Massachusetts made history tonight by electing Elizabeth Warren as its newest senator. After a bitter battle against GOP opponent Scott Brown, Ms. Warren became the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate from Massachusetts.

Prior to running for the senate seat, Ms. Warren was well known as a tireless consumer advocate, an American bankruptcy law expert and Harvard Law School professor. Her work as a national policy advocate led to the conception and establishment of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Though this is her first run for office, Ms. Warren is no stranger to politics:

Known as the people’s champion, Ms. Warren is fully expected to continue her strong advocacy on behalf of laws that will help to protect and strengthen the nation’s middle class.



