Nothing Politically Sexier Than Sen. Maria Cantwell

Senator Maria Cantwell with Governor Christine Gregoire. AAAHOOOGAAH! (Photo: Ted Warrem/AP)

With over 40,000 votes, the Washington Democrat clinched the victory in HuffPo's selection of the "Sexiest Senator." Sen. Cantwell was just one of the six U.S. senators--voters snubbed party rivals Evan Bayh (R-IN), Kirsten Gillibrand (R-NY), and John Thune (R-SD)--in the running to be crowned as king or queen of prom the Sexiest Senator in all the land.

Here's HuffPo's thumbnail sexy bio:

Age: 50 Party: Democrat from Washington Romantic Status: Single Fun facts: One of Cantwell's first political missions was to build a new library in a Seattle suburb. She briefly left politics to work in television marketing and was responsible for streaming a live broadcast of a baseball game on the Internet in 1995, a big deal at the time.