What is Barbara Mikulski?
{{Infobox officeholder | name = Barbara Mikulski | image = Barbara Mikulski official portrait c. 2011.jpg | jr/sr = United States Senator | state = [[Maryland]] | term_start = January 3, 1987 | term_end = January 3, 2017 | predecessor = [[Charles Mathias]] | successor = [[Chris Van Hollen]] | office1 = Chairwoman of the [[United States Senate Committee on Appropriations|Senate Appropriations Committee]] | term_start1 = December 17, 2012 | term_end1 = January 3, 2015 | predecessor1 = [[Daniel Inouye]] | successor1 = [[Thad Cochran]] | state2 = [[Maryland]] | district2 = {{ushr|Maryland|3|3rd}} | term_start2 = January 3, 1977 | term_end2 = January 3, 1987 | predecessor2 = [[Paul Sarbanes]] | successor2 = [[Ben Cardin]] | birth_name = Barbara Ann Mikulski | birth_date = {{birth date|1936|7|20}} | birth_place = [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]], [[United States|U.S.]] | residence = [[Baltimore, Maryland]] | death_date = | death_place = | party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | alma_mater = [[Mount Saint Agnes College]]<br />[[University of Maryland, Baltimore]] | website = [http://www.mikulski.senate.gov Senate website] | signature = Signature of Barbara Mikulski.jpg }} '''Barbara Ann Mikulski''' (July 20, 1936) was an American politician. In January 2007, she became the senior [[United States Senate|United States Senator]] from [[Maryland]]. She is a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|U.S. Democratic Party]].<ref name=NJ>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationaljournal.com/almanac/member/345?print=true|title=Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D), Maryland|publisher=National Journal Group Inc.|access-date=12 June 2015}}{{Dead link|date=March 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Mikulski was first