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Term Start	Term End	Role	State	Party
2009	2010	Representative	CA	Republican
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Recent Voting History

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Bill	Voted
H.R.384 TARP Reform and Accountability Act On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 6 to H R 384	Aye (with party) January 15, 2009
H.R.384 TARP Reform and Accountability Act On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 5 to H R 384	Aye (with party) January 15, 2009
H.R.384 TARP Reform and Accountability Act On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 3 to H R 384	Aye (with party) January 15, 2009

Voting Trends Analysis

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Most often votes with: Rep. Adrian Smith [R, NE-3]
Least often votes with: Rep. Jesse Jackson [D, IL-2]
Democrat most often votes with: Rep. John Barrow [D, GA-12]
Republican least often votes with: Wayne Gilchrest
Votes with party: 93%
Abstains: 4%

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Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA] [4] Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA] [3] Rep. C. Thompson [D, CA-1] [1]	S.2191 Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of ... [1] S.1060 Second Chance Act of 2007 [1] H.R.1258 H.R.1258 [1] H.R.5460 H.R.5460 [1] H.R.5351 Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation ... [1]

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January 15, 2009 OpenCongress - House Roll Call #21 Details

Rep. Doc Hastings [R, WA-4], Aye. Rep. Martin Heinrich [D, NM-1], Nay. Rep. Dean Heller [R, NV-2], Nay. Rep. Jeb Hensarling [R, TX-5], Aye. Rep. Walter Herger [R, CA-2], Aye. Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin [D, SD-0], Nay ...

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January 14, 2009 OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - H.Res.52 Providing for ...

Rep. Gregg Harper [R, MS-3] · Rep. Doc Hastings [R, WA-4] · Rep. Dean Heller [R, NV-2] · Rep. Jeb Hensarling [R, TX-5] · Rep. Walter Herger [R, CA-2] · Rep. Peter Hoekstra [R, MI-2] · Rep. Duncan Hunter [R, CA-52]

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January 14, 2009 OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - H.R.2 Children's Health Insurance ...

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Top Funding Industry: Finance/Insur/RealEst
Top Contributor: Sierra Pacific Industries ($16,900)

Industry	Donation	% of total
Finance/Insur/RealEst	$167,685	22.8 %
Agribusiness	$136,374	18.5 %
Misc Business	$83,076	11.3 %
Construction	$77,700	10.5 %
Health	$74,550	10.1 %
Energy/Nat Resource	$56,100	7.6 %
Lawyers & Lobbyists	$32,150	4.4 %
Transportation	$30,985	4.2 %
Other	$20,800	2.8 %
Communic/Electronics	$17,000	2.3 %
Defense	$17,000	2.3 %
Labor	$14,000	1.9 %
Ideology/Single-Issue	$9,383	1.3 %
Total:	$736,803

Industry	Donation	% of total
Finance/Insur/RealEst	$147,550	27.4 %
Agribusiness	$103,711	19.3 %
Health	$68,400	12.7 %
Misc Business	$52,900	9.8 %
Transportation	$46,811	8.7 %
Energy/Nat Resource	$30,500	5.7 %
Construction	$24,000	4.5 %
Lawyers & Lobbyists	$22,640	4.2 %
Other	$11,200	2.1 %
Ideology/Single-Issue	$10,537	2.0 %
Communic/Electronics	$10,000	1.9 %
Labor	$7,000	1.3 %
Defense	$3,000	0.6 %
Total:	$538,249

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January 15, 2009 OpenCongress - House Roll Call #21 Details

January 14, 2009 OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - H.Res.52 Providing for ...

January 14, 2009 OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - H.R.2 Children's Health Insurance ...

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