Max Baucus

Max Baucus is a former United States Senator and U.S. Ambassador to China. He earned economics and law degrees from Stanford University and worked as an attorney before entering public service. He served as a Montana state representative starting in 1973, then as a U.S. Representative for two terms during the Ford and Carter administrations. He was first elected to the Senate in 1978 and became Montana's longest-serving senator, serving across seven presidential administrations. He chaired the Senate Finance Committee for seven years and was the principal author of the Affordable Care Act.