial election

{{See also|1994 Michigan gubernatorial election}}In 1994, Stabenow ran in Michigan’s Democratic gubernatorial primary to challenge incumbent Republican John Engler in the general election. U.S. Congressman Howard Wolpe won the primary with a plurality of 35% of the vote to Stabenow’s 30%. After the primary, Wolpe chose Stabenow as his running mate, and she appeared on the general election ballot as the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor.WEB,www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=41906, MI Governor – D Primary Race – Aug 02, 1994, Our Campaigns, February 20, 2012, Engler defeated the Wolpe–Stabenow ticket, 61%–38%.WEB,www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=40124, MI Governor Race – Nov 08, 1994, Our Campaigns, February 20, 2012,

U.S. House of Representatives

In 1996, Stabenow ran for a seat in the United States House of Representatives, challenging incumbent Republican U.S. Congressman Dick Chrysler for the opportunity to represent Michigan’s 8th congressional district. She defeated Chrysler 54%–44%.WEB,www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=29540, MI District 8 Race - Nov 05, 1996, Our Campaigns, February 14, 2018, In 1998, she was reelected with 57% of the vote.WEB,www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=30686, MI District 8 Race - Nov 03, 1998, Our Campaigns, February 14, 2018, In the House, Stabenow served on the Agriculture and Science Committees.WEB,www.house.gov/stabenow/about_committee.htm,www.house.gov/stabenow/about_committee.htm," title="web.archive.org/web/19991004222350www.house.gov/stabenow/about_committee.htm,">web.archive.org/web/19991004222350www.house.gov/stabenow/about_committee.htm, dead, 1999-10-04, Congresswoman Debbie Stabenow {{!, Congresswoman Stabenow’s Committees and Caucuses}}

U.S. Senate

File:Debbie Stabenow DNC 2008.jpg|200px|thumb|Stabenow speaking during the second day of the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, ColoradoColorado

Elections

2000

Stabenow did not seek reelection to the House in 2000, choosing instead to challenge incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Spencer Abraham. She won the Democratic primary unopposed. In the general election, Stabenow defeated Abraham 49.5%–48% (a difference of 67,259 votes).WEB,www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=100, MI US Senate Race - Nov 07, 2000, Our Campaigns, February 14, 2018,

2006

Stabenow was challenged by Republican Michael Bouchard, Oakland County sheriff and former State Senate Majority Floor Leader. Stabenow defeated him 57%–41%.WEB,www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=6822, MI US Senate Race - Nov 07, 2006, Our Campaigns, February 14, 2018,

2012

Stabenow was unopposed in the Democratic primary and defeated Republican nominee Pete Hoekstra, former U.S. representative,NEWS,www.detnews.com/article/20110720/POLITICS03/107200386/Hoekstra--Senate-campaign-will-focus-on-smaller-government--less-spending, Hoekstra: Senate campaign will focus on smaller government, less spending, July 20, 2011, Detroit News, Price, Deb, Hurst, Nathan,www.webcitation.org/65bo7Pe8p?url=http://www.creditmachines.com/supplies/officechairs/hoekstra-senate-campaign-will-focus-on-smaller-government-less-spending/, February 21, 2012, dead, 59% to 38%.

2018

Stabenow was reelected to a fourth term, defeating Republican nominee John E. James, 52.3%–45.8%.NEWS,www.nytimes.com/elections/results/michigan-senate, Michigan U.S. Senate Election Results, The New York Times, January 28, 2019, May 22, 2020, The margin was 275,660 votes (6.50%),WEB,mielections.us/election/results/2018GEN_CENR.html, 2018 Michigan Official General Election Results - 11/06/2018, mielections.us, making this the closest U.S. Senate election in Michigan since 2000.NEWS, Fleming, Leonard N., November 6, 2018, Stabenow defeats James in Michigan’s U.S. Senate race, The Detroit News,www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/11/06/michigan-us-senate-race-debbie-stabenow-john-james-results/1814446002/, live,web.archive.org/web/20210416070738/https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/11/06/michigan-us-senate-race-debbie-stabenow-john-james-results/1814446002/, April 16, 2021,

Tenure

File:Debbie Stabenow, official portrait.jpg|thumb|left|Stabenow during the 112th Congress ]]Before her current committee assignments, Stabenow also served on the Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs CommitteeWEB, Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, C-SPAN.org, 2006-09-20,www.c-span.org/congress/committee/?60979&congress=109, 2024-02-27, and the Special Committee on Aging.WEB, SAVING OUR SENIORS: PREVENTING ELDER ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND EXPLOITATION, GovInfo,www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-107shrg74685/html/CHRG-107shrg74685.htm, 2024-02-27, Stabenow is only the second person from Michigan to have served in both houses of the Michigan State Legislature and both houses of the United States Congress, the other being Thomas W. Ferry.BOOK,books.google.com/books?id=cVtFJ5tvINsC&pg=PA425, Encyclopedia of Women and American Politics, Facts on File, 2008, 978-0-8160-5491-6, Ford, Lynne E., New York, 425, 2007004331, She is also the first person to have served as a Michigan state legislator to be popularly elected to the U.S. SenateWEB, Mari, Edil, #Squad—The Female Democratic Senators of the United States,medium.com/democratic-national-convention/squad-the-female-democratic-senators-of-the-united-states-77bf296059d6, Medium channel of the Democratic National Convention, July 28, 2016, Medium, January 17, 2018, (until enactment of the 17th Amendment in 1913, U.S. senators were selected by state legislatures).{{Citation needed|date=June 2021}}Stabenow became the third-ranking Democrat in the Senate on November 16, 2004, when she was elected secretary of the Democratic caucus.BOOK, Freeman, Jo,books.google.com/books?id=WrXz8X8lbdwC&pg=PA237, We Will Be Heard: Women’s Struggles for Political Power in the United States, Rowman & Littlefield, 2008, 978-1-4616-4688-4, Lanham, MD, 237, 2007038762, Jo Freeman, As caucus secretary, she assisted Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid in setting the Democratic agenda and priorities. Senator Dick Durbin was elected minority whip, the second-ranking Democratic spot. In November 2006, Reid announced that Stabenow would leave the caucus secretary position to succeed Hillary Clinton as chair of the Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee, charged with “engag[ing] Democratic Senators and community leaders across the country in an active dialogue”.WEB,democrats.senate.gov/newsroom/record.cfm?id=265865&, Senator Harry Reid, Majority Leader, Democrats.senate.gov, November 14, 2006, August 29, 2010, dead,web.archive.org/web/20100830223355/https://democrats.senate.gov/newsroom/record.cfm?id=265865&, August 30, 2010, After Tom Daschle, President Barack Obama’s nominee for United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, withdrew from consideration, the National Organization for Women urged the president to appoint Stabenow, citing her focus on health care and her background as a social worker.NEWS, Davis, Teddy, February 3, 2009, Women’s Group Pushes Stabenow for HHS, The Note (ABC News), The Note, ABC News,blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2009/02/womens-group-pu.html, dead, February 20, 2012,blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2009/02/womens-group-pu.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20090513181004blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2009/02/womens-group-pu.html,">web.archive.org/web/20090513181004blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2009/02/womens-group-pu.html, May 13, 2009, Stabenow became chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee in 2011, following the defeat of Blanche Lincoln.WEB, Senator Stabenow to Chair Agriculture Committee,www.stabenow.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=2, stabenow.senate.gov, February 20, 2012, A controversial item during Stabenow’s tenure was the renewal and reform of the 2012 U.S. Farm Bill. Reid reintroduced 2012’s Senate Farm Bill in the 113th Congress in January 2013, saying that it was on his top priority list, and Stabenow voiced support for Reid’s move, saying, “Majority Leader Reid has demonstrated that the Senate will once again make supporting our nation’s agriculture economy while cutting spending a top priority.“NEWS, Riske, Laura, Farm Bill a Top Priority for Senate Leader Harry Reid,www.natlawreview.com/article/farm-bill-top-priority-senate-leader-harry-reid, February 3, 2013, The National Law Review, January 30, 2013, On October 29, 2014, Stabenow introduced the Gun Lake Trust Land Reaffirmation Act (S. 1603; 113th Congress), a bill that would reaffirm the status of lands taken into trust by the Department of the Interior for the benefit of the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band.WEB, CBO - S. 1603,www.cbo.gov/publication/45451, Congressional Budget Office, June 20, 2014, June 17, 2014, NEWS, Cox, Ramsey, June 19, 2014, Senate passes land trust bill for Pottawatomi Indians, The Hill (newspaper), The Hill,thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/210011-senate-passes-land-use-bill-for-pottawatomi-indians, live, June 20, 2014,web.archive.org/web/20210226020339/https://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/210011-senate-passes-land-use-bill-for-pottawatomi-indians, February 26, 2021, The bill would clarify that the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band’s land trust could not be challenged in court under the Supreme Court decision Carcieri v. Salazar.NEWS, Senate Indian Affairs Committee business meeting and hearing,www.indianz.com/News/2014/013716.asp, June 20, 2014, Indianz.com, May 19, 2014, dead,www.indianz.com/News/2014/013716.asp," title="web.archive.org/web/20140704062754www.indianz.com/News/2014/013716.asp,">web.archive.org/web/20140704062754www.indianz.com/News/2014/013716.asp, July 4, 2014, Stabenow was participating in the certification of the 2021 United States Electoral College vote count when Trump supporters attacked the United States Capitol.NEWS, Clarke, Kayla, January 6, 2021, Michigan representatives react to riots as pro-Trump groups storm US Capitol, force lockdown, WDIV-TV,www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2021/01/06/michigan-representatives-react-to-riots-as-pro-trump-groups-storm-us-capitol-force-lockdown/, live, January 12, 2021,web.archive.org/web/20210201211929/https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2021/01/06/michigan-representatives-react-to-riots-as-pro-trump-groups-storm-us-capitol-force-lockdown/, February 1, 2021, Along with other senators and staff, she was evacuated from the Senate chamber through a stairwell and taken to a safe location.NEWS, Keller, Blake, Kent, AnnMarie, January 7, 2021, Stabenow: Nation needs to heal after violence in D.C., WNEM-TV,www.wnem.com/news/stabenow-nation-needs-to-heal-after-violence-in-d-c/article_9d550c62-5133-11eb-af0f-87371795c107.html, live, January 12, 2021,web.archive.org/web/20210113132748/https://www.wnem.com/news/stabenow-nation-needs-to-heal-after-violence-in-d-c/article_9d550c62-5133-11eb-af0f-87371795c107.html, January 13, 2021, She called the experience “heartbreaking” and “one of those things out of a movie” and said she had not felt that much fear since her time at the Capitol during the September 11 attacks. After the Capitol was secure, Congress returned to session to certify the election. Stabenow supported the certification.NEWS, Kriss, Will, January 7, 2021, Senators Stabenow, Peters release statements on D.C. protests, WKZO (AM), WKZO,wkzo.com/2021/01/06/pelosi-peters-release-statements-on-d-c-protests/, live, January 12, 2021,web.archive.org/web/20210604165659/https://wkzo.com/2021/01/06/pelosi-peters-release-statements-on-d-c-protests/, June 4, 2021, The day after the attack, Stabenow called for Trump’s immediate removal from office through the invocation of the 25th Amendment or impeachment.NEWS, Mauger, Craig, Nann Burke, Melissa, January 7, 2021, All Michigan Democrats in Congress call for Trump’s removal, The Detroit News,www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2021/01/06/michigan-us-reps-kildee-tlaib-call-trumps-removal/6574934002/, live, January 12, 2021,web.archive.org/web/20210125121204/https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2021/01/06/michigan-us-reps-kildee-tlaib-call-trumps-removal/6574934002/, January 25, 2021,

Committee assignments

• Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (chair)
  • As chairperson, Senator Stabenow is an ex officio member of all subcommittees.
• Committee on the Budget
• Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
  • Subcommittee on Energy
  • Subcommittee on National Parks
  • Subcommittee on Water and Power
• Committee on Finance
  • Subcommittee on Health Care
  • Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness
  • Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure

Caucus memberships

• Afterschool CaucusesWEB, Members,www.afterschoolalliance.org/policyCongressionalCaucuses.cfm, Afterschool Alliance, April 17, 2018,
• Congressional NextGen 9-1-1 CaucusWEB, Members,www.ng911institute.org/about-the-congressional-nextgen-9-1-1-caucus, Congressional NextGen 9-1-1 Caucus, June 15, 2018, June 12, 2018,www.ng911institute.org/about-the-congressional-nextgen-9-1-1-caucus," title="web.archive.org/web/20180612142643www.ng911institute.org/about-the-congressional-nextgen-9-1-1-caucus,">web.archive.org/web/20180612142643www.ng911institute.org/about-the-congressional-nextgen-9-1-1-caucus, dead,
• Congressional Coalition on AdoptionWEB, Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute,www.ccainstitute.org, en,

Political positions

The American Conservative Union gave Stabenow a 6% lifetime conservative rating in 2020.WEB,ratings.conservative.org/people?search=Debbie%20Stabenow, Lawmakers, {{Dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Abortion

Stabenow supports keeping abortion legal. She has voted to expand embryonic stem cell research, and against prohibiting minors crossing state lines for abortions, barring HHS grants to institutions that perform abortions, and criminal penalties for harm or death to a fetus in a violent crime.WEB, July 13, 2020, Debbie Stabenow on Abortion,www.ontheissues.org/Social/Debbie_Stabenow_Abortion.htm, December 29, 2020, OnTheIssues,

Cannabis legalization

Stabenow supported Michigan Proposal 1 in 2018 to legalize cannabis for recreational use, though she would like to ensure law enforcement is involved so that the law is implemented correctly.NEWS, Spangler, Todd, Gray, Kathleen, October 15, 2018, Stabenow, James debate in Detroit: Fact-checking their claims, Detroit Free Press,www.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/10/15/debbie-stabenow-john-james-debate/1649684002/, live, October 27, 2018,web.archive.org/web/20200730132058/https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/10/15/debbie-stabenow-john-james-debate/1649684002/, July 30, 2020,

Food assistance

In 2013, Greg Kaufmann of The Nation wrote an article stating that Stabenow was prepared to cut $8 to $9 billion from the food stamp (SNAP) program. In a lengthy statement, Stabenow’s office rejected these accusations, maintaining that she “strongly opposes any changes to food assistance that make cuts in benefits for people who need help putting food on the table” and that she “has been the number one defender against the House Republican proposal to cut food assistance by $40 billion.” Kaufmann doubled down on his charges and challenged Stabenow’s office’s claims in detail.MAGAZINE, Kaufmann, Greg, December 6, 2013, Why Is a Senate Democrat Agreeing to Another $8 Billion in Food Stamp Cuts?,www.thenation.com/article/why-senate-democrat-agreeing-another-8-billion-food-stamp-cuts/, live, The Nation,web.archive.org/web/20210314185157/https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/why-senate-democrat-agreeing-another-8-billion-food-stamp-cuts/, March 14, 2021, January 26, 2018, In 2017, Stabenow fought to prevent the creation of additional work-requirement rules on SNAP recipients who were older or had smaller children and led a bipartisan effort to get the legislation passed.NEWS, Finn, Teaganne, July 13, 2018, House Farm Bill SNAP Work Rules Unacceptable, Stabenow Says, Bloomberg Government,about.bgov.com/blog/house-farm-bill-snap-work-rules-unacceptable/, dead, October 27, 2018,web.archive.org/web/20180923113556/https://about.bgov.com/blog/house-farm-bill-snap-work-rules-unacceptable/, September 23, 2018, NEWS, Gibbons, Lauren, October 3, 2018, Why Debbie Stabenow has staying power with Michigan farmers, MLive.com,www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2018/10/why_the_michigan_farm_bureau_w.html, live, October 27, 2018,web.archive.org/web/20210127194854/https://www.mlive.com/news/2018/10/why_the_michigan_farm_bureau_w.html, January 27, 2021,

Foreign policy

In October 2002, Stabenow was one of 23 senators who voted against authorization of the use of military force in Iraq.NEWS, October 11, 2002, Senate Roll Call: Iraq Resolution, The Washington Post,www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/onpolitics/transcripts/senaterollcall_iraq101002.htm, live,web.archive.org/web/20210212054317/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/onpolitics/transcripts/senaterollcall_iraq101002.htm, February 12, 2021, In April 2019, Stabenow was one of 34 senators to sign a letter to President Donald Trump encouraging him “to listen to members of your own Administration and reverse a decision that will damage our national security and aggravate conditions inside Central America”, asserting that Trump had “consistently expressed a flawed understanding of U.S. foreign assistance” since becoming president and that he was “personally undermining efforts to promote U.S. national security and economic prosperity” by preventing the use of Fiscal Year 2018 national security funding. The senators argued that foreign assistance to Central American countries created less migration to the U.S. by helping to improve conditions in those countries.NEWS, Frazin, Rachel, April 4, 2019, More than 30 Senate Dems ask Trump to reconsider Central American aid cuts, The Hill (newspaper), The Hill,thehill.com/policy/international/americas/437463-more-than-30-dem-sens-ask-trump-to-reconsider-cutting-foreign, live,web.archive.org/web/20210416193249/https://thehill.com/policy/international/americas/437463-more-than-30-dem-sens-ask-trump-to-reconsider-cutting-foreign, April 16, 2021,

Flint water

Stabenow secured $100 million to repair and replace the water lines in Flint, Michigan, which were contaminating the drinking water with lead.NEWS, Detroit Free Press Editorial Board, October 26, 2018, Re-elect Debbie Stabenow to the U.S. Senate, Detroit Free Press, opinion,www.freep.com/story/opinion/editorials/2018/10/26/debbie-stabenow-john-james-senate/1578128002/, live, October 27, 2018,web.archive.org/web/20200310210016/https://www.freep.com/story/opinion/editorials/2018/10/26/debbie-stabenow-john-james-senate/1578128002/, March 10, 2020, She also pushed to include a program that would provide fresh fruits and vegetables to Flint children as part of the Farm Bill.NEWS, Fonger, Ron, December 23, 2018, Program prescribes fruits and vegetables to Flint kids, MLive.com,www.mlive.com/news/flint/2018/12/program-prescribes-fruits-and-vegetables-to-flint-kids.html, live, January 10, 2019,web.archive.org/web/20210126101513/https://www.mlive.com/news/flint/2018/12/program-prescribes-fruits-and-vegetables-to-flint-kids.html, January 26, 2021,

Economic issues

(File:Kicking off the Jobs of the Future Tour in Dearborn (7752968632).jpg|thumb|Senator Stabenow kicks off her Jobs of the Future Tour at Ford’s biobased manufacturing lab in Dearborn.)Stabenow has received low scores from free-market groups (Competitive Enterprise Institute, 2013, 0%; American Conservative Union, 2016, 0%; Americans for Prosperity, 2015–16, 0%) and high scores from fiscally liberal groups (Progressive Punch, 2015, 92%; NETWORK, A National Catholic Social Justice Lobby, 2012, 91%).WEB, Debbie Stabenow’s Ratings and Endorsements,votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/515/debbie-stabenow, January 20, 2018, Vote Smart, In 2007, Senator Stabenow joined the bipartisan (70-23) support of NOPEC in order to combat conspiratorial policies by foreign oil producers, extending Sherman Anti-Trust Act protection to include foreign cartels such as OPEC, and bring down US oil and gas costs for US consumers.WEB,www.congress.gov/amendment/110th-congress/senate-amendment/1519/cosponsors, S.Amdt.1519 to S.Amdt.1502 to H.R.6 - 110th Congress (2007-2008) - Cosponsors | Congress.gov | Library of Congress, WEB,www.congress.gov/congressional-record/volume-153/issue-94/senate-section/article/S7559-2, Congressional Record | Congress.gov | Library of Congress, WEB,www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1101/vote_110_1_00215.htm, U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 110th Congress - 1st Session, www.senate.gov, WEB,www.ontheissues.org/SenateVote/Party_2007-215.htm, Senate Votes on 2007-215, www.ontheissues.org, WEB,www.ontheissues.org/international/Debbie_Stabenow_Energy_+_Oil.htm, Debbie Stabenow on Energy & Oil, www.ontheissues.org, In 2008, she voted against the Troubled Asset Relief Program proposed by President George W. Bush.NEWS, July 25, 2012, Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), The Washington Post,www.washingtonpost.com/politics/debbie-stabenow-d-mich/gIQA5t8DAP_topic.html#at-a-glance,www.washingtonpost.com/politics/debbie-stabenow-d-mich/gIQA5t8DAP_topic.html#at-a-glance," title="web.archive.org/web/20140205003016www.washingtonpost.com/politics/debbie-stabenow-d-mich/gIQA5t8DAP_topic.html#at-a-glance,">web.archive.org/web/20140205003016www.washingtonpost.com/politics/debbie-stabenow-d-mich/gIQA5t8DAP_topic.html#at-a-glance, February 5, 2014, dead, October 12, 2012, In 2009, Stabenow voted for President Barack Obama’s $787 billion stimulus plan.In 2010, she introduced the China Fair Trade Act, saying it would “prevent federal taxpayer dollars from being used to purchase Chinese products and services until they sign on to and abide by the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement.” The bill would also require a report on Chinese industrial policies and require the Department of Energy to monitor the development of China’s renewable energy sector.WEB,www.uscc.gov/sites/default/files/6.9.10Stabenow.pdf, Testimony of U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow Before the United States—China Economic and Security Review Commission, USCC.gov, Government Publishing Office, January 21, 2018, National Research Council; Policy and Global Affairs; Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy, 2013. Building the U.S. Battery Industry for Electric Drive Vehicles: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities: Summary of a Symposium. National Academies Press. p. 67. {{ISBN|978-0-309-25452-6}}.NEWS, Weisenthal, Joe, May 13, 2009, Anti-China Trade Bill Coming To Congress Today, Business Insider,www.businessinsider.com/anti-china-trade-bill-coming-to-congress-today-2009-5, live, January 22, 2018,web.archive.org/web/20200801170000/https://www.businessinsider.com/anti-china-trade-bill-coming-to-congress-today-2009-5, August 1, 2020, WEB, S.3505 - China Fair Trade Act of 2010,www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/3505, Congress.gov, June 17, 2010, January 23, 2018, In October 2011, Stabenow called for tax breaks for firms developing bio-based products, using crops like soybeans and corn to create prescriptions drugs, plastics, and soaps.NEWS, Smith, Lindsey, October 24, 2011, Senator Stabenow wants to expand tax break for bio-manufacturers, Michigan Radio,www.michiganradio.org/post/senator-stabenow-wants-expand-tax-break-bio-manufacturers, live, January 28, 2018,web.archive.org/web/20210127091943/https://www.michiganradio.org/post/senator-stabenow-wants-expand-tax-break-bio-manufacturers, January 27, 2021, In August 2012, Stabenow expressed support for “strategic partnerships between farmers and industry” and for a recent Obama directive to boost federal purchases of bio-based products.NEWS, Cwiek, Sarah, August 6, 2012, Vilsack and Stabenow urge investment in “bio-economy,” Farm Bill, Michigan Radio,www.michiganradio.org/post/vilsack-and-stabenow-urge-investment-bio-economy-farm-bill, live,web.archive.org/web/20200729042950/https://www.michiganradio.org/post/vilsack-and-stabenow-urge-investment-bio-economy-farm-bill, July 29, 2020, In 2015, she introduced the Stabenow-Portman Amendment (SA 1299) to address currency manipulation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership.NEWS, Guida, Victoria, May 20, 2015, McConnell files cloture on TPA bill — Menendez compromises on trafficking amendment — Lew would recommend veto for currency amendment, Politico,www.politico.com/tipsheets/morning-trade/2015/05/mcconnell-files-cloture-on-tpa-bill-menendez-compromises-on-trafficking-amendment-lew-would-recommend-veto-for-currency-amendment-212543, live, January 28, 2018,web.archive.org/web/20210126000527/https://www.politico.com/tipsheets/morning-trade/2015/05/mcconnell-files-cloture-on-tpa-bill-menendez-compromises-on-trafficking-amendment-lew-would-recommend-veto-for-currency-amendment-212543, January 26, 2021, WEB, US Senate Trade Debate Approaches Critical Vote,www.ictsd.org/bridges-news/bridges/news/us-senate-trade-debate-approaches-critical-vote, Bridges, Vol. 19 - N. 18, International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, January 29, 2018, February 1, 2018,web.archive.org/web/20180201075746/https://www.ictsd.org/bridges-news/bridges/news/us-senate-trade-debate-approaches-critical-vote, dead, In 2015, the International Economic Development Council gave Stabenow the Congressional Leadership Award “for her significant contributions in the area of economic development.” The IEDC cited her work on the 2014 Farm Bill, her sponsorship in 2013 of the New Skills for New Jobs Act, and her role in the federal bridge loan program.“WEB, S.1795 - New Skills for New Jobs Act,www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1795, Congress.gov, January 29, 2018, PRESS RELEASE, Way, Erin, Senator Debbie Stabenow of Michigan Receives Leadership Award,www.iedconline.org/clientuploads/Downloads/PressReleases/IEDC_0330152.pdf, International Economic Development Council, January 30, 2018, March 30, 2015,web.archive.org/web/20210126181715/https://www.iedconline.org/clientuploads/Downloads/PressReleases/IEDC_0330152.pdf, live, January 26, 2021, In 2017, Stabenow introduced her American Jobs Agenda, which included two acts: the Make It In America Act and the Bring Jobs Home Act. The former, “would close loopholes in a 1933 law designed to give American companies priority when the federal government purchases goods.” She said the act would require that the U.S. government: “buy American...If the federal agency says they need a waiver, they need to measure how many American jobs will be impacted by purchasing that product made overseas.“NEWS, Nann Burke, Melissa, July 20, 2017, Michigan senators want to talk jobs with Trump, The Detroit News,www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2017/07/20/michigan-senators-jobs/103865276/, live, January 30, 2018,web.archive.org/web/20200801121053/https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2017/07/20/michigan-senators-jobs/103865276/, August 1, 2020, NEWS, Gaertner, Eric, March 31, 2017, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow’s bill targets foreign purchases by agencies, MLive.com,www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/2017/03/us_senator_debbie_stabenows_ne.html, live, February 1, 2018,web.archive.org/web/20210126101824/https://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/2017/03/us_senator_debbie_stabenows_ne.html, January 26, 2021, The latter, “would create a tax cut for companies bringing jobs and business activities back to America from another country.“NEWS, Young, Molly, April 12, 2017, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow touts plans to bring back U.S. jobs, MLive.com,www.mlive.com/news/flint/2017/04/us_senator_debbie_stabenow_vis.html, live, January 30, 2018,web.archive.org/web/20200807203505/https://www.mlive.com/news/flint/2017/04/us_senator_debbie_stabenow_vis.html, August 7, 2020, WEB, Flannery, Mary Ellen, A conversation with U.S. Senator and education champion Debbie Stabenow, Michigan,educationvotes.nea.org/2012/10/03/a-conversation-with-u-s-senator-and-education-champion-debbie-stabenow-michigan/, Education Votes, October 3, 2012, January 28, 2018, In April 2017, Stabenow was one of eight Democratic senators to sign a letter to Trump noting government-subsidized Chinese steel had been placed into the American market in recent years below cost and had hurt the domestic steel industry and the iron ore industry that fed it, calling on him to raise the steel issue with President of China Xi Jinping in his meeting with him.NEWS, Myers, John, April 6, 2017, Klobuchar, Franken among senators asking Trump to press China on steel, St. Paul Pioneer Press,www.twincities.com/2017/04/06/klobuchar-franken-among-senators-asking-trump-to-press-china-on-steel/, live,web.archive.org/web/20210227214906/https://www.twincities.com/2017/04/06/klobuchar-franken-among-senators-asking-trump-to-press-china-on-steel/, February 27, 2021, In May 2017, she and Senator Gary Peters announced a $210,000 EDA grant to the West Michigan Shoreline Regional Development Commission “to help spur economic development in West Michigan.“WEB, Peters, Stabenow Announce Funding for Economic Development in West Michigan,www.muskegon.org/peters-stabenow-announce-funding-for-economic-development-in-west-michigan/, Muskegon Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce, May 3, 2017, January 30, 2018, The same month, she said that owing to a major change in farmers’ margins since the 2014 Farm Bill, the farm safety net needed to be strengthened, especially for dairy farmers.WEB, Kiel, Jennifer, 2nd field hearing on farm bill gets input from farmers in Michigan,www.michiganfarmer.com/farm-bill/2nd-field-hearing-farm-bill-gets-input-farmers-michigan, Michigan Farmer, May 11, 2017, January 30, 2018, At a July 13, 2017, economics roundtable, she said that the “#1 request she gets in Michigan” is for “Professional technical jobs, building construction jobs—folks that can actually make things and do things.” She said that Democrats can succeed in elections by “going to our core. We are the party that are willing to take risks to make things better...We believe in our core in an economy that actually works for everybody. That is how you grow America.“NEWS, Savitsky, Shane, July 13, 2017, Debbie Stabenow: Trump “sounds like a Democrat”, Axios (website), Axios,www.axios.com/debbie-stabenow-trump-sounds-like-a-democrat-1513304171-0a4f4199-1f06-4309-8522-2a1e95829d1f.html, live, February 1, 2018,web.archive.org/web/20210121190458/https://www.axios.com/debbie-stabenow-trump-sounds-like-a-democrat-1513304171-0a4f4199-1f06-4309-8522-2a1e95829d1f.html, January 21, 2021, The Biotechnology Industry Organization thanked Stabenow in 2017 for supporting development of a “biobased economy,” specifically for her introduction of the Renewable Chemicals Act of 2017, which would “allow taxpayers to claim a production tax credit of 15 cents per pound of biobased content of each renewable chemical produced during the taxable year.“WEB, BIO Applauds Senator Stabenow’s Proposed Legislation Supporting Creation of a Biobased Economy,www.bio.org/media/press-release/bio-applauds-senator-stabenow%E2%80%99s-proposed-legislation-supporting-creation-biobase, Biotechnology Innovation Organization, February 1, 2018, WEB, Voegele, Erin, Bill aims to provide tax credits for biobased chemical production,biomassmagazine.com/articles/14777/bill-aims-to-provide-tax-credits-for-biobased-chemical-production, Biomass Magazine, February 1, 2018, WEB, Voegele, Erin, USDA publishes rule for revamped Biorefinery Assistance Program,biomassmagazine.com/articles/12104/usda-publishes-rule-for-revamped-biorefinery-assistance-program, Biomass Magazine, February 1, 2018, On October 3, 2017, Stabenow and Peters introduced the Small Business Access to Capital Act, designed to “reauthorize and improve the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) to help small businesses grow and create jobs.” It built “on the successful SSBCI initiative that both lawmakers championed in the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010” and that “funds the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and other state-led lending programs that leverage private financing to help small businesses access the capital they need.“WEB, Margowsky, Miranda, Green, Allison, Senators Stabenow, Peters Introduce Small Business Access to Capital Act,business.mt-pleasant.net/news/details/senators-stabenow-peters-introduce-small-business-access-to-capital-act, Mt Pleasant Area Chamber of Commerce, February 1, 2018, February 3, 2018,business.mt-pleasant.net/news/details/senators-stabenow-peters-introduce-small-business-access-to-capital-act," title="web.archive.org/web/20180203064203business.mt-pleasant.net/news/details/senators-stabenow-peters-introduce-small-business-access-to-capital-act,">web.archive.org/web/20180203064203business.mt-pleasant.net/news/details/senators-stabenow-peters-introduce-small-business-access-to-capital-act, dead, NEWS, Greene, Jay, June 30, 2017, Michigan providers, business take negative positions on health care bills, Crain’s Detroit Business,www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20170630/blog010/632931/michigan-providers-business-take-negative-positions-health-care, live, subscription, February 1, 2018,web.archive.org/web/20170910063223/https://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20170630/blog010/632931/michigan-providers-business-take-negative-positions-health-care, September 10, 2017, NEWS, Allen, Jake, October 3, 2017, Stabenow, Peters introduce small business legislation, The Holland Sentinel,www.hollandsentinel.com/news/20171003/stabenow-peters-introduce-small-business-legislation, live, February 1, 2018,web.archive.org/web/20210126022233/https://www.hollandsentinel.com/news/20171003/stabenow-peters-introduce-small-business-legislation, January 26, 2021, NEWS, Abdel-Razzaq, Lauren, July 31, 2015, U.S. Sens. sponsor bill to boost small business lending, The Detroit News,www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2015/07/31/senators-small-business-lending/30938361/, live, February 1, 2018,web.archive.org/web/20200801133048/https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2015/07/31/senators-small-business-lending/30938361/, August 1, 2020,

Immigration

Stabenow has received high marks from groups supporting immigration (American Immigration Lawyers Association, 2013–14, 100%; National Hispanic Leadership Agenda, 2013–14, 100%) and low marks from groups opposed to immigration: Federation for American Immigration Reform, 2014, 0%; Numbers USA, 2017, 0%.WEB, Debbie Stabenow’s Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Immigration,votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/515/debbie-stabenow/40, Vote Smart, February 1, 2018, During the two-day January 2018 government shutdown, Stabenow was among 81 senators who effectively ended the shutdown by approving a three-week stopgap spending bill that “included reauthorizing the Children’s Health Insurance Program for six years”. This agreement was obtained after the Republican leadership “pledged to soon take up immigration legislation”. She said they had “reached a bipartisan agreement that funds children’s health insurance and moves us closer to a solution that provides long-term certainty for Michigan families and our national defense”.NEWS, Nann Burke, Melissa, January 22, 2018, Michigan senators, most reps vote to reopen government, The Detroit News,www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2018/01/22/michigan-senators-government-shutdown-funding/109718032/, live, January 30, 2018,web.archive.org/web/20200801104840/https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2018/01/22/michigan-senators-government-shutdown-funding/109718032/, August 1, 2020, NEWS, Kim, Seung Min, Seung Min Kim, Everett, Burgess, Schor, Elana, January 22, 2018, Congress votes to end shutdown, Politico,www.politico.com/story/2018/01/22/government-shutdown-2018-senate-vote-354966, live, February 1, 2018,web.archive.org/web/20210314171140/https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/22/government-shutdown-2018-senate-vote-354966, March 14, 2021, In January 2017, she opposed Trump’s executive order temporarily limiting immigration from several Muslim majority countries, saying it: “is ruining America’s reputation in the world, undermining our relationships with our most critical allies, and most heartbreakingly, destroying the lives of good and law-abiding people.“PRESS RELEASE,www.stabenow.senate.gov/news/senator-stabenows-statement-on-president-trumps-executive-order-on-immigration, Senator Stabenow’s Statement on President Trump’s Executive Order on Immigration, February 2, 2018, Stabenow, Debbie, January 29, 2017, NEWS, Gibbons, Lauren, January 30, 2017, Michigan’s Congressional delegation reacts to Trump immigration order, MLive.com,www.mlive.com/news/2017/01/michigans_congressional_delega.html, live, February 2, 2018,web.archive.org/web/20210126101348/https://www.mlive.com/news/2017/01/michigans_congressional_delega.html, January 26, 2021, NEWS, Brush, Mark, January 31, 2017, What do your representatives think of President Trump’s immigration ban?, Michigan Radio,www.michiganradio.org/post/what-do-your-representatives-think-president-trumps-immigration-ban, live, February 2, 2018,web.archive.org/web/20210226134446/https://www.michiganradio.org/post/what-do-your-representatives-think-president-trumps-immigration-ban, February 26, 2021, Stabenow voted against providing COVID-19 pandemic financial support to undocumented immigrants on February 4, 2021.WEB, U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 117th Congress - 1st Session,www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=117&session=1&vote=00018, senate.gov, U.S. Senate, February 5, 2021,

International relations

Stabenow supported Obama’s Iran deal that sought to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons for 10 years and attempted to halt their uranium production.NEWS, Burgess, Everett, August 24, 2015, Stabenow joins parade of Democrats for Iran deal, Politico,www.politico.com/story/2015/08/iran-deal-debbie-stabenow-supports-121662, live, February 1, 2018,web.archive.org/web/20210510141411/https://www.politico.com/story/2015/08/iran-deal-debbie-stabenow-supports-121662, May 10, 2021,

Income inequality

Recounting a 2014 Senate hearing on income inequality, George Packer singled out Stabenow as the only committee member who pushed back on the idea that it was caused largely by the withdrawal from the workforce of middle-aged people who preferred to collect welfare. Stabenow “pointed out that almost all the voters she heard from in high-unemployment Michigan still wanted to work.“NEWS, Packer, George, George Packer, March 25, 2014, The Right’s New “Welfare Queens”: The Middle Class, The New Yorker,www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/the-rights-new-welfare-queens-the-middle-class, live, February 3, 2018,web.archive.org/web/20201124233451/https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/the-rights-new-welfare-queens-the-middle-class, November 24, 2020,

Government spending

She has received low scores from low-spending advocates (Club for Growth, 2016, 8%; Council for Citizens against Government Waste, 2015, 0%; National Taxpayers Union, 2015, 9%).WEB, Debbie Stabenow’s Ratings and Endorsements,votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/515/debbie-stabenow, Vote Smart, February 3, 2018,

Education

File:Senator Stabenow meets with students from the Ross school of business. (26660919510).jpg|thumb|Stabenow meeting with students from the Ross School of BusinessRoss School of BusinessIn 2011, Stabenow introduced the Reengaging Americans in Serious Education Act (RAISE UP Act), whereby the Labor Department would fund programs to help “disconnected youth” get diplomas, degrees, and job certifications. In 2012, she co-sponsored a bill to freeze student loan interest rates at 3.4 percent and make additional funds available for Pell Grants.WEB, Flannery, Mary Ellen, A conversation with U.S. Senator and education champion Debbie Stabenow, Michigan,educationvotes.nea.org/2012/10/03/a-conversation-with-u-s-senator-and-education-champion-debbie-stabenow-michigan/, Education Votes, October 3, 2012, February 4, 2018, In 2016, Stabenow and others introduced the Reducing Educational Debt Act, which she promoted with the #InTheRed hashtag.NEWS, Murray, Lydia, February 17, 2016, Stabenow discusses new student loan campaign in campus visit, The Michigan Daily,www.michigandaily.com/section/news/stabenow-talks-students-about-debt, February 5, 2018, NEWS, Douglas-Gabriel, Danielle, January 21, 2016, Senate Democrats launch campaign to reduce student debt, The Washington Post,www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2016/01/21/senate-democrats-launch-campaign-to-reduce-student-debt/, live, February 5, 2018,web.archive.org/web/20161214204746/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2016/01/21/senate-democrats-launch-campaign-to-reduce-student-debt/, December 14, 2016, She expressed “strong concerns” about Trump’s nomination of Betsy DeVos as Education Secretary, saying: “DeVos and her family have a long record of pushing policies that I believe have seriously undermined public education in Michigan and failed our children.“NEWS, Zavala-Offman, Alysa, January 6, 2017, Sen. Debbie Stabenow says ‘Nope!’ to Betsy DeVos cabinet appointment, Detroit Metro Times,www.metrotimes.com/news-hits/archives/2017/01/06/sen-debbie-stabenow-says-nope-to-naming-betsy-devos-to-trumps-cabinet, live, February 3, 2018,web.archive.org/web/20210226053007/https://www.metrotimes.com/news-hits/archives/2017/01/06/sen-debbie-stabenow-says-nope-to-naming-betsy-devos-to-trumps-cabinet, February 26, 2021,

Gun policy

Stabenow supports gun control and supports a national assault weapons ban.WEB, Sen. Stabenow on potential gun restrictions: ‘This agreement is going to save lives’, June 16, 2022,wdet.org/2022/06/16/sen-stabenow-on-potential-gun-restrictions-this-agreement-is-going-to-save-lives/, 16 June 2022, 35, After the Orlando nightclub shooting, Stabenow participated in the Chris Murphy gun control filibuster.NEWS, Foran, Clare, June 22, 2016, The Democratic Gun Control Sit-In on the House Floor, The Atlantic, live blog,www.theatlantic.com/liveblogs/2016/06/house-democrats-gun-control-sit-in/488264/, live, October 4, 2017,web.archive.org/web/20210216193644/https://www.theatlantic.com/liveblogs/2016/06/house-democrats-gun-control-sit-in/488264/, February 16, 2021, Debbie Stabenow and Ron Wyden are two of the Democratic senators who made the trek over to the other side of the Capitol to show support for the sit-in., One month later, she supported bills to ban people on the terrorist watchlist from buying guns and to expand background checks. Neither bill passed the Senate. Stabenow blamed the National Rifle Association (NRA) for the bills’ failure to pass.NEWS, June 21, 2016, Stabenow Disappointed By Senate Debate On Gun Control, WSJM-FM,www.wsjm.com/2016/06/21/stabenow-disappointed-by-senate-debate-on-gun-control/, live, October 4, 2017,web.archive.org/web/20210121123732/https://www.wsjm.com/2016/06/21/stabenow-disappointed-by-senate-debate-on-gun-control/, January 21, 2021, In 2017, following the Las Vegas shooting, Stabenow and Debbie Dingell introduced a law that would make it illegal for people convicted of misdemeanor stalking to buy guns.NEWS, Zornick, George, September 22, 2017, A New Study Debunks the NRA’s Claim That Guns Protect Women, The Nation,www.thenation.com/article/archive/a-new-study-debunks-the-nras-claim-that-guns-protect-women/, live, October 4, 2017,web.archive.org/web/20200605124240/https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/a-new-study-debunks-the-nras-claim-that-guns-protect-women/, June 5, 2020, Stabenow has an “A+” rating from the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence and an “F” rating from both the NRA and the Gun Owners of America.WEB, The Voter’s Self Defense System,votesmart.org/candidate/515/debbie-stabenow?categoryId=37#.WdViSxNSxE4, Vote Smart, October 4, 2017,

Health care

Stabenow has helped open 10 community health centers in Detroit while in office.She has received high scores from Planned Parenthood (2017, 100%) and low scores from National Right to Life Committee, (2013, 0%).WEB, Debbie Stabenow’s Ratings and Endorsements,votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/515/debbie-stabenow, Vote Smart, February 5, 2018, In the 2000 campaign, she: “promised to make the pharmaceutical industry lower prescription drug prices, to maintain Social Security benefits and to give Medicare a new prescription drug plan.” She pledged to “fight the pharmaceutical and insurance industries—the two industries that spend the most money lobbying federal officials” and accused the pharmaceutical industry of “making up to 20 percent net profit each year...on the backs of families, seniors and businesses.” Her spokesperson said: “In the last election, I think the pharmaceutical industry spent more campaigning against her than any other candidate...She was enemy number one.“WEB, Schmidt, Patti, Senator Debbie Stabenow - Driving Issues That Matter,www.roadandtravel.com/celebrities/debbiestabenow.htm, Road & Travel Magazine, February 4, 2018, BOOK, Cohen, Andrew I., Innovation and the Pharmaceutical Industry: Critical Reflections on the Virtues of Profit, M&M Scrivener Press, 2008, 978-0-9802094-7-1, Engelhardt, Hugo Tristram Jr., H. Tristram Engelhardt Jr., Conflicts and Trends: Studies in Values and Policies, Salem, MA, 95, Pharmaceutical Advertising and Patient Autonomy, 2008010541, Garrett, Jeremy R., BOOK, Malcolm, Ellen R.,books.google.com/books?id=q2YpCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA246, When Women Win: EMILY’s List and the Rise of Women in American Politics, Unger, Craig, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, 978-0-544-44331-0, Boston, MA, 246, 2015037242, Ellen Malcolm, Craig Unger, BOOK, Shore, David A., The Trust Prescription for Healthcare: Building Your Reputation with Consumers, Health Administration Press, 2005, 978-1-56793-240-9, Chicago, IL, 33, 2004060659, Stabenow voted for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in December 2009,WEB,www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&session=1&vote=00396, On Passage of the Bill H.R. 3590 (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act), Senate.gov, December 24, 2009, February 20, 2012, and for the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.WEB,www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&session=2&vote=00105, U.S. Senate: Legislation & Records Home > Votes > Roll Call Vote, Senate.gov, August 29, 2010, She also sponsored S. 2257, the Excellence in Mental Health Act.WEB, Member, Any House, 113th Congress (2013-2014): Excellence in Mental Health Act, Congress.gov, 2013-02-07,www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/264, 2024-02-27, On September 1, 2016, she said that approving money to combat Zika was a top congressional priority.NEWS, Barrón-López, Laura, September 1, 2016, Senate Democrats Want A Clean Slate For The Next President, The Huffington Post,www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/senate-democrats-government-funding_us_57c8a2d9e4b0e60d31de5e00, live, February 5, 2018,web.archive.org/web/20171106101340/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/senate-democrats-government-funding_us_57c8a2d9e4b0e60d31de5e00, November 6, 2017, In August 2019, Stabenow was one of 19 senators to sign a letter to United States Secretary of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin and United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar requesting data from the Trump administration in order to help states and Congress understand the potential consequences in the event that the Texas v. United States Affordable Care Act (ACA) lawsuit prevailed in courts, writing that an overhaul of the present health care system would form “an enormous hole in the pocketbooks of the people we serve as well as wreck state budgets”.NEWS,urbanmilwaukee.com/pressrelease/u-s-senator-tammy-baldwin-requests-data-from-trump-administration-on-consequences-of-texas-v-united-states-prevailing/, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Requests Data from Trump Administration on Consequences of Texas V. United States Prevailing, August 1, 2019, Urban Milwaukee,

Housing

In April 2019, Stabenow was one of 41 senators to sign a bipartisan letter to the housing subcommittee praising the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Section 4 Capacity Building program as authorizing “HUD to partner with national nonprofit community development organizations to provide education, training, and financial support to local community development corporations (CDCs) across the country” and expressing disappointment that Trump’s budget “has slated this program for elimination after decades of successful economic and community development.” The senators wrote of their hope that the subcommittee would support continued funding for Section 4 in Fiscal Year 2020.NEWS, April 16, 2019, Wyden, Merkley urge more affordable housing funds, KTVZ,www.ktvz.com/news/wyden-merkley-urge-more-affordable-housing-funds/1069680950, dead, April 17, 2019,web.archive.org/web/20190418125917/https://www.ktvz.com/news/wyden-merkley-urge-more-affordable-housing-funds/1069680950, April 18, 2019,

Defense

In December 2011, Stabenow voted in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012.WEB,www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=112&session=1&vote=00218, U.S. Senate: Legislation & Records Home > Votes >, Senate.gov, December 28, 2011, The bill included highly controversial provisions, drafted by Senators Carl Levin and John McCain in closed session, that would allow for the indefinite military detention without trial of American citizens deemed potential terrorists and enemies of the state.United States Congress. Senate Committee on Armed Services, 2011. Legislative Calendar. U.S. Government Printing Office.

Environment

Climate change

On August 10, 2009, Stabenow was reported by The Detroit News as saying, “Global warming creates volatility. I feel it when I’m flying. The storms are more volatile. We are paying the price in more hurricanes and tornadoes.“WEB,community.detnews.com/apps/blogs/henrypayneblog/index.php?blogid=2041, DETNEWS | Weblogs | Henry Payne’s Sketchbook, Community.detnews.com, August 11, 2009, August 29, 2010, dead,community.detnews.com/apps/blogs/henrypayneblog/index.php?blogid=2041," title="archive.today/20090813212505community.detnews.com/apps/blogs/henrypayneblog/index.php?blogid=2041,">archive.today/20090813212505community.detnews.com/apps/blogs/henrypayneblog/index.php?blogid=2041, August 13, 2009, She has, however, opposed regulation of greenhouse gases, enhanced fuel efficiency standards in California, and greenhouse gas emission reporting standards.Stabenow voted for the SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011 (S.493). In March 2011, ThinkProgress accused her of joining “the pro-polluter frenzy sweeping the U.S. Senate,” saying that the legislation was: “being used as a vehicle for senators who wish to prevent regulation of greenhouse pollution from oil refineries, coal-fired power plants, heavy industry, and other major emitters. Stabenow has added her amendment to three others intended to hamstring the Environmental Protection Agency on behalf of carbon polluters.“WEB, March 31, 2011, Sen. Stabenow joins the climate action delayers,thinkprogress.org/romm/2011/03/31/207804/sen-stabenow-joins-the-climate-action-delayers/, dead,thinkprogress.org/romm/2011/03/31/207804/sen-stabenow-joins-the-climate-action-delayers/?mobile=nc," title="web.archive.org/web/20131026142421thinkprogress.org/romm/2011/03/31/207804/sen-stabenow-joins-the-climate-action-delayers/?mobile=nc,">web.archive.org/web/20131026142421thinkprogress.org/romm/2011/03/31/207804/sen-stabenow-joins-the-climate-action-delayers/?mobile=nc, October 26, 2013, February 21, 2012, ThinkProgress, Stabenow’s proposed amendment to keep the EPA from regulating greenhouse gas emissions for two years also drew criticism.NEWS, Brush, Mark, March 31, 2011, Michigan Senator Stabenow seeks to delay EPA action on greenhouse gases, Michigan Radio,www.michiganradio.org/post/michigan-senator-stabenow-seeks-delay-epa-action-greenhouse-gases, live, October 12, 2012,web.archive.org/web/20150505205855/https://www.michiganradio.org/post/michigan-senator-stabenow-seeks-delay-epa-action-greenhouse-gases, May 5, 2015, The amendment would have given “coal-fired power plants, oil refineries and other industrial sources a two year exemption” from rules requiring them to report greenhouse gas emissions.NEWS, March 30, 2011, Debbie Stabenow amendment would block EPA climate regulations, Washington Independent,washingtonindependent.com/107230/debbie-stabenow-amendment-would-block-epa-climate-regulations, dead, October 12, 2012,washingtonindependent.com/107230/debbie-stabenow-amendment-would-block-epa-climate-regulations," title="web.archive.org/web/20130514115433washingtonindependent.com/107230/debbie-stabenow-amendment-would-block-epa-climate-regulations,">web.archive.org/web/20130514115433washingtonindependent.com/107230/debbie-stabenow-amendment-would-block-epa-climate-regulations, May 14, 2013, She defended her position by calling her amendment: “a common-sense approach that allows protections from carbon pollution, determined by scientists and public health experts, to continue being developed while providing businesses the support and incentives they need as they reduce pollution, generate new clean energy technologies and create jobs.“NEWS, Nixon, Alex, March 31, 2011, Sen. Debbie Stabenow wants two-year delay on carbon dioxide limits, MLive.com,www.mlive.com/environment/2011/03/sen_debbie_stabenow_wants_two-.html, live, October 12, 2012,web.archive.org/web/20200922014829/https://www.mlive.com/environment/2011/03/sen_debbie_stabenow_wants_two-.html, September 22, 2020, In February 2019, in response to reports of the EPA intending to decide against setting drinking water limits for perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) as part of an upcoming national strategy to manage the chemicals, Stabenow was one of 20 senators to sign a letter to Acting EPA Administrator Andrew R. Wheeler calling on the agency: “to develop enforceable federal drinking water standards for PFOA and PFOS, as well as institute immediate actions to protect the public from contamination from additional per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).“NEWS, Cama, Timothy, February 1, 2019, Senators call on EPA to restrict key drinking water contaminants, The Hill (newspaper), The Hill,thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/428102-senators-call-on-epa-to-restrict-key-drinking-water-contaminants, live,web.archive.org/web/20210225232823/https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/428102-senators-call-on-epa-to-restrict-key-drinking-water-contaminants, February 25, 2021,

Drilling in the Great Lakes

In 2010, Stabenow called for a total ban on drilling in the Great Lakes. Critics noted that “a U.S. federal ban on all oil and natural gas offshore drilling in the Great Lakes” had already “been in place since 2005” and that Canada banned offshore oil drilling but had “roughly 500 offshore gas wells in Lake Erie” plus 23 “slant wells” that “drill for oil on shore but extend under Lake Erie.“WEB, Hochandel, Dave, In light of Gulf oil spill, stronger Great Lakes drilling bans proposed,www.lakescientist.com/in-light-of-gulf-oil-spill-stronger-great-lakes-drilling-bans-proposed/, Lake Scientist, February 6, 2018, June 21, 2010, In 2015, Stabenow and Gary Peters introduced the Pipeline Improvement and Preventing Spills Act “to ban shipping of crude oil by vessel on the Great Lakes and require a comprehensive, top-to-bottom review of hazardous pipelines in the region.“PRESS RELEASE, Stabenow, Peters Introduce Bill to Protect Great Lakes From Oil Spills, Improve Pipeline Safety,www.stabenow.senate.gov/news/stabenow-peters-introduce-bill-to-protect-great-lakes-from-oil-spills-improve-pipeline-safety, stabenow.senate.gov, February 6, 2018, NEWS, Matheny, Keith, September 24, 2015, A readiness test: What if oil spewed into Great Lakes?, Detroit Free Press,www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2015/09/24/enbridge-line5-oil-pipeline-straits-mackinac-spill-great-lakes/72582654/, live, February 6, 2018,web.archive.org/web/20210128110847/https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2015/09/24/enbridge-line5-oil-pipeline-straits-mackinac-spill-great-lakes/72582654/, January 28, 2021, In May 2017, Stabenow expressed support for the bipartisan effort to retain funding for The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.NEWS, Theut, Kaela, May 1, 2017, National bipartisan effort restores funding to Great Lakes cleanup, The Michigan Daily,www.michigandaily.com/campus-life/bi-partisan-spending-plan-will-continue-fund-great-lakes-cleanup-initiative/, live, February 7, 2018,web.archive.org/web/20210123145915/https://www.michigandaily.com/section/campus-life/bi-partisan-spending-plan-will-continue-fund-great-lakes-cleanup-initiative, January 23, 2021, In September 2016, Stabenow and Peters led an effort to link an aid package for the Flint water crisis to flood relief funds for Louisiana.NEWS, Snell, Kelsey, September 21, 2016, Democrats see stopgap spending bill as best chance to get funding for Flint water crisis, The Washington Post,www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/09/21/democrats-see-stop-gap-spending-bill-as-best-chance-to-get-funding-for-flint-water-crisis/, live, February 7, 2018,web.archive.org/web/20160924003207/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/09/21/democrats-see-stop-gap-spending-bill-as-best-chance-to-get-funding-for-flint-water-crisis/, September 24, 2016,

Canadian waste disposal

On August 31, 2006, Stabenow, Senator Carl Levin and Representative John Dingell announced an agreement that would completely cease Ontario’s dumping of solid waste in Michigan within four years. This had been an issue in Michigan for the past several years. Stabenow had previously introduced legislation in the Senate intended to reduce the dumping of Canadian trash in Michiganwww.woodtv.com/global/story.asp?s=5350340 {{dead link|date=February 2012}} In July 2006, the Senate unanimously passed a law sponsored by Stabenow requiring the payment of a $420 inspection fee for every truckload of Canadian trash brought into Michigan.“Stabenow Rallies Public In Fight Against Canadian Trash” {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081122020124www.stabenowforsenate.com/files/press/Trash-8-1-06.pdf |date=November 22, 2008 }}, Stabenow for Senate Press Releases, August 1, 2006.

Fairness doctrine

Asked in 2009 by Bill Press whether she would support a return of the Fairness Doctrine, under which the federal government enforced an ideological “balance” on the airwaves, Stabenow said yes: “I absolutely think it’s time to be bringing accountability to the airwaves.” Asked whether she would push for Senate hearings on the subject, she said, “I have already had some discussions with colleagues and, you know, I feel like that’s gonna happen. Yep.” It has been noted that Stabenow’s then husband was Tom Athans, an executive in left-wing radio (Air America, Democracy Radio), whose career would have benefited from such legislation.NEWS, Calderone, Michael, February 5, 2009, Sen. Stabenow wants hearings on radio ‘accountability’; talks fairness doctrine, Politico,www.politico.com/blogs/michaelcalderone/0209/Sen_Stabenow_wants_hearings_on_radio_accountability_talks_fairness_doctrine.html, live, February 7, 2018,www.politico.com/blogs/michaelcalderone/0209/Sen_Stabenow_wants_hearings_on_radio_accountability_talks_fairness_doctrine.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20120113053507www.politico.com/blogs/michaelcalderone/0209/Sen_Stabenow_wants_hearings_on_radio_accountability_talks_fairness_doctrine.html,">web.archive.org/web/20120113053507www.politico.com/blogs/michaelcalderone/0209/Sen_Stabenow_wants_hearings_on_radio_accountability_talks_fairness_doctrine.html, January 13, 2012, Stabenow is probably the most prominent politician to seriously support a new Fairness Doctrine.NEWS, Aaron, Craig, February 13, 2009, The Fairness Doctrine: Just Say No, The Huffington Post,www.huffpost.com/entry/the-fairness-doctrine-jus_b_166767, live, February 6, 2018,web.archive.org/web/20150503020143/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/craig-aaron/the-fairness-doctrine-jus_b_166767.html, May 3, 2015, WEB,link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1155201977/bctid10237007001,link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1155201977/bctid10237007001," title="archive.today/20090210210641link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1155201977/bctid10237007001,">archive.today/20090210210641link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1155201977/bctid10237007001, dead, February 10, 2009, Politico.Com: Videos, Link.brightcove.com, August 29, 2010,

GMOs

Stabenow, as Senate Agriculture Committee Chair, added an amendment to the 2013–14 Farm Bill that prohibited state laws requiring GMO labeling for foods. She has been criticized because this amendment aided Monsanto and other agribusinesses, which donated over three-quarters of a million dollars to her campaign during that election cycle.NEWS, Strom, Stephanie, July 7, 2016, G.M.O. Labeling Bill Clears First Hurdle in Senate, The New York Times,www.nytimes.com/2016/07/07/business/gmo-labeling-bill-passes-first-hurdle-in-senate.html, live, limited, February 6, 2018,web.archive.org/web/20180120201916/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/07/business/gmo-labeling-bill-passes-first-hurdle-in-senate.html, January 20, 2018, NEWS, Philpott, Tom, June 27, 2016, Congress Just Passed a Bill to Nix GMO Labeling, Mother Jones (magazine), Mother Jones,www.motherjones.com/environment/2016/06/senate-deal-would-crush-vermonts-gmo-labeling-law/, live, February 7, 2018,web.archive.org/web/20200809084437/https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2016/06/senate-deal-would-crush-vermonts-gmo-labeling-law/, August 9, 2020, In 2016, she was again criticized for her role in the passage of a law that overruled state laws mandating GMO labeling.NEWS, Bronner, David, August 3, 2016, On The Organic Trade Association’s Betrayal Of The Movement For Mandatory GMO Labeling, The Huffington Post,www.huffpost.com/entry/on-the-organic-trade-association_b_11306156, live, February 7, 2018,web.archive.org/web/20170526225907/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-bronner/on-the-organic-trade-association_b_11306156.html, May 26, 2017,

Trump nominations

In January 2017, Stabenow opposed Trump’s nomination of Jeff Sessions as AG: “Because of his record on civil rights and his votes against anti-domestic violence legislation, I cannot support him to be our nation’s highest law enforcement officer...Families in Michigan and across the country deserve an attorney general who will enforce the nation’s laws fairly and equally.“NEWS, McLaughlin, Seth, January 19, 2017, Sen. Stabenow opposes Jeff Sessions’ nomination as attorney general, The Washington Times,www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/19/debbie-stabenow-opposes-jeff-sessions-nomination/, live, February 7, 2018,web.archive.org/web/20210117042738/https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/19/debbie-stabenow-opposes-jeff-sessions-nomination/, January 17, 2021, That March, she opposed Trump’s nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court: “After reviewing Judge Gorsuch’s rulings, it is clear that he has a long record of siding with special interests and institutions instead of hard-working Americans. And, therefore, in my judgment, he does not meet this standard of balance and impartiality.“NEWS, Nann Burke, Melissa, March 28, 2017, Stabenow, Peters oppose Gorsuch for high court, The Detroit News,www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2017/03/28/stabenow-gorsuch/99724988/, live, February 7, 2018,web.archive.org/web/20200805160735/https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2017/03/28/stabenow-gorsuch/99724988/, August 5, 2020, In July 2018, citing his past rulings on presidential powers, she opposed the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh, furthermore stating that the FBI should perform a background check regarding multiple allegations of sexual assault.NEWS, Eggert, David, July 13, 2018, Stabenow, Peters oppose Trump’s high court nominee Kavanaugh, Associated Press,apnews.com/article/a21e75f95ea94ccd98bc12ccce48485d, live,web.archive.org/web/20210605213511/https://apnews.com/article/a21e75f95ea94ccd98bc12ccce48485d, June 5, 2021, NEWS, Samilton, Tracy, September 19, 2018, Sen. Debbie Stabenow wants FBI investigation of allegations against Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh, Michigan Radio,www.michiganradio.org/post/sen-debbie-stabenow-wants-fbi-investigation-allegations-against-supreme-court-nominee-kavanaugh, live, June 5, 2021,web.archive.org/web/20210228013931/https://www.michiganradio.org/post/sen-debbie-stabenow-wants-fbi-investigation-allegations-against-supreme-court-nominee-kavanaugh, February 28, 2021, She similarly opposed Trump’s 2020 nomination of Amy Coney Barrett, stating: “It’s very clear from her writings, multiple writings, that she will be the vote that takes away health care for millions of Americans, including 130 million people and counting with pre-existing conditions...“NEWS, Budryk, Zack, September 27, 2020, Stabenow congratulates Coney Barrett, says she’ll vote against her over health care, The Hill (newspaper), The Hill,thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/518474-senate-democrat-barrett-would-be-the-vote-that-takes-away-health, live, June 5, 2021,web.archive.org/web/20210119131825/https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/518474-senate-democrat-barrett-would-be-the-vote-that-takes-away-health, January 19, 2021, She voted against the nomination while wearing a face mask depicting Barrett’s predecessor Ruth Bader Ginsburg.NEWS, Mastrangelo, Dominick, October 25, 2020, Democratic senator votes against advancing Amy Coney Barrett nomination while wearing RBG mask, The Hill (newspaper), The Hill,thehill.com/homenews/522678-dem-senator-votes-against-advancing-amy-coney-barrett-confirmation-while-wearing-rbg, live, June 5, 2021,web.archive.org/web/20210225115208/https://thehill.com/homenews/522678-dem-senator-votes-against-advancing-amy-coney-barrett-confirmation-while-wearing-rbg, February 25, 2021,

Retirement

On January 5, 2023, Stabenow announced her intention to retire from the Senate. Her announcement cited a desire to “pass the torch” to Michigan’s next generation of leadership: “I have always believed it’s not enough to be the first unless there is a second and a third”. She also noted time with family as a motivation for her retirement. If she serves in the Senate until her term ends in January 2025, she will have held elective office for 50 years.WEB,www.stabenow.senate.gov/news/senator-stabenow-announces-she-will-not-seek-re-election-in-2024#:~:text=WASHINGTON%E2%80%94Senator%20Stabenow%20released%20the,torch%20in%20the%20U.S.%20Senate., Senator Stabenow Announces She Will Not Seek Re-Election in 2024 | U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow of Michigan, July 14, 2023, In February 2023, Michigan Representative Elissa Slotkin launched a campaign to succeed Stabenow in the Senate.WEB,www.politico.com/news/2023/02/27/elissa-slotkin-senate-michigan-00084519, Elissa Slotkin announces Senate run, Politico, February 27, 2023, In February 2023, a portrait of Stabenow by Michigan artist Joshua Adam Risner was unveiled in the Russell Senate Office Building. Congressional committee chairs traditionally receive portraits in their committee rooms. Stabenow’s portrait came due to her years as chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.WEB,www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/michigan/2023/02/18/insider-stabenow-portrait-unveiled-on-capitol-hill/69912343007/, Insider: Stabenow portrait unveiled on Capitol Hill, February 18, 2023, subscription, The Detroit News, It was commissioned by the Historical Society of Michigan.WEB,www.joshuaadamart.com/portrait, Joshua Adam Risner - Artist and Portrait Painter,

Personal life

Stabenow is a member of the United Methodist Church.WEB, 31 United Methodists serve in 117th Congress,www.umnews.org/en/news/31-united-methodists-serve-in-117th-congress, 2021-07-27, United Methodist News Service, en, Stabenow was first married to Dennis Stabenow.NEWS, April 3, 2008, Stabenow’s husband admits paying for sex,www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna23925758, August 12, 2020, NBC News, Associated Press,www.nbcnews.com/id/23925758/ns/politics/t/stabenows-husband-admits-paying-sex/," title="web.archive.org/web/20180808203634www.nbcnews.com/id/23925758/ns/politics/t/stabenows-husband-admits-paying-sex/,">web.archive.org/web/20180808203634www.nbcnews.com/id/23925758/ns/politics/t/stabenows-husband-admits-paying-sex/, August 8, 2018, live, The couple had two children and divorced in 1990.In 2003, Stabenow married Tom Athans, co-founder of Democracy Radio and former executive vice president of Air America. She has a stepdaughter from this marriage. They divorced in 2010.NEWS, December 5, 2010, Debbie Stabenow divorced from husband caught with hooker, MLive.com, Associated Press,www.mlive.com/news/2010/12/debbie_stabenow_divorced_from.html, live, February 7, 2018,web.archive.org/web/20210126100857/https://www.mlive.com/news/2010/12/debbie_stabenow_divorced_from.html, January 26, 2021, Stabenow had a cameo appearance in the 2016 film (Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice) as governor of the unspecified state in which Metropolis is located. She was invited to appear because the scene was filmed in Michigan, and for her support for film-industry incentives.WEB, 2021-06-01, Being in The Room Where it Happens: 7 Facts You Might Not Know about Sen. Stabenow,gandernewsroom.com/2021/06/01/7-facts-about-sen-stabenow/, 2021-07-27, The Gander, en-US, NEWS, How two senators scored cameos in ‘Batman v Superman’, en-US, Washington Post,www.washingtonpost.com/news/reliable-source/wp/2016/03/24/how-two-senators-scored-cameos-in-batman-v-superman/, 2021-07-27, 0190-8286, WEB, Hinds, Julie, ‘Batman v Superman’ has a Michigan cast of thousands,www.freep.com/story/entertainment/movies/julie-hinds/2016/03/24/batman-v-superman-cast-extras-michigan-ben-affleck-henry-cavill-gal-gadot/82090074/, 2021-07-27, Detroit Free Press, en-US,

Electoral history

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See also

• Women in the United States House of Representatives
• Women in the United States Senate

References

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External links

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• Senator Debbie Stabenow official U.S. Senate website
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