As governor, then as Senator, he elevated Wisconsin into a "laboratory for democracy".
Mr. Ratliff, who is also a state senator, had been elevated to lieutenant governor, arguably the most powerful position in state government, by a vote of his fellow senators after then-Lt.
As a result, one of the least-qualified lawmakers in Albany, Senator Pedro Espada Jr., was elevated to the role of president.
WASHINGTON — Senator Tim Scott, Republican of South Carolina, who was elevated to the Senate from the House earlier this year when Senator Jim DeMint retired, said he might vote differently on the proposed budget deal now than he would have as a representative.
The senators seeking to elevate Marshall requested that a committee be sent to check on Wilson's condition, hoping to gain evidence to support their cause.
Whether Senator Clinton's pugilism has elevated the current race for the nomination is debatable.
A call from Senator Obama undoubtedly would have elevated her case immediately to high profile status.
The mood was temporarily elevated when Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren brought boxes of Dunkin Donuts to the chamber on Wednesday night, drawing a huge round of applause from her Democratic colleagues.
As the daughter of President John F. Kennedy, her imprimatur on his candidacy in 2008 — along with that of her uncle, Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts — elevated Mr. Obama at a crucial moment against his better-known rival, Hillary Rodham Clinton.
The takeover attempt drew fire from Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller and a number of United States senators, and it failed, but it vastly elevated Mr. Steinberg's national profile.
