Education:
BA, Randolph-Macon Women's College, 1982
Attended, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.

Professional Experience:
Congressional Aide
Lobbyist
Legislative Representative, Saint John's Episcopal Church.

Political Experience:
Senator, United States Senate, 1998-present
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1992-1996.

Organizations:
Volunteer, American Red Cross
Member, Board of Directors, Arkansas Delta Council
Chi Omega Sorority
Lower Mississippi Delta Development Council.

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:
Founding Member, Blue Dog Coalition
Senate Co-Chair, Congressional Sportsman's Caucus
Presidential Primary Timing Commission, National Democratic Party
Democratic Chair, Rural Outreach Caucus
Founding Member, Senate Centrist Coalition
Chair, Rural Outreach, Senate Democratic Caucus
Founder/Chair, Senate Hunger Caucus
Senate New Democrat Coalition
Co-Founder/Co-Chair, The Third Way.

Committees:
Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, Chair
Energy and Natural Resources, Member
Finance, Member
Special Committee on Aging, Member
Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure, Member
Subcommittee on Health Care, Member
Subcommittee on Hunger, Nutrition, and Family Farms, Member
Subcommittee on National Parks, Member
Subcommittee on Nutrition and Food Assistance, Sustainable and Organic Agriculture, and General Legislation, Member
Subcommittee on Production, Income Protection and Price Support, Member
Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests, Member
Subcommittee on Rural Revitalization, Conservation, Forestry and Credit, Chair
Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy, Chair
Subcommittee on Water and Power, Member