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Date: Fri, 2 Jun 1995 16:24:45 -0400
Message-Id: <199506022022.QAA01897@jericho>
From: Neil Johnson <njj@mc.com>
To: Multiple recipients of list <drctalk@drcnet.org>
Subject: gopher://chaos.dac.neu.edu/00/pvs-data/Congressional/NewYork/ny-22-a.txt
Hey, I was playing around with the
Web Crawler. Did an anded search on
"drug costs prohibition" for Mike Gray
And I got a hit on a favorite topic
of ours. Gerald Solomon
Check it out.
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NAME: Gerald Solomon
PARTY: Republican
STATE: New York
CURRENT DISTRICT: 22
OFFICE SEEKING: 22
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BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
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student researchers. The challenger data was supplied to us by the
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GENDER: Male
BIRTH DATE: 08/14/30 BIRTH PLACE:
HOME CITY: Glens Falls, NY
RELIGION: Presbyterian
DATE FIRST ELECTED: 11/07/78 DATE LAST ELECTED: 11/08/94
Year of Next Election: 1996
EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE:
attended Siena College;
attended St. Lawrence University
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (INCLUDES MILITARY EXPERIENCE):
U.S. Marine Corps, 1951-52; founding partner of insurance and investment
firm
POLITICAL EXPERIENCE:
Queensbury town supervisor and Warren County legislator, 1968-72;
New York State Assembly, 1973-78
COMMITTEES:
Rules (Chairman)
ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
Masons; Kiwanis; Grange; Farm Bureau; Marine Corps League; American
Legion; Disabled American Veterans
CONGRESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
Republican Steering Committee
WASHINGTON DC ADDRESS:
2206 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
PHONE: (202) 225-5614 FAX: (202) 225-1168
DISTRICT ADDRESS:
568 Columbia Turnpike
East Greenbush, NY 12061
PHONE: (518) 477-2703 FAX:
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1994 NPAT RESPONSES: CRIME
Response from Gerald Solomon:
If elected to Congress, which of the following general principles or
specific proposals will you support to address the problem of crime?
[ ] Impose a national ban on the public sale of assault weapons.
[ ] Impose a national ban on the sale of handguns to minors.
[X] Impose "truth in sentencing" legislation for violent criminals so
they serve a full sentence with no chance of parole.
[X] Create "boot camps" for juvenile and adult first-time offenders.
[X] Prosecute as adults youths who are third-time violent felons.
[X] Impose the death penalty for certain federal crimes, including civil
rights murders, rape and child molestation murders, death resulting
from drive-by shootings or car-jacking, and murder of court officers
or federal witnesses.
[X] Impose mandatory life sentences for third time violent felons.
[ ] Fund programs to provide prison inmates with vocational and
job-related skills.
[ ] Increase the availability of college loans for youth in crime-ridden
urban areas.
[ ] Fund programs which provide job training and employment opportunities
for at-risk urban youth.
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1994 NPAT RESPONSES: ILLEGAL DRUGS
Response from Gerald Solomon:
If elected to Congress, which of the following general principles or
specific proposals will you support concerning illegal drugs?
[X] Increase penalties for selling illegal drugs.
[X] Support mandatory drug testing for federal employees.
[X] Expand efforts to stop the illegal flow of drugs to the United States
from other countries.
[ ] Expand federal support for education and drug treatment programs.
[ ] Maintain current federal laws.
[ ] Decriminalize the possession and private use of certain illegal drugs.
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1994 NPAT RESPONSES: HEALTH CARE
Response from Gerald Solomon:
If elected to Congress, which of the following general principles or
specific proposals will you support concerning the American health care
system?
[ ] Implement a government-financed, single-payer national health care
system similar to Canada's.
[ ] Support President Clinton's position for a "comprehensive health care
plan for all Americans."
[ ] Support a managed competition health care plan to contain costs and
improve access that does not include mandated health alliances,
government cost control powers, or employer/employee mandates.
[ ] Provide tax incentives for small businesses to help provide health
care to their employees.
[X] Allow middle and low income families to deduct yearly health care
costs from their taxable income.
[ ] Create a voucher system for the working poor so they can buy into a
health care plan.
[X] Place limits on the amount of damages awarded in medical malpractice
lawsuits.
[X] Allow Americans to set up a tax-free medical savings account, which
would be taxed if used for any purpose other than medical costs.
[ ] Deregulate the private health care industry.
[ ] Privatize Medicare and Medicaid.
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1994 NPAT RESPONSES: WELFARE
Response from Gerald Solomon:
If elected to Congress, which of the following general principles or
specific proposals will you support to change America's welfare system?
[ ] Strengthen child support collection procedures and increase penalties
for parents who do not pay.
[X] Impose a two-year limit on welfare benefits for recipients who are
able to work.
[X] Require welfare recipients to accept some form of
government-sponsored job after two years if unable to find work in
the private sector.
[ ] Require unwed teenage mothers to live with a parent or guardian (if
possible) to receive benefits.
[ ] Limit the benefits given to single women if they have additional
children.
[ ] Provide child care services to welfare recipients who work or attend
school.
[ ] Increase spending on programs that help homeless people find shelter
and employment.
[ ] Make no substantial changes at this time.
[ ] Eliminate the current American welfare system.
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1994 NPAT RESPONSES: UNEMPLOYMENT
Response from Gerald Solomon:
If elected to Congress, which of the following general principles or
specific proposals will you support to address the problem of
unemployment?
[ ] Invest federal dollars in "investment tax credits" for companies who
invest in worker training, purchase new equipment, and invest in
research and development.
[ ] Increase funding for federal and state job-training programs.
[ ] Create "enterprise zones" in urban areas with high unemployment by
providing tax credits for new and expanding businesses.
[ ] Create "empowerment zones" in urban areas with high unemployment by
providing government grants and federal assistance, in addition to
tax credits, to new and expanding businesses.
[X] Eliminate government regulations to encourage investment and economic
expansion of the private sector.
[X] Allow the natural cycle of the market economy to create jobs without
government intervention.
[ ] Support an overhaul of the current unemployment system by combining
current job-training programs within a new comprehensive
"re-employment" system.
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1994 NPAT RESPONSES: INTERNATIONAL TRADE
Response from Gerald Solomon:
If elected to Congress, which of the following general principles or
specific proposals will you support concerning trade between America and
foreign countries?
[X] The United States should grant "most favored nation" trading status
based on the human rights record of each individual nation.
[ ] The United States should raise tariffs on nations whose trade
policies discourage the importation of American products.
[X] The United States should eliminate tax breaks for companies who move
American jobs to low-wage countries.
[ ] The United States should expand NAFTA into Latin America.
[X] The United States should pursue policies that will help open markets
on the Pacific Rim.
[ ] The United States should stay out of international trade.
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1994 NPAT RESPONSES: ENVIRONMENT
Response from Gerald Solomon:
If elected to Congress, which of the following general principles or
specific proposals will you support concerning the environment?
[ ] Tax high-level energy users (businesses and individuals) to
discourage excessive energy use and pay for environmental cleanup.
[ ] Pass stronger clean water and clean air legislation.
[ ] Phase in a prohibition of pollution causing products such as gas
powered autos and lawn mowers.
[ ] Consider further increasing federal taxes on gasoline and diesel
fuels.
[ ] Consider further increasing fees charged to mining companies who mine
on public lands.
[ ] Consider further increasing fees charged to livestock owners who
graze on federal lands.
[X] Require the federal government to reimburse citizens who are required
to limit the use of their privately owned lands due to environmental
regulation.
[ ] Encourage further market based strategies to clean up the environment
such as pollution credits.
[ ] Amend the Endangered Species Act to allow for increased logging.
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1994 NPAT RESPONSES: EDUCATION
Response from Gerald Solomon:
If elected to Congress, which of the following general principles or
specific proposals will you support to change America's public education
system?
[ ] Establish a nationwide competency test for teachers and encourage
states to adopt it.
[ ] Establish "National Standards" for K-12 schools and encourage states
to adopt them.
[ ] Advocate school choice programs so that parents receive vouchers that
can be used to send their children to participating schools.
[ ] Allow low and middle income families to deduct college costs from
their taxable income.
[ ] Provide communities with increased federal aid and low interest loans
for public school improvements.
[ ] Eliminate the U.S. Department of Education.
[ ] Make no substantial changes at this time.
[X] "Advocate of school choice; Advocate of school curriculum being
governed by the localitites;Allow families to deduct college costs
from taxable income."
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1994 NPAT RESPONSES: ABORTION
Response from Gerald Solomon:
If elected to Congress, which of the following general principles or
specific proposals will you support concerning abortion?
[ ] Abortions should be legal in all circumstances as long as the
procedure is completed within the first trimester of the pregnancy.
[ ] Abortions should be legal only when the life of the mother is
endangered.
[X] Abortions should be legal only when the pregnancy results from incest
or rape, or when the life of the mother is endangered.
[X] A woman under the age of 18 should be required to notify a parent or
guardian before having an abortion.
[X] A woman should be required to notify her spouse before having an
abortion.
[ ] States should be allowed to impose mandatory waiting periods before
abortions are performed.
[X] Congress should eliminate federal funding for clinics and medical
facilities that provide abortion services.
[X] Congress should eliminate abortion services from any federally funded
health care plan.
[X] Congress should leave legislation on this issue to the states.
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1994 NPAT RESPONSES: DEFENSE POLICY / FOREIGN POLICY
Response from Gerald Solomon:
If elected to Congress, which of the following general principles or
specific proposals will you support concerning American military and
foreign policy?
[ ] Congress should support defense conversion by funding job-placement
and job-training programs for displaced military personnel and
defense technology workers.
[ ] Congress should completely lift the ban on homosexuals in the
military.
[ ] The United States should use military force only in cooperation with
the United Nations unless threatened by a foreign power.
[ ] The United States should lift the trade embargo against Cuba.
[ ] Congress should increase foreign aid to the former republics of the
Soviet Union to help in democratization and economic reform.
[X] Congress should impose strict sanctions against any nation selling
technology or products that aid in the construction of nuclear
weapons.
[X] Congress should impose strict sanctions against any new nation
attempting to develop nuclear weapons.
[X] Congress should invest federal funds in the research and development
of new defense technologies.
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1994 NPAT RESPONSES: CAMPAIGN FINANCE
Response from Gerald Solomon:
Should the federal government adopt a policy of limiting or banning
Political Action Committee (PAC) contributions to federal candidates?
[X] Yes
[ ] No
[ ] Undecided
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1994 NPAT RESPONSES: CONGRESSIONAL REFORM
Response from Gerald Solomon:
Do you support the principle of limiting the number of terms U.S.
Senators and U.S. Representatives can serve in Congress?
[X] Yes
[ ] No
[ ] Undecided
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1994 NPAT RESPONSES: BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT
Response from Gerald Solomon:
Do you support the principle of a Balanced Budget Amendment to the
Constitution?
[X] Yes
[ ] No
[ ] Undecided
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1994 NPAT RESPONSES: LINE-ITEM VETO
Response from Gerald Solomon:
Do you support the principle of a Line-Item Veto for the President?
[X] Yes
[ ] No
[ ] Undecided
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1994 NPAT RESPONSES: MINIMUM WAGE
Response from Gerald Solomon:
If elected to Congress, will you support an increase in the minimum wage?
[ ] Yes
[ ] No
[X] Undecided
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1994 NPAT RESPONSES: SPENDING PRIORITIES
Response from Gerald Solomon:
Please indicate the changes you will support (if any) concerning the
level of funding for each of the listed issue areas.
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THE POSSIBLE ANSWERS ARE:
GREATLY INCREASE FUNDING
SLIGHTLY INCREASE FUNDING
KEEP FUNDING THE SAME
SLIGHTLY DECREASE FUNDING
GREATLY DECREASE FUNDING
ELIMINATE FUNDING
-- DIDN'T ANSWER --
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Greatly Increase Funding -- National Defense
Slightly Increase Funding -- Law Enforcement
Keep Funding The Same -- International Drug Interdiction
Slightly Decrease Funding -- Federal Health Care Programs
Greatly Decrease Funding -- AIDS Research
Keep Funding The Same -- Job Re-training Programs
Slightly Increase Funding -- Infrastructure (roads, bridges, etc.)
Keep Funding The Same -- Public Education
Greatly Decrease Funding -- Foreign Aid
Keep Funding The Same -- Environmental Clean Up and Enforcement
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1994 NPAT RESPONSES: TAXES
Response from Gerald Solomon:
Please indicate the changes you will support (if any) concerning the tax
levels for each of the listed categories.
=======================================================================
THE POSSIBLE ANSWERS ARE:
GREATLY INCREASE
SLIGHTLY INCREASE
KEEP THE SAME
SLIGHTLY DECREASE
GREATLY DECREASE
ELIMINATE
-- DIDN'T ANSWER --
=======================================================================
Greatly Decrease -- Capital Gains Taxes
Greatly Decrease -- Cigarette Taxes
-- Didn't Answer -- Alcohol Taxes
Greatly Decrease -- Taxes on Social Security Benefits Received by
Retirees Earning More than $40,000
Greatly Decrease -- Income Taxes on Families Earning Less than $140,000
Slightly Decrease -- Income Taxes on Families Earning $140,000 or More
Greatly Decrease -- Value-Added Taxes on U.S. Businesses
Slightly Decrease -- Taxes on Foreign Companies in the United States
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1994 NPAT RESPONSES: LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES
Response from Gerald Solomon:
1. If you are elected to Congress, what will be your two main legislative
priorities?
a) "Reducing excessive congressional spending."
b) "Reform of Congress."
2. If either of your two main legislative priorities require government
spending, where will this money come from?
No answer.
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PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS
These evaluations are in percentage form. They represent the percentage of
time that the incumbent voted with that organization's preferred positions
on a number of votes that they identified as key in their issue area.
Remember, by definition, these ratings by special interest groups are
biased. They do not represent a non-partisan stance. In addition, some
groups select votes that tend to favor members of one political party over
another, rather than selecting votes based solely on issue concerns.
However, they can be invaluable in showing where an incumbent has stood on
a series of votes over a year's time, especially when ratings by groups on
all sides of an issue are compared.
A final note: The clearest way to read these percentages is, "In [year],
the XYZ organization gave Senator/Representative X an 80% rating. That
means that on votes they identified as key in their issue area during that
time period, he/she voted with the group's preferred position 80% of the
time." The exception to this is the evaluation done by the National
Taxpayers Union, which represents how often a representative or senator
voted to decrease, or not increase, spending.
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Abortion 1991 100 Justlife Education Fund (Abortion)
Abortion 1993 100 National Committee for a Human Life Amendment
Abortion 1993 100 National Right to Life Committee
Abortion 1994 0 National Abortion Reproductive Rights Action Leag
Business 1993 80 U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Business 1994 89 National Federation of Independent Business
Business 1994 100 Business-Industry Political Action Committee
Children 1993 9 Children's Defense Fund
Chr.Fam. Issues 1991-92 93 Christian Voice
Chr.Fam. Issues 1993 100 Christian Coalition
Civil Rts/Lib 1991-92 0 National Gay & Lesbian Task Force
Civil Rts/Lib 1991-92 21 Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
Civil Rts/Lib 1993 0 Human Rights Campaign Fund
Civil Rts/Lib 1993-1994 17 American Civil Liberties Union
Civil Rts/Lib 1993-94 30 National Association for the Advancement of Color
Conservative 1993 100 Conservative Index
Conservative 1994 95 American Conservative Union
Consumers 1993 20 Consumer Federation of America
Contractors 1993 44 Associated Builders & Contractors
Crime 1989-90 17 Citizens United for Rehabilition of Errants
Defense/Foreign 1991 0 JustLife Education Fund (Arms Reduction)
Defense/Foreign 1991 0 Professional's Coalition for Nuclear Arms Control
Defense/Foreign 1993-94 100 American Security Council
Defense/Foreign 1994 0 PeacePAC
Defense/Foriegn 1994 8 Campaign for U.N. Reform (House)
Economic Policy 1991 40 JustLife Education Fund (Economic Policy)
Economic Policy 1993 50 The Libertarian Party - Economic Freedom
Education 1993 12 National Education Association
Education 1993-1994 18 American Federation of Teachers
Education 1993-94 11 U.S. Student Association
Environment 1993 8 League of Conservation Voters
Environment 1993 73 Competitive Enterprise Institute (Environment)
Environment 1993-94 10 Fund For Animals
Farm 1991-92 60 National Farmers Organization
Farm 1993 22 National Farmers Union
Farm 1993 100 Competitive Enterprise Institute (Agriculture)
Farm 1993-1994 71 American Farm Bureau Federation
Free-Market 1993 85 Competitive Enterprise Institute (Totals)
Gun Issues 1985-93 0 Handgun Control, Inc
Gun Issues 1993-94 100 National Rifle Association
Health 1993 0 American Public Health Association
Housing 1990-92 0 National Housing Institute
Labor 1989 42 Machinists Non-Partisan Political League
Labor 1989-90 36 National Federation of Federal Employees
Labor 1991 29 American Postal Workers Union
Labor 1991-92 40 The Teamsters
Labor 1992 56 Communications Workers of America
Labor 1993 22 American Federation of Government Employees
Labor 1993 24 United Auto Workers
Labor 1993 25 American Federation of State, County & Municipal
Labor 1993 38 United Food & Commercial Workers
Labor 1993 40 AFL-CIO
Labor 1994 13 Transportation Communications Union
Liberal 1993 15 Americans for Democratic Action
Liberal 1993-94 29 Public Citizen's Congress Watch
Libertarian 1993 45 The Libertarian Party - Combined Score
Populist 1993 100 Liberty Lobby
Poverty 1993 0 Bread for the World
Regulation 1993 29 Competitive Enterprise Institute (Deregulation)
Seniors 1991-92 40 National Association of Retired Federal Employees
Seniors 1991-92 40 National Committee to Preserve Social Security &
Seniors 1993 33 National Council of Senior Citizens
Social Policy 1991 20 National Association of Social Workers
Social Policy 1993 40 The Libertarian Party - Personal Freedom
Social Policy 1993-94 19 Network
Social Policy 1994 7 Friends Committee on National Legislation
Taxes/Spending 1991-92 90 National Tax-Limitation Committee
Taxes/Spending 1993 59 Concord Coalition
Taxes/Spending 1993 84 National Taxpayers Union
Taxes/Spending 1993 85 Citizens Against Government Waste
Taxes/Spending 1993 91 Competitive Enterprise Institute (Spending)
Taxes/Spending 1993 94 Competitive Enterprise Institute (Budget)
Taxes/Spending 1993 100 Competitive Enterprise Institute (Taxes)
Trade 1993 0 Competitive Enterprise Institute (Trade)
Veterans 1989-90 20 Vietnam Veterans of America
Women 1989-90 17 National Women's Political Caucus
Women 1991-92 17 American Association of University Women
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CAMPAIGN FINANCE
Campaign Finance History: The information in this section was provided by
the Center for Responsive Politics and the National Library on Money and
Politics.
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FULL CYCLE DATA - Jan. 1, 1991 - Dec. 31, 1992
Total Contributions: .............................. $382,251
Total PAC Contributions: .......................... $283,180
Total Individual Contributions: ................... $88,811
Out of State Contributions.............: $16,800
Agriculture: ...................................... $20,000
Tobacco................................. $6,500
Forestry & Forest Products.............. $4,600
Dairy................................... $3,650
Food Processing & Sales................. $2,500
Agricultural Services & Products........ $2,250
Livestock............................... $500
Commodity Brokers & Dealers............. $0
Crop Production & Basic Processing...... $0
Poultry & Eggs.......................... $0
Miscellaneous Agriculture............... $0
Construction & Public Works: ...................... $3,000
General Contractors..................... $1,500
Construction Services................... $1,000
Home Builders........................... $500
Special Trade Contractors............... $0
Building Materials & Equipment.......... $0
Communication & Electronics: ...................... $15,500
Telephone Utilities..................... $10,500
Cable TV................................ $2,500
Computer Equipment & Services........... $1,500
TV & Movie Production/Distribution...... $1,000
Recorded Music Production............... $0
Misc. Communications & Electronics...... $0
Telecom Services & Equipment............ $0
Electronics Mfg & Services.............. $0
Printing & Publishing................... $0
Defense: .......................................... $11,500
Defense Aerospace....................... $9,000
Defense Electronics..................... $2,000
Miscellaneous Defense................... $500
Energy & Natural Resources: ....................... $10,690
Oil & Gas............................... $6,250
Electric Utilities...................... $3,390
Nuclear Energy.......................... $550
Waste Management........................ $500
Mining.................................. $0
Environmental Services & Equipment...... $0
Miscellaneous Energy.................... $0
Fisheries & Wildlife.................... $0
Commercial Fishing...................... $0
Hunting................................. $0
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate: ................. $72,683
Insurance............................... $41,123
Real Estate............................. $10,000
Commerical Banks........................ $6,900
Accountants............................. $5,000
Securities & Investment................. $3,000
Savings & Loans......................... $2,660
Finance & Credit Companies.............. $2,000
Credit Unions........................... $1,000
Miscellaneous Finance................... $1,000
Miscellaneous Business: ........................... $15,750
Misc Manufacturing & Distributing....... $5,200
Beer, Wine & Liquor..................... $3,500
Lodging & Tourism....................... $2,550
Textiles................................ $2,000
Food & Beverage......................... $1,000
Miscellaneous Business.................. $1,000
Chemical & Related Manufacturing........ $500
Casinos & Gambling...................... $0
Business Associates..................... $0
Retail Sales............................ $0
Miscellaneous Services.................. $0
Steel Production........................ $0
Business Services....................... $0
Recreation & Live Entertainment......... $0
Health: ........................................... $27,500
Health Professionals.................... $21,000
Pharmaceuticals & Health Products....... $6,000
Hospitals & Nursing Homes............... $500
Health Services......................... $0
Miscellaneous Health.................... $0
Lawyers & Lobbyists: .............................. $1,000
Lawyers & Lobbyists..................... $1,000
Transportation: ................................... $35,700
Air Transport........................... $19,680
Automotive.............................. $8,000
Railroads............................... $3,000
Trucking................................ $2,520
Sea Transport........................... $1,500
Miscellaneous Transport................. $1,000
Labor Union: ...................................... $59,460
Transportation Unions................... $33,210
Public Sector Unions.................... $15,250
Building Trades & Industrial Unions..... $11,000
Miscellaneous Unions.................... $0
Ideological/Single-Issue: ......................... $12,400
Gun Rights/Gun Control.................. $9,900
Miscellaneous Issues.................... $2,500
Leadership PACs......................... $0
Foreign & Defense Policy................ $0
Pro-Israel.............................. $0
Abortion Policy......................... $0
Republican/Conservative................. $0
Womens Issues........................... $0
Human Rights............................ $0
Democrat/Liberal........................ $0
Other: ............................................ $0
Other................................... $0
Non-Profit Institutions................. $0
Civil Servants & Public Officials....... $0
Education............................... $0
Retired................................. $0
Unknown: .......................................... $0
Unknown................................. $0
Homemakers/Non-income earners........... $0
No Employer Listed or Found............. $0
Generic Occupation/Category Unknown..... $0
Employer Listed/Category Unknown........ $0
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PARTIAL CYCLE DATA - Jan. 1, 1993 - Nov. 28, 1994
Total Contributions: .............................. $345,858
Total PAC Contributions: .......................... $257,110
Total Individual Contributions: ................... $75,300
Agriculture: ...................................... $18,200
Tobacco................................. $7,000
Dairy................................... $4,600
Food Processing & Sales................. $3,600
Forestry & Forest Products.............. $2,000
Agricultural Services & Products........ $1,000
Crop Production & Basic Processing...... $0
Commodity Brokers & Dealers............. $0
Poultry & Eggs.......................... $0
Livestock............................... $0
Miscellaneous Agriculture............... $0
Construction & Public Works: ...................... $5,500
Home Builders........................... $3,500
Construction Services................... $1,000
Building Materials & Equipment.......... $1,000
General Contractors..................... $0
Special Trade Contractors............... $0
Communication & Electronics: ...................... $13,250
Telephone Utilities..................... $11,250
Cable TV................................ $1,000
TV & Movie Production/Distribution...... $500
Computer Equipment & Services........... $500
Recorded Music Production............... $0
Misc. Communications & Electronics...... $0
Telecom Services & Equipment............ $0
Electronics Mfg & Services.............. $0
Printing & Publishing................... $0
Defense: .......................................... $10,500
Defense Aerospace....................... $7,000
Defense Electronics..................... $2,500
Miscellaneous Defense................... $1,000
Energy & Natural Resources: ....................... $4,000
Electric Utilities...................... $2,000
Oil & Gas............................... $1,500
Waste Management........................ $500
Miscellaneous Energy.................... $0
Mining.................................. $0
Environmental Services & Equipment...... $0
Nuclear Energy.......................... $0
Fisheries & Wildlife.................... $0
Commercial Fishing...................... $0
Hunting................................. $0
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate: ................. $48,000
Insurance............................... $29,500
Commerical Banks........................ $6,000
Securities & Investment................. $5,000
Real Estate............................. $4,000
Finance & Credit Companies.............. $2,000
Savings & Loans......................... $750
Miscellaneous Finance................... $750
Accountants............................. $0
Credit Unions........................... $0
Miscellaneous Business: ........................... $13,300
Beer, Wine & Liquor..................... $4,000
Misc Manufacturing & Distributing....... $3,100
Retail Sales............................ $2,050
Food & Beverage......................... $1,500
Textiles................................ $1,500
Lodging & Tourism....................... $850
Chemical & Related Manufacturing........ $300
Casinos & Gambling...................... $0
Business Associates..................... $0
Miscellaneous Business.................. $0
Miscellaneous Services.................. $0
Steel Production........................ $0
Business Services....................... $0
Recreation & Live Entertainment......... $0
Health: ........................................... $24,532
Health Professionals.................... $18,032
Pharmaceuticals & Health Products....... $5,500
Hospitals & Nursing Homes............... $1,000
Health Services......................... $0
Miscellaneous Health.................... $0
Lawyers & Lobbyists: .............................. $0
Lawyers & Lobbyists..................... $0
Transportation: ................................... $24,900
Air Transport........................... $18,400
Automotive.............................. $3,000
Trucking................................ $1,000
Railroads............................... $1,000
Miscellaneous Transport................. $1,000
Sea Transport........................... $500
Labor Union: ...................................... $47,690
Transportation Unions................... $25,885
Building Trades & Industrial Unions..... $9,560
Public Sector Unions.................... $9,245
Miscellaneous Unions.................... $3,000
Ideological/Single-Issue: ......................... $10,090
Gun Rights/Gun Control.................. $9,900
Abortion Policy......................... -$60
Miscellaneous Issues.................... $250
Foreign & Defense Policy................ $0
Pro-Israel.............................. $0
Republican/Conservative................. $0
Democrat/Liberal........................ $0
Womens Issues........................... $0
Human Rights............................ $0
Leadership PACs......................... $0
Other: ............................................ $0
Other................................... $0
Non-Profit Institutions................. $0
Civil Servants & Public Officials....... $0
Education............................... $0
Retired................................. $0
Unknown: .......................................... $22,300
Unknown................................. $22,300
Homemakers/Non-income earners........... $0
No Employer Listed or Found............. $0
Generic Occupation/Category Unknown..... $0
Employer Listed/Category Unknown........ $0
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VOTING RECORD SAMPLER
Project Vote Smart has compiled key votes in many different issue areas. You
no longer have to know bill numbers or bill titles in order to see how your
representatives are voting in those issue area of interest to you. Just call
our Voter's Research Hotline and one of our student interns or volunteers will
look up the key votes in issue areas of concern to you.
The following is a sampling of votes from our database. For more information
on each vote, please refer to the votes key file. All votes are referenced by
number and keyword. Use the following key to interpret each vote:
Y = voted YES
N = voted NO
PF = PAIRED FOR the vote
PA = PAIRED AGAINST the vote
S = was the SPEAKER and didn't vote
CI = did not vote bacause of a CONFLICT OF INTEREST
U = Did not vote
P = PRESENT, but had no STAND
AF = ANNOUNCED FOR the vote
AA = ANNOUNCED AGAINST the vote
-- = not eligible to vote at the time
Please call the the hotline at 1-800-622-SMART if you have any questions.
You will need to get the vote key file for the descriptors of these votes.
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0001:N 0002:Y 0003:Y 0005:Y 0007:Y 0008:Y 0009:Y 0014:N
0017:N 0018:Y 0019:Y 0021:N 0022:N 0023:Y 0050:Y 0051:Y
0053:Y 0055:Y 0056:Y 0057:U 0058:Y 0067:Y 0071:Y 0074:Y
0075:N 0078:Y 0080:Y 0081:N 0091:Y 0092:N 0158:Y 0159:N
0174:N 0180:Y 0191:N 0223:N 0250:Y 0251:Y 0268:Y 0270:N
0271:N 0275:N 0279:N 0285:Y 0286:U 0306:Y 0309:Y 0312:Y
0326:N 0327:N 0342:N 0358:Y 0364:N 0368:N 0369:N 0370:Y
0371:N 0388:N 0390:N 0400:Y 0401:N 0403:Y 0406:N 0408:Y
0409:N 0410:Y 0411:N 0425:N 0426:N 0428:N 0429:N 0480:N
0481:N 0482:Y 0483:Y 0484:Y 0485:Y 0486:Y 0487:U 0488:N
0489:N 0491:N 0492:Y 0493:Y 0494:Y 0495:N 0496:N 0497:N
0498:N 0499:N 0500:Y 0501:N 0502:Y 0503:N 0504:N 0505:Y
0506:N 0507:Y 0508:Y 0509:N 0510:N 0511:N 0512:Y 0513:Y
0514:N