Max Baucus — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Longest-serving U.S. Senator in Montana history.
Served as a U.S. Senator from Montana from 1978 to 2014.
Appointed as the 11th U.S. Ambassador to the People's Republic of China (2014-2017).
Chaired the Senate Committee on Finance and the Joint Committee on Taxation.
Founder of Baucus Group since 2017.
Received a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Stanford University in 1964.
Graduated with a Juris Doctor from Stanford Law School in 1967.

Biography

Maxwell Sieben Baucus is an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Montana from 1978 to 2014, making him the longest-serving U.S. Senator in Montana history.

A member of the Democratic Party, he also represented Montana's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 1978. Following his extensive career in the Senate, President Barack Obama appointed Baucus as the 11th U.S.