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{{Short description|American politician, businesswoman, and diplomat (1951–2019)}} |
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|name = Ellen Tauscher |
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| name = Ellen Tauscher |
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| image = File:Ellen Tauscher US State Dept photo.jpg |
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|title1 = [[Special Envoy for Strategic Stability and Missile Defense]] |
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| caption = Official State Department portrait |
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|term_start1 = February 7, 2012 |
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| office = 15th [[Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs]] |
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| president = [[Barack Obama]] |
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|term_start2 = June 26, 2009 |
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| term_start = June 26, 2009 |
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| term_end = February 7, 2012 |
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| predecessor = [[Robert Joseph]] |
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| successor = [[Rose Gottemoeller]] |
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| state1 = [[California]] |
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| district1 = {{ushr|CA|10|10th}} |
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|district3 = [[California's 10th congressional district|10th]] |
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| term_start1 = January 3, 1997 |
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|party3 = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |
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| term_end1 = June 26, 2009 |
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| predecessor1 = [[William P. Baker|Bill Baker]] |
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|term_end3 = June 26, 2009 |
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| successor1 = [[John Garamendi]] |
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|predecessor3 = [[William P. Baker|Bill Baker]] |
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| birth_name = Ellen O'Kane |
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1951|11|15}} |
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|birth_place = [[Newark, New Jersey]] |
| birth_place = [[Newark, New Jersey]], U.S. |
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| death_date = {{death date and age|2019|4|29|1951|11|15}} |
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|religion = [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] |
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| death_place = [[Stanford, California]], U.S. |
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|spouse = Jim Cieslak (divorced) William Tauscher (divorced) |
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| party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |
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|children = Katherine Tauscher |
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| spouse = {{plainlist| |
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|residence = [[Alamo, California]] |
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* {{Marriage|William Y. Tauscher|1989|1999|end=divorced}} |
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|occupation = Investment Banker |
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* {{Marriage|James Cieslak|2009|2011|end=divorced}} |
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|alma_mater = [[Seton Hall University]] ([[Bachelor of Science|B.S.]]) |
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| children = 1 |
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| education = [[Seton Hall University]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]]) |
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'''Ellen O'Kane Tauscher''' (November 15, 1951 – April 29, 2019<ref name=TB>{{cite web|title=Former Rep. Tauscher, arms negotiator and Wall Street ground-breaker, dies at 67|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/30/ellen-tauscher-dead-at-67-1293104|work=Politico.com|date=30 April 2019 }}</ref>) was an American businesswoman, diplomat, and [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] politician who was the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. representative]] for [[California's 10th congressional district]] from 1997 to 2009. From 2009 to 2012, she served as the [[Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs]]. She then served as Special Envoy for Strategic Stability and Missile Defense at the State Department. |
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While in Congress, Tauscher was a leading centrist Democrat, and the chair of the [[New Democrat Coalition]], a caucus of moderate Democrats in the House of Representatives. She also served as vice-chairwoman of the [[Democratic Leadership Council]] from 2001 to 2005. |
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'''Ellen O'Kane Tauscher''' (born November 15, 1951) is a [[United States|American]] [[politician]]. She was a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] member of the [[United States House of Representatives]], representing [[California's 10th congressional district]] from 1997 until her resignation in 2009 upon joining the [[U.S. State Department|State Department]]. Tauscher served as the [[Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs]] until February 2012. She currently serves as Special Envoy for Strategic Stability and Missile Defense at the [[U.S. State Department|State Department]] and Vice Chair-Designate of the [[Atlantic Council]]'s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security.<ref>http://www.politico.com/playbook/0212/playbook1690.html</ref> |
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==Early life and career== |
==Early life and career== |
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Ellen Tauscher was born in [[Newark, New Jersey |
Ellen Tauscher was born in [[Newark, New Jersey]], the daughter of John E. O'Kane, a [[Union steward|shop steward]] for the [[United Food and Commercial Workers]] union at a [[ShopRite (United States)|ShopRite]] store in [[Union City, New Jersey|Union City]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.biography-center.com/biographies/19021-tauscher_ellen.html |title=Ellen Tauscher |publisher=Biography Center |access-date=May 6, 2015}}</ref> and his wife Sally, a secretary for [[Marsh & McLennan Companies|Marsh & McLennan]] in New York City.<ref name="wedding2009">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/28/fashion/weddings/28tauscher.html|title=Weddings: Ellen Tauscher, James Cieslak|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=June 26, 2009|access-date=May 1, 2019}}</ref> She graduated in 1974 from [[Seton Hall University]], where she obtained a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree in [[early childhood education]].<ref name="calstate.edu">{{cite web |title=Honorary Degrees: Ellen O. Tauscher, Public Servant/Civic Leader |publisher=California State University, East Bay |url=http://www.calstate.edu/honorarydegrees/2012/bio-Tauscher.shtml |access-date=May 6, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518090821/http://www.calstate.edu/honorarydegrees/2012/bio-Tauscher.shtml |archive-date=May 18, 2015 }}</ref> |
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She then worked as an [[investment banker]] with [[Bache & Co.]] and, at age 25, |
She then worked as an [[investment banker]] with [[Bache & Co.]] and, at age 25, was the youngest and one of the first women to become a member of the [[New York Stock Exchange]].<ref name="calstate.edu"/> She also served as an officer of the [[American Stock Exchange]] from 1979 to 1983, after which she worked for [[Bear Stearns]] and a subsidiary of [[Drexel Burnham Lambert]].<ref name=contra>{{cite news |date=November 7, 1996 |work=Contra Costa Demonstrator |title=Ellen O. Tauscher Page |url=http://www.ccdemo.info/DemoStuff/Tauscher.html}}</ref> |
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In 1989, Tauscher moved to |
In 1989, Tauscher moved to California and later founded the ChildCare Registry, the first national research service to help parents verify the background of childcare workers.<ref name=contra/> She also published ''The ChildCare Sourcebook'' and headed the Tauscher Foundation, which provided funds for elementary schools to buy computers and [[Internet access]].<ref name=women>{{cite news |work=League of California Women Voters |title=Full Biography for Ellen O. Tauscher |url=http://www.smartvoter.org/2000/11/07/ca/state/vote/tauscher_e/bio.html}}</ref> |
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==Political career== |
==Political career== |
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Before running for the [[United States House of Representatives]], Tauscher was active in [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] circles as a [[fundraiser]]<ref |
Before running for the [[United States House of Representatives]], Tauscher was active in [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] circles as a [[fundraiser]]<ref>{{cite news |author=Juliet Eilperin |author2=Michael Grunwald |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=February 21, 2007 |title=The Woman in the Middle |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/20/AR2007022001575.html |access-date=May 6, 2015}}</ref> and also chaired [[Dianne Feinstein]]'s successful [[1992 United States Senate elections|1992]] and [[1994 United States Senate elections|1994 Senate campaigns]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2019}} |
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In 1996, Tauscher |
In 1996, Tauscher was recruited to run against two-term [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] incumbent [[William P. Baker|Bill Baker]] in [[California's 10th congressional district]], which included several wealthy suburbs in the East Bay. During the campaign, Tauscher emphasized balancing the federal budget, her support for business, the environment, and the military.<ref name="washingtonpost.com">{{cite news |author=Juliet Eilperin |author2=Michael Grunwald |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=February 21, 2007 |title=The Woman in the Middle |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/20/AR2007022001575_2.html |access-date=May 6, 2015}}</ref> She also charged that Baker was too [[Conservatism in the United States|conservative]] for the district, particularly given his opposition to [[abortion]] and [[gun control]].<ref name="content.time.com">{{cite magazine |author=Peter Beinart |title=Why the Democratic Center Can't Hold |date=November 24, 1997 |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,987394-1,00.html |access-date=May 6, 2015}}{{subscription required}}</ref> She narrowly defeated Baker, claiming victory by a margin of 1.45% of the vote.<ref>"CA District 10". ''Our Campaigns - CA District 10 Race - Nov 05, 1996''. June 3, 2003. Our Campaigns. July 23, 2007. Retrieved from http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=29362.</ref> The race was ranked as the fourth most expensive of that year's 435 House races.<ref>{{cite news |date=March 23, 2009 |author=Renegade Republican |title=Ellen Tauscher: Grand Dame |publisher=Halfway to Concord |location=Concord, California |url=http://halfwaytoconcord.com/ellen-tauscher/ |access-date=May 6, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518072026/http://halfwaytoconcord.com/ellen-tauscher/ |archive-date=May 18, 2015 }}</ref> |
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Tauscher was re-elected in [[United States House of Representatives elections |
Tauscher was re-elected in [[1998 United States House of Representatives elections|1998]] and [[2000 United States House of Representatives elections|2000]] against vigorous Republican opposition. While the 10th district was once considered "solid Republican territory,"<ref name="content.time.com"/> most Bay Area Republicans tend to be more moderate than their counterparts in the rest of California and since the 1990s have been increasingly willing to support Democrats at the national level.{{Citation needed|date=May 2019}} |
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In 2000, |
In 2000, during the statewide redistricting process, some of the more Republican-leaning parts of Tauscher's district were removed and replaced with more Democratic territory near [[Berkeley, California|Berkeley]] and in [[Solano County, California|Solano County]]. She was subsequently re-elected to four more terms, facing no substantive opposition and receiving more than 65 percent of the vote after [[2002 United States House of Representatives elections|2002]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2019}} |
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In the House of Representatives, Tauscher served on the [[United States House Committee on Armed Services|Armed Services Committee]] and the [[United States House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure|Transportation and Infrastructure Committee]]. She chaired the [[United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces|Strategic Forces subcommittee of the Armed Services Committee]], which oversees the country's nuclear weapons stockpile, missile defense program, and the national labs. Tauscher was the only member of Congress who had two national labs in her district, [[Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory]] and the California campus of [[Sandia National Laboratories]]. At the time she left Congress, Tauscher also was the senior member from California serving on the [[United States House Transportation Subcommittee on Highways and Transit|Highways and Transit subcommittee]] and the [[United States House Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation|Aviation subcommittee]] of the [[United States House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure|Transportation and Infrastructure committee]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Ellen O'Kane Tauscher |publisher=Baker Donelson |url=http://www.bakerdonelson.com/ellen-o-tauscher/ |access-date=May 6, 2015}}</ref> From her position on the Transportation Committee, Tauscher brought $33 million to her district for transportation and infrastructure projects.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tauscher, Ellen O'Kane |url=http://history.house.gov/People/detail/22703 |publisher=History, Art & Archives, United States House of Representatives |access-date=May 6, 2015}}</ref> |
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On March 18, 2009, Tauscher announced that she had accepted the position of [[Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security]]. She was confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] on June 25, 2009 by [[unanimous consent]].<ref>{{cite news |
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| date = June 25, 2009 |
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| url = http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/06/25/MNQ718E68E.DTL&tsp=1 |
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Notwithstanding her appointment, confirmation and acceptance, she served as [[Speaker Pro Tempore]] on June 26, 2009, when the House narrowly passed (219-212) a [[cap-and-trade]] global warming bill.<ref>[http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/06/26/climate-bills-hot-talk/ ]{{dead link|date=August 2010}}</ref> |
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Tauscher resigned her seat on June 26, 2009, after voting was finished on the [[American Clean Energy & Security Act]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=news-000003154783&cpage=2 |title=Climate Change Bill Narrowly Passes in House |publisher=CQ Politics |date= |accessdate=2010-08-22}} {{Dead link|date=November 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Her resignation necessitated a [[California's 10th congressional district special election, 2009|special election]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.contracostatimes.com/ci_12974999?source=most_emailed |title=Special election to replace former Congresswoman Ellen Tauscher attracts 14 candidates |publisher=ContraCostaTimes.com |date= |accessdate=2010-08-22}}</ref> |
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Tauscher served as [[Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security]] until her appointment on February 6, 2012 as Special Envoy for Strategic Stability and Missile Defense. |
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[[File:CSIS-US-Nuclear-Weapons-Modernization-29-Jun-2017.jpg|thumb|280px|right|Tauscher (second from left) at the [[Center for Strategic and International Studies]], [[Project on Nuclear Issues]] and [[Ploughshares]] Fund panel discussion, "[https://www.csis.org/events/debate-us-nuclear-weapon-modernization Debate: U.S. Nuclear Weapon Modernization]", Washington, D.C., June 29, 2017]] |
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===Caucuses=== |
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During her last term in the House, Tauscher served as co-chair of the Iraqi Women's Caucus, Department of Energy Facilities Caucus, Army Corps Reform Caucus, Intelligent Transportation Systems Caucus, and Research and Development Caucus. |
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On March 18, 2009, President Obama nominated Tauscher to the position of [[Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security]]. She was confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] on June 25, 2009, by [[unanimous consent]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Stannard|first=Matthew|title=Rep. Tauscher new U.S. arms control chief|work=San Francisco Chronicle|date=June 25, 2009|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/06/25/MNQ718E68E.DTL&tsp=1|access-date=June 25, 2009}}</ref> Notwithstanding her appointment, confirmation and acceptance, she served as [[Speaker Pro Tempore]] on June 26, 2009, when the House narrowly passed (219–212) a [[cap-and-trade]] global warming bill.<ref>{{cite web |date=June 26, 2009 |url=http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/06/26/climate-bills-hot-talk/ |title=Climate bills hot talk |publisher=CNN}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}<!-- nothing usable at archive.org --></ref> Tauscher resigned her seat on June 26, 2009, after voting was finished on the [[American Clean Energy & Security Act]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docid=news-000003154783|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090629052923/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docid=news-000003154783|archive-date=2009-06-29|title=Climate Change Bill Narrowly Passes in House|work=CQ Politics|date=June 26, 2009|access-date=2010-08-22}}</ref> Her resignation necessitated a [[2009 California's 10th congressional district special election|special election]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.contracostatimes.com/ci_12974999?source=most_emailed|title=Special election to replace former Congresswoman Ellen Tauscher attracts 14 candidates|work=Contra Costa Times|date=August 1, 2009|access-date=2010-08-22}}</ref> Tauscher served as [[Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security]] until her appointment on February 6, 2012, as Special Envoy for Strategic Stability and Missile Defense. Tauscher retired from the State Department on August 31, 2012.{{Citation needed|date=May 2019}} |
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As Under Secretary of State, Tauscher successfully negotiated the [[New START]] treaty with the Russian Federation in March 2010.<ref>{{cite news |title=Key Obama arms control official diagnosed with cancer |author=Josh Rogin |date=July 27, 2010 |work=The Cable |publisher=Foreign Policy |url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2010/07/27/key-obama-arms-control-official-diagnosed-with-cancer/ |access-date=May 6, 2015}}</ref> The first major agreement signed with Russia in nearly 20 years, the treaty was signed by Presidents Barack Obama and [[Dmitri Medvedev]] on April 8, 2010, and ratified by the U.S. Senate on December 22, 2010. Tauscher represented the United States at the [[2010 NPT Review Conference|U.N. NPT review conference]] that is held every five years to review the status of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT).<ref>{{cite web |author=Ellen Tauscher |title=CTBT Article XIV Conference |url=http://www.wagingpeace.org/author/ellen-tauscher/ |date=September 23, 2011 |access-date=May 6, 2015}} Text of Tauscher speech at CTBT Article XIV Conference in New York City.</ref> The 2010 conference was the first in 10 years to result in an consensus agreement. Tauscher was also the lead official in the State Department working on the bilateral agreements with Poland, Romania, and Turkey for the European Phased Adaptive Approach missile defense system, negotiating timely agreements that allowed the President's deployment timeline to be met.<ref>{{cite web |author=Ellen Tauscher |date= October 7, 2009 |title=Transcript: Missile Defense in Europe |publisher=Atlantic Council |url=http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/news/transcripts/transcript-missile-defense-in-europe-ellen-tauscher |access-date=May 6, 2015}}</ref> |
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In 2008, Tauscher was a strong supporter of [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]]'s candidacy for president. She traveled around the country as a surrogate for Clinton's campaign in the primary. In 2013, she was one of the first prominent elected officials to join the [[Ready for Hillary]] effort which became one of the largest independent grassroots efforts on behalf of an undeclared Presidential candidate in history.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hillary Clinton backers see state as key |author=Carla Marinucci |date=April 9, 2013 |url=http://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Hillary-Clinton-backers-see-state-as-key-4422574.php |newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle |access-date=May 6, 2015}}</ref> |
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==Political views== |
==Political views== |
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A leading [[Third Way (centrism)|centrist]] Democrat, Tauscher was the chairwoman of the [[New Democrat Coalition]], a [[Congressional caucus|caucus]] of moderate Democrats in the House. She also served as vice-chairwoman of the [[Democratic Leadership Council]] from 2001 to 2005 |
A leading [[Third Way (centrism)|centrist]] Democrat, Tauscher was the chairwoman of the [[New Democrat Coalition]], a [[Congressional caucus|caucus]] of moderate Democrats in the House. She also served as vice-chairwoman of the [[Democratic Leadership Council]] from 2001 to 2005.<ref name="content.time.com"/> |
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Tauscher received an 11% lifetime rating from the [[American Conservative Union]],<ref>American Conservative Union. [http://www.acuratings.org/2007all.htm#CA 2007 Votes by State Delegation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100115031339/http://www.acuratings.org/2007all.htm#CA |date=2010-01-15 }}</ref> and a 95% rating for her 2008 voting record from [[Americans for Democratic Action]].<ref>Americans for Democratic Action. [http://www.adaction.org/pages/publications/voting-records.php Voting Records]</ref> |
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While in Congress, she supported [[universal health care]] and, in particular, covering [[Health insurance in the United States|uninsured]] children through the [[State Children's Health Insurance Program]] (SCHIP).<ref name=tauscher>{{cite web|work=Ellen Tauscher for Congress|title=Tauscher Policy: Healthcare|url=http://www.ellentauscher.com/Policy.Healthcare.asp|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220131507/http://www.ellentauscher.com/Policy.Healthcare.asp|archive-date=2012-02-20}}</ref> She also supported scaling back the [[Estate tax in the United States|estate tax]], tightening [[Bankruptcy in the United States|bankruptcy]] rules, and expanding [[free trade]].<ref name="washingtonpost.com"/> |
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===Abortion=== |
===Abortion=== |
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Tauscher was strongly [[pro-choice]]. She received a 100% positive rating from [[NARAL Pro-Choice America|NARAL]].<ref name=issues>{{cite news |work=OnTheIssues.org |title=Ellen Tauscher on the Issues |url=http://www.ontheissues.org/CA/Ellen_Tauscher.htm}}</ref> She voted against bans on [[late-term abortion|late-term]] and [[Intact dilation and extraction|partial-birth abortions]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2019}} |
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She also |
She also supported federal funding of [[Stem cell controversy|stem cell research]], voting in favor of both [[Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act]]s.{{Citation needed|date=May 2019}} |
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===Gun rights=== |
===Gun rights=== |
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Tauscher was in favor of more extensive gun control. She expressed her support for the [[Second Amendment to the United States Constitution|Second Amendment]], but has also said that "we should keep guns out of the hands of criminals and those with history of violence." She called for "common sense gun safety legislation that strikes a balance between Second Amendment protections and protections for the public."{{Citation needed|date=May 2019}} |
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While in Congress, she supported arming commercial [[Aviator|pilots]], requiring [[background check]]s of legal gun owners, and banning [[Saturday night special]]s.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ellen Tauscher's Voting Records on Issue: Guns |publisher=Vote Smart |url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/94/ellen-tauscher/37/guns |access-date=May 6, 2015}}</ref> She received an F rating from the [[NRA Political Victory Fund]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Ellen Tauscher on Gun Control |publisher=On The Issues |url=http://www.ontheissues.org/CA/Ellen_Tauscher_Gun_Control.htm |access-date=May 6, 2015}}</ref> |
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===Iraq war=== |
===Iraq war=== |
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In October 2002, Tauscher voted in favor of the [[Iraq Resolution]], approving the [[2003 invasion of Iraq|use of military force in]] [[Iraq]]. However, she |
In October 2002, Tauscher voted in favor of the [[Iraq Resolution]], approving the [[2003 invasion of Iraq|use of military force in]] [[Iraq]]. However, she later became a critic of the [[Iraq War]], while continuing to vote for funding for the War (see HR 1585<ref Name="HR 1585_Iraq_War_Funding">"HR-1585 Iraq War Funding" Retrieved from http://www.my-representative.org/report.php?csn=110&RegionCode=CA-10</ref>). In December 2005, Tauscher led a group of twenty-two other House Democrats in sending a letter to [[President of the United States|President]] [[George W. Bush]] urging him to [[Withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq (2007–2011)|withdraw U.S. troops]], expressing the hope that the "[[Politics of Iraq|Iraqi government]] takes increased responsibility" for its political and security needs.<ref name=iraq>{{cite news |date=2005-12-22 |work=U.S. House of Representatives |title=Langevin Joins Democrats, Signs Letter to Bush on Iraq War |url=http://www.house.gov/list/press/ri02_langevin/prbushletter122205.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629185837/http://www.house.gov/list/press/ri02_langevin/prbushletter122205.html |archive-date=2011-06-29 }}</ref> She later voted to redeploy troops out of Iraq within 90 days<ref name=issues/> and even to [[Movement to impeach George W. Bush|impeach President Bush]] over the war.<ref>. Office of the Clerk. [http://clerk.house.gov/cgi-bin/vote.asp?year=2008&rollnumber=401 Final Vote Results for Roll Call 401] June 11, 2008.</ref> |
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===LGBT issues=== |
===LGBT issues=== |
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Tauscher was an early proponent of same-sex marriage, publicly stating in 2004 in response to President George W. Bush's call for a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage, "It is clear to me that this is the civil rights issue of the 21st century, and it is unambiguous in my mind that the government cannot discriminate by gender the rights conferred by the state in marriage."<ref name=marriage>{{cite news |date=2008-05-15 |title=Political Parties Skittish about Hot Button Issue |newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle |url=http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Political-parties-skittish-about-hot-button-issue-2804630.php}}</ref> In 2006, she voted against the [[Federal Marriage Amendment]], which would have [[United States Constitution|constitutionally]] defined marriage as being between a man and woman.<ref name=issues/> |
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On March 3, 2009, Tauscher introduced the [[Military Readiness Enhancement Act]] of 2009 to the [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]], which would have repealed Don't Ask, Don't Tell. The bill eventually passed in a slightly different form in 2010 after Tauscher had left the House, repealing Don't Ask, Don't Tell.{{Citation needed|date=May 2019}} |
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She supports repealing the "[[Don't ask, don't tell]]" policy<ref name=marriage/> and is opposed to [[Boy Scouts of America membership controversies|banning gays from the]] [[Boy Scouts of America|Boy Scouts]].<ref name=washington/> She has a 100% rating from the [[Human Rights Campaign]], the largest [[LGBT rights in the United States|gay rights]] advocacy group in the [[United States]].<ref name=issues/> |
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She was opposed to [[Boy Scouts of America membership controversies|banning gays from the]] [[Boy Scouts of America|Boy Scouts]]. She had a 100% rating from the [[Human Rights Campaign]], the largest [[LGBT rights in the United States|gay rights]] advocacy group in the [[United States]].<ref name=issues/> |
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On March 3, 2009 Tauscher introduced the [[Military Readiness Enhancement Act]] of 2009 to the [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]]. |
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==Career after politics== |
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==Personal life== |
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After leaving the State Department, Tauscher assumed a number of publicly held corporate and non-profit board positions, including serving on the boards of [[Edison International]]/[[Southern California Edison]] (EIX) in Rosemead, California, and eHealth (EHTH) in Mountain View, California. She served on the Board of Advisors of [[SpaceX]] and the Board of Directors of [[BAE Systems]], [[Invacare]] Corporation, and [[SeaWorld Entertainment]]. She was a member of the Board of Governors of [[Commonwealth Club of California|The Commonwealth Club of California]]. She served as vice chair of the [http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/programs/brent-scowcroft-center Atlantic Council's Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security] and was a member of the [[University of California Board of Regents]]. |
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Tauscher lives in [[Alamo, California|Alamo]]. Prior to their [[divorce]] in 1999,<ref name=washington/> she was married to Republican<ref name=time>{{cite news |date=1997-11-24 |work=[[TIME Magazine]] |title=Why the Center Can't Hold |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,987394-1,00.html}}</ref> [[Businessperson|businessman]] William Tauscher, former Chairman and [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] of [[ComputerLand|Vanstar Corporation]], current [[Board of directors|director]] of [[Safeway, Inc.]],<ref>[http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/86144/000119312509065299/ddef14a.htm#toc55606_24 Safeway Inc. 2008 Proxy Statement]</ref> and founder of the Tauscher Group, which invests and assists in the management of enterprises in home products, [[transportation]], security and [[real estate]].<ref name=forbes>{{cite news |date= |work=[[Forbes]] |title=William Y. Tauscher Profile |url=http://people.forbes.com/profile/william-y-tauscher/69602}}</ref> She has a daughter, Katherine (b. 1991).<ref name=women/> |
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She also served as chairman of the Board of Governors for [[Los Alamos National Security]] and [[Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory|Lawrence Livermore National Security]], a member of the board of directors of the [[National Comprehensive Cancer Network]], and was chairman of the board of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Foundation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Darwin |first=Rachel |date=2017-03-24 |title=NCCN Foundation Board Names New Leadership |url=https://www.nccn.org/home/news/newsdetails?NewsID=861 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615024759/https://www.nccn.org/home/news/newsdetails?NewsID=861 |archive-date=2024-06-15 |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=[[National Comprehensive Cancer Network]] |language=en}}</ref> |
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On the same day as her taking the office of Undersecretary she married retired airline pilot Jim Cieslak.<ref>[http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2009/06/29/in-a-twofer-tauscher-takes-oath-of-marriage-and-office/ Contra Costa Times website]</ref> |
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In August 2013, the [[Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety]] elected Tauscher as independent chairperson.<ref name="chairperson 2013">{{cite news |url=http://www.wwd.com/retail-news/retail-features/retail-alliance-names-chair-7093395?src=nl/mornReport/20130821|title=N.A. Bangladesh Alliance Names Chair |publisher=WWD |date=August 20, 2013 |access-date=August 21, 2013}}{{subscription required}}</ref> The Alliance is a coalition of some of the largest clothing retailers and brands in North America, including Wal-Mart, Target, the Gap, Costco, and VF Brands. The Alliance is working with the government of Bangladesh, factory owners, and international organizations to improve worker safety for Bangladeshi garment workers. |
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In 2010, Ms. Tauscher was diagnosed with cancer of the esophagus.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.contracostatimes.com/ci_15615183?source=rss&nclick_check=1 |title=Ellen Tauscher diagnosed with cancer |publisher=ContraCostaTimes.com |date= |accessdate=2010-08-22}}</ref> |
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Tauscher was also a strategic advisor to the Washington, D.C. law firm of [[Baker Donelson]] on matters of defense, transportation, energy, and health care.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Seaver |first=Lynda L. |date=2012-08-27 |title=Tauscher named to Lawrence Livermore and Los Alamos Boards of Governors |url=https://www.llnl.gov/article/38321/tauscher-named-lawrence-livermore-and-los-alamos-boards-governors |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615025511/https://www.llnl.gov/article/38321/tauscher-named-lawrence-livermore-and-los-alamos-boards-governors |archive-date=2024-06-15 |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=[[Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory]] |language=en}}</ref> |
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==Electoral history== |
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Tauscher was a member of the ReFormers Caucus of [[Issue One]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.issueone.org/reformers/|title= ReFormers Caucus |publisher=Issue One |access-date=2017-06-02}}</ref> |
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==Personal life and death== |
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Tauscher lived in [[Pleasanton, California|Pleasanton]] and later [[Alamo, California]], during her Congressional career.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.diablomag.com/D-blog/News-and-Community/March-2009/Ellen-Tauscher-tapped-for-State-Department-post/|title=Ellen Tauscher tapped for top State Department post |last=Ross|first=Marsha|work=Diablo Magazine|date=March 2009|access-date=July 22, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{citation|url=https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CDIR-1999-06-15/pdf/CDIR-1999-06-15-CA-H-9.pdf|title=Congressional Directory for the 106th Congress (1999-2000|year=1999|pages=23–24}}</ref> Prior to their [[divorce]] in 1999, she was married to William Tauscher, former chairman and [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] of [[ComputerLand|Vanstar Corporation]], current [[Board of directors|director]] of [[Safeway, Inc.]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders |publisher=Safeway Inc. |date=March 27, 2009 |url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/86144/000119312509065299/ddef14a.htm#toc55606_24 |access-date=May 6, 2015}}</ref> and founder of the Tauscher Group, which invests and assists in the management of enterprises in home products, [[transportation]], security and [[real estate]].<ref name=forbes>{{cite news|work=[[Forbes]]|title=William Y. Tauscher Profile|url=https://people.forbes.com/profile/william-y-tauscher/69602|access-date=2017-08-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120427050538/http://people.forbes.com/profile/william-y-tauscher/69602|archive-date=2012-04-27|url-status=dead}}</ref> She had a daughter, Katherine (born 1991).<ref name=women/> |
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On the same day as her taking the office of Under Secretary, she married widower James Cieslak, a retired pilot for [[Delta Air Lines]].<ref name="wedding2009"/><ref>{{cite news |title=In a twofer, Tauscher takes oath of marriage and office |author=Lisa Vorderbrueggen |date=June 29, 2009 |url=http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2009/06/29/in-a-twofer-tauscher-takes-oath-of-marriage-and-office/ |newspaper=Contra Costa Times |access-date=May 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150522195124/http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2009/06/29/in-a-twofer-tauscher-takes-oath-of-marriage-and-office/ |archive-date=2015-05-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref> They divorced in 2011.{{Citation needed|date=May 2019}} |
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In July 2010, Tauscher was diagnosed with Stage 3 esophageal cancer, one of the fastest growing cancers in the United States and one of the deadliest, with a survival rate of 18%.<ref>{{cite news |author=Lisa Vorderbrueggen |url=http://www.contracostatimes.com/ci_15615183?source=rss&nclick_check=1 |title=Ellen Tauscher diagnosed with cancer |newspaper=Contra Costa Times |access-date=2010-08-22}}</ref> After a grueling regimen of chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery to remove her esophagus, Tauscher was declared cancer-free in December 2010. Following that time, she was active as a board member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) and as chair of the NCCN Foundation, as well as speaking around the country, advocating for more information, more funding and earlier screening for the disease.{{Citation needed|date=May 2019}} |
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Tauscher died of pneumonia on April 29, 2019, at the age of 67 at the [[Stanford University Medical Center]], in [[Stanford, California]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-ellen-tauscher-dead-20190430-story.html|title=Former California Rep. Ellen Tauscher dies at 67|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=April 30, 2019|access-date=April 30, 2019|author1=Reyes-Velarde, Alejandra|author2=Leavenworth, Stuart}}</ref> |
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*[http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Ellen_Tauscher SourceWatch Congresspedia — Ellen Tauscher] profile |
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*[http://www.frontpagemag.com/readArticle.aspx?ARTID=35055 Criticism], Frontpagemag Article On Tauscher |
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Latest revision as of 00:40, 27 October 2024
Ellen Tauscher | |
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15th Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs | |
In office June 26, 2009 – February 7, 2012 | |
President | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Robert Joseph |
Succeeded by | Rose Gottemoeller |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 10th district | |
In office January 3, 1997 – June 26, 2009 | |
Preceded by | Bill Baker |
Succeeded by | John Garamendi |
Personal details | |
Born | Ellen O'Kane November 15, 1951 Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
Died | April 29, 2019 Stanford, California, U.S. | (aged 67)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouses | William Y. Tauscher
(m. 1989; div. 1999)James Cieslak
(m. 2009; div. 2011) |
Children | 1 |
Education | Seton Hall University (BS) |
Ellen O'Kane Tauscher (November 15, 1951 – April 29, 2019[1]) was an American businesswoman, diplomat, and Democratic Party politician who was the U.S. representative for California's 10th congressional district from 1997 to 2009. From 2009 to 2012, she served as the Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs. She then served as Special Envoy for Strategic Stability and Missile Defense at the State Department.
While in Congress, Tauscher was a leading centrist Democrat, and the chair of the New Democrat Coalition, a caucus of moderate Democrats in the House of Representatives. She also served as vice-chairwoman of the Democratic Leadership Council from 2001 to 2005.
Early life and career
[edit]Ellen Tauscher was born in Newark, New Jersey, the daughter of John E. O'Kane, a shop steward for the United Food and Commercial Workers union at a ShopRite store in Union City,[2] and his wife Sally, a secretary for Marsh & McLennan in New York City.[3] She graduated in 1974 from Seton Hall University, where she obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in early childhood education.[4]
She then worked as an investment banker with Bache & Co. and, at age 25, was the youngest and one of the first women to become a member of the New York Stock Exchange.[4] She also served as an officer of the American Stock Exchange from 1979 to 1983, after which she worked for Bear Stearns and a subsidiary of Drexel Burnham Lambert.[5]
In 1989, Tauscher moved to California and later founded the ChildCare Registry, the first national research service to help parents verify the background of childcare workers.[5] She also published The ChildCare Sourcebook and headed the Tauscher Foundation, which provided funds for elementary schools to buy computers and Internet access.[6]
Political career
[edit]Before running for the United States House of Representatives, Tauscher was active in Democratic circles as a fundraiser[7] and also chaired Dianne Feinstein's successful 1992 and 1994 Senate campaigns.[citation needed]
In 1996, Tauscher was recruited to run against two-term Republican incumbent Bill Baker in California's 10th congressional district, which included several wealthy suburbs in the East Bay. During the campaign, Tauscher emphasized balancing the federal budget, her support for business, the environment, and the military.[8] She also charged that Baker was too conservative for the district, particularly given his opposition to abortion and gun control.[9] She narrowly defeated Baker, claiming victory by a margin of 1.45% of the vote.[10] The race was ranked as the fourth most expensive of that year's 435 House races.[11]
Tauscher was re-elected in 1998 and 2000 against vigorous Republican opposition. While the 10th district was once considered "solid Republican territory,"[9] most Bay Area Republicans tend to be more moderate than their counterparts in the rest of California and since the 1990s have been increasingly willing to support Democrats at the national level.[citation needed]
In 2000, during the statewide redistricting process, some of the more Republican-leaning parts of Tauscher's district were removed and replaced with more Democratic territory near Berkeley and in Solano County. She was subsequently re-elected to four more terms, facing no substantive opposition and receiving more than 65 percent of the vote after 2002.[citation needed]
In the House of Representatives, Tauscher served on the Armed Services Committee and the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. She chaired the Strategic Forces subcommittee of the Armed Services Committee, which oversees the country's nuclear weapons stockpile, missile defense program, and the national labs. Tauscher was the only member of Congress who had two national labs in her district, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the California campus of Sandia National Laboratories. At the time she left Congress, Tauscher also was the senior member from California serving on the Highways and Transit subcommittee and the Aviation subcommittee of the Transportation and Infrastructure committee.[12] From her position on the Transportation Committee, Tauscher brought $33 million to her district for transportation and infrastructure projects.[13]
On March 18, 2009, President Obama nominated Tauscher to the position of Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 25, 2009, by unanimous consent.[14] Notwithstanding her appointment, confirmation and acceptance, she served as Speaker Pro Tempore on June 26, 2009, when the House narrowly passed (219–212) a cap-and-trade global warming bill.[15] Tauscher resigned her seat on June 26, 2009, after voting was finished on the American Clean Energy & Security Act.[16] Her resignation necessitated a special election.[17] Tauscher served as Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security until her appointment on February 6, 2012, as Special Envoy for Strategic Stability and Missile Defense. Tauscher retired from the State Department on August 31, 2012.[citation needed]
As Under Secretary of State, Tauscher successfully negotiated the New START treaty with the Russian Federation in March 2010.[18] The first major agreement signed with Russia in nearly 20 years, the treaty was signed by Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitri Medvedev on April 8, 2010, and ratified by the U.S. Senate on December 22, 2010. Tauscher represented the United States at the U.N. NPT review conference that is held every five years to review the status of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT).[19] The 2010 conference was the first in 10 years to result in an consensus agreement. Tauscher was also the lead official in the State Department working on the bilateral agreements with Poland, Romania, and Turkey for the European Phased Adaptive Approach missile defense system, negotiating timely agreements that allowed the President's deployment timeline to be met.[20]
In 2008, Tauscher was a strong supporter of Hillary Rodham Clinton's candidacy for president. She traveled around the country as a surrogate for Clinton's campaign in the primary. In 2013, she was one of the first prominent elected officials to join the Ready for Hillary effort which became one of the largest independent grassroots efforts on behalf of an undeclared Presidential candidate in history.[21]
Political views
[edit]A leading centrist Democrat, Tauscher was the chairwoman of the New Democrat Coalition, a caucus of moderate Democrats in the House. She also served as vice-chairwoman of the Democratic Leadership Council from 2001 to 2005.[9]
Tauscher received an 11% lifetime rating from the American Conservative Union,[22] and a 95% rating for her 2008 voting record from Americans for Democratic Action.[23]
While in Congress, she supported universal health care and, in particular, covering uninsured children through the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).[24] She also supported scaling back the estate tax, tightening bankruptcy rules, and expanding free trade.[8]
Abortion
[edit]Tauscher was strongly pro-choice. She received a 100% positive rating from NARAL.[25] She voted against bans on late-term and partial-birth abortions.[citation needed]
She also supported federal funding of stem cell research, voting in favor of both Stem Cell Research Enhancement Acts.[citation needed]
Gun rights
[edit]Tauscher was in favor of more extensive gun control. She expressed her support for the Second Amendment, but has also said that "we should keep guns out of the hands of criminals and those with history of violence." She called for "common sense gun safety legislation that strikes a balance between Second Amendment protections and protections for the public."[citation needed]
While in Congress, she supported arming commercial pilots, requiring background checks of legal gun owners, and banning Saturday night specials.[26] She received an F rating from the NRA Political Victory Fund.[27]
Iraq war
[edit]In October 2002, Tauscher voted in favor of the Iraq Resolution, approving the use of military force in Iraq. However, she later became a critic of the Iraq War, while continuing to vote for funding for the War (see HR 1585[28]). In December 2005, Tauscher led a group of twenty-two other House Democrats in sending a letter to President George W. Bush urging him to withdraw U.S. troops, expressing the hope that the "Iraqi government takes increased responsibility" for its political and security needs.[29] She later voted to redeploy troops out of Iraq within 90 days[25] and even to impeach President Bush over the war.[30]
LGBT issues
[edit]Tauscher was an early proponent of same-sex marriage, publicly stating in 2004 in response to President George W. Bush's call for a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage, "It is clear to me that this is the civil rights issue of the 21st century, and it is unambiguous in my mind that the government cannot discriminate by gender the rights conferred by the state in marriage."[31] In 2006, she voted against the Federal Marriage Amendment, which would have constitutionally defined marriage as being between a man and woman.[25]
On March 3, 2009, Tauscher introduced the Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2009 to the House of Representatives, which would have repealed Don't Ask, Don't Tell. The bill eventually passed in a slightly different form in 2010 after Tauscher had left the House, repealing Don't Ask, Don't Tell.[citation needed]
She was opposed to banning gays from the Boy Scouts. She had a 100% rating from the Human Rights Campaign, the largest gay rights advocacy group in the United States.[25]
Career after politics
[edit]After leaving the State Department, Tauscher assumed a number of publicly held corporate and non-profit board positions, including serving on the boards of Edison International/Southern California Edison (EIX) in Rosemead, California, and eHealth (EHTH) in Mountain View, California. She served on the Board of Advisors of SpaceX and the Board of Directors of BAE Systems, Invacare Corporation, and SeaWorld Entertainment. She was a member of the Board of Governors of The Commonwealth Club of California. She served as vice chair of the Atlantic Council's Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security and was a member of the University of California Board of Regents.
She also served as chairman of the Board of Governors for Los Alamos National Security and Lawrence Livermore National Security, a member of the board of directors of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, and was chairman of the board of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Foundation.[32]
In August 2013, the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety elected Tauscher as independent chairperson.[33] The Alliance is a coalition of some of the largest clothing retailers and brands in North America, including Wal-Mart, Target, the Gap, Costco, and VF Brands. The Alliance is working with the government of Bangladesh, factory owners, and international organizations to improve worker safety for Bangladeshi garment workers.
Tauscher was also a strategic advisor to the Washington, D.C. law firm of Baker Donelson on matters of defense, transportation, energy, and health care.[34]
Tauscher was a member of the ReFormers Caucus of Issue One.[35]
Personal life and death
[edit]Tauscher lived in Pleasanton and later Alamo, California, during her Congressional career.[36][37] Prior to their divorce in 1999, she was married to William Tauscher, former chairman and CEO of Vanstar Corporation, current director of Safeway, Inc.,[38] and founder of the Tauscher Group, which invests and assists in the management of enterprises in home products, transportation, security and real estate.[39] She had a daughter, Katherine (born 1991).[6]
On the same day as her taking the office of Under Secretary, she married widower James Cieslak, a retired pilot for Delta Air Lines.[3][40] They divorced in 2011.[citation needed]
In July 2010, Tauscher was diagnosed with Stage 3 esophageal cancer, one of the fastest growing cancers in the United States and one of the deadliest, with a survival rate of 18%.[41] After a grueling regimen of chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery to remove her esophagus, Tauscher was declared cancer-free in December 2010. Following that time, she was active as a board member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) and as chair of the NCCN Foundation, as well as speaking around the country, advocating for more information, more funding and earlier screening for the disease.[citation needed]
Tauscher died of pneumonia on April 29, 2019, at the age of 67 at the Stanford University Medical Center, in Stanford, California.[42]
Electoral history
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Ellen Tauscher | 137,726 | 48.7 | |||
Republican | Bill Baker (incumbent) | 133,633 | 47.2 | |||
Reform | John Place | 6,354 | 2.3 | |||
Natural Law | Valerie Janlois | 3,047 | 1.0 | |||
Libertarian | Gregory Lyon | 2,423 | 0.8 | |||
Total votes | 283,183 | 100.0 | ||||
Turnout | ||||||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Ellen Tauscher (incumbent) | 127,134 | 53.46 | |
Republican | Charles Ball | 103,299 | 43.44 | |
Natural Law | Valerie Janlois | 3,941 | 1.66 | |
Reform | John Place | 3,435 | 1.44 | |
Total votes | 237,809 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Ellen Tauscher (incumbent) | 160,429 | 52.7 | |
Republican | Claude B. Hutchison, Jr. | 134,863 | 44.2 | |
Natural Law | Valerie Janlois | 9,527 | 3.1 | |
Total votes | 304,819 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Ellen Tauscher (incumbent) | 123,481 | 75.6 | |
Libertarian | Sonia E. Alonso Harden | 39,858 | 24.4 | |
Total votes | 163,339 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Ellen Tauscher (incumbent) | 182,750 | 65.8 | |
Republican | Jeff Ketelson | 95,349 | 34.2 | |
Total votes | 278,099 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Ellen Tauscher (incumbent) | 130,859 | 66.5 | |
Republican | Darcy Linn | 66,069 | 33.5 | |
Republican | Jeff Ketelson (write-in) | 50 | 0.0 | |
Total votes | 196,978 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Ellen Tauscher (incumbent) | 192,226 | 65.1 | |
Republican | Nicholas Gerber | 91,877 | 31.1 | |
Peace and Freedom | Eugene Ruyle | 11,062 | 3.8 | |
Total votes | 295,165 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
See also
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