Elizabeth Warren is a Massachusetts senator known for her consumer advocacy and efforts to regulate big financial institutions. Her brainchild, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, was created in 2011.

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Current position: Senator from Massachusetts — 6 years served

Senator from Massachusetts — 6 years served Age: 69

69 Born: Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City Undergraduate: University of Houston

University of Houston Date candidacy announced: Feb. 9, 2019

Feb. 9, 2019 % of votes in line with Trump, per FiveThirtyEight: 13.2%

per FiveThirtyEight: 13.2% Previous roles: Law professor; member of Congressional Oversight Panel monitoring $700 billion TARP bank bailout program; special adviser for CFPB.

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Has taken heat for claims of her Native American heritage. Commissioned a DNA test to prove she had Cherokee ancestry, and has since apologized.

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She was a state debate champion in Oklahoma and graduated high school at 16.

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