"I grew up in the Methodist church and taught Sunday school, and one of my favorite passages of scripture is, 'in as much as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.' Matthew 25:40."
American politician and legal scholar serving as a U.S. senator from Massachusetts since 2013. She is known for consumer-protection work and financial-regulation advocacy. Before elected office, she taught law and helped shape the creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.