In Wisconsin, voters elected the country's first openly gay U.S. senator, Tammy Baldwin.
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Rep. Tammy Baldwin, the Democrat who represents Madison, looked out over the rally of several thousand students Tuesday night and sounded a note of optimism.
Tammy Baldwin edged out Tommy Thompson with a 14-point lead.
Rep. Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin got 52 percent, Rep. Darlene Hooley of Oregon got half, and Rep. Lois Capps of California got just under 50 percent.
Though Kohl is retiring, his successor, the newly elected Tammy Baldwin, a Democrat, has a record of examining certain drug industry business practices designed to save consumers money.
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Republicans, however, have a shot at picking up a seat in Wisconsin, where a popular ex-governor, Tommy Thompson, is taking on Tammy Baldwin, a gay congresswoman from liberal Madison, the state capital.
And I also want to recognize a Congresswoman who has been a great leader in the House of Representatives, and who I know will make an outstanding senator for the state of Wisconsin -- Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin.
And I also want you to give it up for a great team of folks who fight for Wisconsin and for America every single day -- Herb Kohl, Gwen Moore, Tom Barrett, and your next United States senator, Tammy Baldwin!
In 2012, Maine and Maryland became the first states to legalize gay marriage by popular vote a proposition that had previously failed 32 times and Wisconsin voters elected Tammy Baldwin as the first openly gay senator in U.S. history.
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