Blanche Lincoln
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"Blanche Meyers Lambert Lincoln" is an United States/American lobbyist and politician who was a United States Senate/U.S. Senator from Arkansas from 1999 to 2011. Lincoln, a member of the Democratic Party (United States)/Democratic Party, was first elected to the Senate in 1998; she was the first woman elected to the Senate from Arkansas since Hattie Caraway in 1932 and, at age 38, was the youngest woman ever elected to the Senate. She previously served in the United States House of Representatives/U.S. House of Representatives, representing from 1993 to 1997.

Lincoln was the first woman and the first Arkansan to serve as Chair (official)/chair of the United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry/U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry. She also served as the Chair of Rural Outreach for the Senate Democratic Caucus. In 2010 she ran for a third term, but lost by a 58%-37% margin to Rep. John Boozman, whose brother, Fay Boozman, she defeated in Arkansas's 1998 Senate election.

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It is about our personal responsibility to strengthen our community. This is about making us strong enough and leaving a legacy.

Here we are fretting and arguing over the details when these people are in need.

A case for Red River's importance to our military could have never been made had it not been for all of those employees that will never be named in the papers or seen on TV.

Right and wrong becomes more difficult for each of us as we grow older, because the older we get the more we know personally about our own human frailties.

It is important that we at a federal level provide our local law officials the resources they need to ensure safety in our communities, ... I am pleased this funding will assist police officers in Mountain Home as they work toward creating a safer environment for both students and faculty members.

My heart has been heavy and I have deliberated within my own conscience, knowing that my decision should not come out of my initial emotion of anger toward the President for such reckless behavior, but should be based on the facts.

Parents, ... are without a doubt the best line of defense for their children in trying to make sure they monitor what their children are watching and participating in.

It's not my job to dream your dreams. It's my job to make your dreams become a reality.

I believe that the fight against crime starts in the home. Parents must take responsibility for their children and show them love and guidance from an early age so they learn to respect the rights of others.