Appendix D Staff Responsibilities and Duties The commander's staff must function as a single, cohesive unit-a professional team. Effective staff members know their respective responsibilities and duties. They are also familiar with the responsibilities and duties of other staff members.
On September 14, 2011, Warren declared her intention to run for the Democratic nomination for the 2012 election in Massachusetts for the U.S. Senate. The seat had been won by Republican Scott Brown in a 2010 special election after the death of Ted Kennedy.
America's middle class is getting hammered, and Washington is rigged to work for the big guy, Warren told ABC News. Warren won the election in November 2012, defeating Brown by a small margin and earning her first term in the U.S. Senate and making her the first woman ever elected to the post for Massachusetts.