“When I first started talking about running for office, a lot of people said to me, 'Don't let the consultants change you,' and I'd always assured them that I wouldn't allow it to happen. But like it or not, I had to change. Not because of a consultant, but because I started to understand the cost of a stupid mistake.”

Elizabeth Warren is an American politician and former law professor. A progressive Democrat, she has served as the senior United States senator from Massachusetts since 2013. In the Senate, Warren has focused on consumer protection, fair economic opportunity, and the social safety net. She also ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020 and finished third, behind Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders.