What is Mary Landrieu?
{{Infobox Senator | birthname=Mary Loretta Landrieu |image=Mary Landrieu Senate portrait.jpg |jr/sr=Senior Senator |state=[[Louisiana]] |party=[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |term_start=January 3, 1997 |term_end=January 3, 2015 |preceded=[[Bennett Johnston Jr.|J. Bennett Johnston]] |succeeded=[[Bill Cassidy]] |order2 = Chairman of the [[United States Senate Committee on Small Business|Senate Committee on Small Business]] |term_start2 = January 3, 2009 |term_end2 = February 12, 2014 |predecessor2 = [[John Kerry]] |successor2 = [[Maria Cantwell]] |order3=[[State Treasurer|Louisiana State Treasurer]] |term_start3= January 1, 1988 |term_end3= January 8, 1996 |governor3=[[Buddy Roemer]]<br />[[Edwin Edwards]] |preceded3=[[Mary Evelyn Parker]] |succeeded3=[[Ken Duncan (politician)|Ken Duncan]] |order4=[[Louisiana House of Representatives]] |term_start4= 1980 |term_end4= 1988 |birth_date={{birth date and age|1955|11|23}} |birth_place=[[Arlington, Virginia]] |residence= [[New Orleans, Louisiana]] |occupation= real estate agent |spouse=Frank Snellings |children=Connor Snellings<br />Mary Shannon Snellings |alma_mater=[[Louisiana State University]] <small>([[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]])</small> |website={{URL|http://landrieu.senate.gov/}} |signature=Mary Landrieu Signature.gif }} '''Mary Loretta Landrieu''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|æ|n|d|r|uː}} {{respell|LAN|drew}};<ref>[http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1P1-156553918.html AP News Pronunciation Guide]</ref> born November 23, 1955) is an American politician. She served as a U.S. Senator of [[Louisiana]] from 1997 to 2015. Landrieu is a member of the United States Democratic Party. She was raised in [[New Orleans]]. Her brother [[Mitch Landrieu]] was the Mayor of New Orleans. Her father [[Moon Landrieu]] also served as Mayor of New Orleans. She is considered a [[conservative Democrat]], often opposed to the views of many others within her party. She lost re-election in 2014 to Republican U.S. Representative [[Bill Cassidy]]. ==Sources== {{Reflist}} {{u