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Diana Maddow-Jones (born January 18, 1946) is an American politician serving as Senate Majority Leader since 1985. A member of the Social Democratic Party, Maddow is a United States senator from Albany, a seat she has held since 1984.

Personal life
Diana Maddow-Jones married Doug Jones in 1974. They have no children. Maddow has publicly stated that she has no desire or intention to have children. She is a Roman Catholic.

Political career
Maddow ran for United States Senate in 1984 with the Social Democratic Party against 2 Independent candidates. She won with 63% of the vote. Maddow ran again for United States Senate in 1990 with the Social Democratic Party against an Independent and a New Republican candidate. Maddow co-wrote S. 17 the AHPSA bill which created a new Heathcare public insurance company and stronger protections for patients. The bill passed congress in 1988 and passed automatically and became law.

Maddow has introduced several bills. A notable bill that she co-wrote was the Safe Travels Act. Representative Bob Jones and Senator Hubert Humphrey also co-wrote it. It passed in the 100th Congress and was signed into law by President Jeremy Grenwich.

She ran for Senate Majority Leader in the 99th Congress and was reelected in the 100th.