In the good old days when I was a senator, I was my own man.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Twenty-six years ago, I became the first Democratic woman elected to the Senate in her own right. I was the first, but I made sure I wasn't the only.
I worked in the Senate in the 1970s. I worked for the Labor, Public Welfare Committee, and we had Ted Kennedy and my old boss, Bill Hathaway, and Walter Mondale.
My husband is the first man to consistently be involved in the Senate Spouses group.
My tenure in the Senate was really as an independent and whichever, regardless of party label.
Never was my political stance determined by the men I was with. I had my own ideas.
When I got political that blew our marriage out of the water. I was not the same person and I admit that.
Well, I was 29 years old when I came to the United States Senate, and I have learned a lot.
The day that I was elected to the United States Senate remains among the most cherished of my life.
Though I'm a congresswoman by title, a politician I've never been.
I can honestly say that being a United States Senator has been the honor of my life.