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Max Baucus (Maxwell Sieben Enke) was born on 11 December, 1941 in Helena, Montana, U.S., is an American politician (born 1941). Discover Max Baucus's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 82 years old?

Popular As Maxwell Sieben Enke
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Age 82 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 11 December, 1941
Birthday 11 December
Birthplace Helena, Montana, U.S.
Nationality Montana

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His wife is Ann Geracimos (m. 1975-1982) Wanda Minge (m. 1984-2009) Melodee Hanes (m. 2011)

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1941

Maxwell Sieben Baucus ( Enke; born December 11, 1941) is an American politician who served as a United States senator from Montana from 1978 to 2014.

A member of the Democratic Party, he was a U.S. senator for over 35 years, making him the longest-serving U.S. senator in Montana history.

Maxwell Sieben Enke was born on December 11, 1941, in Helena, Montana, to historian and rancher Jean Sheriff (1917–2011) and Stephen Enke (1916–1974), a demographer and economist.

His father, born in British Columbia, Canada, was of German and Scottish descent, and his mother had English and German ancestry.

Baucus lived in California until he was two, when his mother left his father and returned to Helena.

She later married John J. Baucus, and she and her son, Max, took his surname.

1959

Baucus graduated from Helena High School in 1959.

1964

After attending local public schools in his hometown of Helena, he attended Carleton College in Minnesota for a year before transferring to Stanford University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics in 1964, and was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.

1967

After graduating, he attended Stanford Law School and graduated with a Juris Doctor in 1967.

1971

After finishing law school, Baucus spent three years as a lawyer at the Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C. He moved back to his native Montana in 1971 to serve as the executive director of the state's Constitutional Convention, opening a law office in Missoula, Montana.

1972

In November 1972, Baucus was elected to the Montana House of Representatives as a state representative from Missoula.

1973

He previously served in the Montana House of Representatives from 1973 to 1974.

1974

In November 1974 he was elected to the United States House of Representatives, and was re-elected in 1976.

1975

Before his election to the Senate, Baucus was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 1978, representing Montana's 1st congressional district.

1978

Baucus was elected to the U.S. Senate on November 7, 1978, for the term beginning January 3, 1979, but was subsequently appointed to the seat by Montana's Democratic Governor Thomas Lee Judge on December 15, 1978, to fill the brief vacancy created by Senator Paul G. Hatfield's resignation.

1994

In 1994, Baucus cast a pivotal vote in favor of Senator Dianne Feinstein's (D-CA) "Assault Weapons" Ban.

1996

In 1996 Baucus voted in favor of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) which prohibited "marriage between members of the same sex in federal law, and provide that no state is required to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states" and defined marriage as being between a single man and a single woman.

1999

In 1999, Baucus was the only Democrat to vote against an amendment by Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) that sought to "regulate the sale of firearms at gun shows".

Baucus has a 74% pro-business voting record as rated by the United States Chamber of Commerce.

2001

He twice voted to make filing bankruptcy more difficult for debtors, once in July 2001 to restrict rules on personal bankruptcy, and a second time in March 2005 to include means-testing and restrictions for bankruptcy filers.

He has frequently visited places of employment within the state and has personally participated in activities that he calls "Work Days".

2002

The American Civil Liberties Union rated Baucus at 60 percent in December 2002, indicating a mixed civil rights voting record.

Baucus voted against giving voting representation to the District of Columbia.

2004

However, in 2004 he voted against the proposed constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage and in June 2012, he definitively spoke out in support for same-sex marriage.

He has supported measures to curb job discrimination and hate crimes based on sexual orientation.

2005

In March 2005, Baucus voted against repealing tax subsidies benefiting companies that outsource U.S. jobs offshore.

2006

In 2006, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) gave Baucus a 67% overall rating indicating having a mixed record on voting for gay rights.

2007

On January 4, 2007, he wrote an editorial in the Wall Street Journal calling on Democrats to renew President George W. Bush's fast-track authority for international trade deals.

In response, the Montana State Senate passed a resolution, 44-6, "that the U.S. Congress be urged to create a replacement for the outdated fast track system".

2008

NARAL Pro-Choice America's political action committee endorsed Baucus during his 2008 election campaign.

2010

He voted in favor of the Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010.

2012

In 2012, Baucus added to a transportation bill in Congress that extended the regulations covering cigarette manufacturers to "roll your own cigarette" stores that operate mass cigarette rolling machines.

2013

On April 23, 2013, a Democratic official confirmed that Baucus would not seek a seventh term.

As a Democratic member of the Senate, Baucus was conservative, and frequently broke with his party on the issues of taxes, the environment, health care, and gun control.

The web site That's My Congress gives him a 23 percent rating on progressive issues it tracks.

In 2013, Baucus was one of four Democrats to vote against the Manchin-Toomey Amendment to expand background checks for potential gun buyers.

He is an avid hunter.

2014

President Barack Obama appointed Baucus to replace Gary Locke as the 11th U.S. Ambassador to the People's Republic of China, a position he held from 2014 until 2017.

As the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, Baucus played an influential role in the debate over health care reform in the United States.

He was also chairman of the Joint Committee on Taxation, a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry and the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, and was chairman of the Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure.