Mary Landrieu was elected by the residents of Louisiana to represent Louisiana in the United States Senate. Senator Mary Landrieu is a member of the Democratic Party, however, she is known for being extremely conservative. Prior to serving on the U.S. Senate, Senator Landrieu served on the U.S. House of Representatives and as the treasurer of Louisiana. She is only the second woman to be elected to serve in the Senate by the state of Louisiana.

Currently, Senator Mary Landrieu serves on a number of different Senate Committees and Subcommittees. She is a member of the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee of Energy and Natural Resources, the Homeland Security Committee, and the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee.

She was appointed to be the chairwoman of the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee and the chairwoman of the Disaster Recovery Subcommittee. In addition, she serves on the Energy, National Parks, Homeland Security, Human Services, and Military Construction Subcommittees, just to name a few. 

Senator Mary Landrieu promotes aggressive offshore drilling as the technique necessary to obtain energy independence, as opposed to alternative energy sources. Some of the additional issues that Senator Landrieu is concerned with include child welfare, adoption services, animal welfare, disaster preparedness, economic growth, improved education, affordable health care, national security, veterans’ rights, and the growth and maintenance of agriculture. In addition, Senator Landrieu is a strong advocate of civil rights and seeks to reduce the occurrence of hate crimes in the United States. 

John McCain was selected by the residents of Arizona to represent the state in the United States Senate. Prior to being elected to serve in the U.S. Senate, Senator John McCain was a successful Navy Admirals. He attended the Naval Academy and subsequently became an aviator. Senator McCain served in the Vietnam War, where he was almost killed.

He remained a prisoner of war for a number of years, while he endured extensive torture. After he retired from his position in the Navy, Senator McCain was selected to serve in the House of Representatives. A few years later, in 1986,  he was elected to serve in the Senate. Since his initial election, Senator McCain has been repeatedly reelected to serve in the U.S. Senate. He is a very influential and widely respected figure in this government body. 

Senator McCain is known for his conservative stance on many issues, however, it is also widely recognized that he is not afraid to cross party boundaries and disagree with the Republican party. He ran against George W. Bush in the 2000 Republican primaries. In 2008, he again ran for a presidential nomination and, following the primary elections, he represented the Republican Party in the 2008 presidential elections.

He became a nationally recognized figure during this election, in which he selected Sarah Palin as his running mate. Despite widespread popularity, Senator McCain lost the 2008 presidential election to Barack Obama, the Democratic Candidate.

Chuck Grassley was selected to serve as Iowa’s state Senator and represent the state in the United States Senate. Senator Grassley is a Republican Senator who was first elected to the Senate in 1981. Since his initial election, he has been repeatedly reelected to represent Iowa in the U.S. Senate.

Prior to being elected to serve on the Senate, Senator Grassley served in the U.S. House of Representatives. He is a member of a number of Senate Committees, including the Committee on Finance, the Judiciary Committee, the Committee of Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and the Budget Committee. In addition, he was appointed to be the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee. He is an influential individual within the U.S. Senate and is trusted by the residents of Iowa to represent their concerns.

Senator Grassley is a family farmer, and therefore, he is concerned with agriculture and rural development. As agriculture is an important economic sector in Iowa, this is also an important concern of many Iowa residents. Senator Grassley seeks to improve conditions faced by farmers, and promote and maintain agriculture, by shaping tax and trade policies that impact farming and agriculture.

Senator Grassley recognizes the necessity of energy independence and is a strong support of investing in renewable energy sources. He helped to promote wind energy production, by creating federal tax incentives for manufacturers within this field. The creation of facilities for this purpose has created thousands of jobs throughout Iowa.