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Term Start	Term End	Role	State	Party
2009	2010	Representative	MA	Democrat
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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	Nay (with party) January 15, 2009
H.R.384 TARP Reform and Accountability Act On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 3 to H R 384	Nay (with party) January 15, 2009

Voting Trends Analysis

The information below is an initial analysis of voting trends for this Member of Congress, calculated by cross-referencing all of this member's votes from the 110th Congress (Jan. 2007 - Dec. 2008). The results are intended to offer some helpful context for the place that this Member of Congress occupies in the Congressional landscape. In the next steps of site development, OpenCongress will incorporate more detailed analyses of voting trends to give you a comprehensive snapshot of every Member of Congress.

Most often votes with: Rep. James McGovern [D, MA-3]
Least often votes with: Rep. Trent Franks [R, AZ-2]
Republican most often votes with: Rep. Christopher Smith [R, NJ-4]
Democrat least often votes with: Rep. John Barrow [D, GA-12]
Votes with party: 97%
Abstains: 3%

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Sen. John Kerry [D, MA] [12] Sen. Edward Kennedy [D, MA] [12] Rep. Edward Markey [D, MA-7] [5] Rep. Niki Tsongas [D, MA-5] [1]	H.Res.530 H.Res.530 [1] H.R.6304 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of ... [1] S.2191 Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of ... [1] H.R.6690 Sound Dollar and Economic Stimulus Act of... [1] H.R.6867 Unemployment Compensation Extension Act o... [1]	Mental health services [1] Immigration [1] Trade [1] Environmental protection [1] Foreign aid [1]

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John Tierney in the News

January 13, 2009 North Shore goes to Washington Locals excited to see historic ...

But with a week left before the election, Plamowski sent off an e-mail to Congressman John Tierney's office asking for one inauguration ticket. ...

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Source: The Salem News, MA

January 13, 2009 Some locals land inauguration tickets

Congressman John Tierney said that this year was very different than the 2000 and 2004 inaugurations, where his office was able to fulfill almost every ...

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Source: The Daily News of Newburyport, MA

January 13, 2009 Stimulant exemptions in baseball on the rise

Rep. John Tierney, who brought up the issue last year, was not available for comment. Just eight TUEs were granted for illnesses other than ADHD: three for ...

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Source: nwitimes.com, IN

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John Tierney in the Blogs

January 13, 2009 Ryan's Take: Obama's Civil Union Stance Officially a Gimmick

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January 12, 2009 Ryan's Take: Stopped Reading Here

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January 12, 2009 Ryan's Take: Now's the Time for Gas Tax

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Campaign Contributions

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Top Funding Industry: Labor
Top Contributor: National Community Action Foundation ($10,000)

Industry	Donation	% of total
Labor	$110,800	26.1 %
Lawyers & Lobbyists	$63,062	14.8 %
Other	$60,450	14.2 %
Finance/Insur/RealEst	$42,750	10.1 %
Misc Business	$33,300	7.8 %
Health	$26,850	6.3 %
Communic/Electronics	$23,350	5.5 %
Ideology/Single-Issue	$19,010	4.5 %
Defense	$15,000	3.5 %
Transportation	$13,750	3.2 %
Construction	$10,750	2.5 %
Energy/Nat Resource	$4,250	1.0 %
Agribusiness	$2,000	0.5 %
Total:	$425,322

Industry	Donation	% of total
Labor	$105,700	26.8 %
Lawyers & Lobbyists	$65,900	16.7 %
Other	$50,500	12.8 %
Finance/Insur/RealEst	$44,900	11.4 %
Health	$33,750	8.5 %
Misc Business	$27,862	7.1 %
Communic/Electronics	$17,850	4.5 %
Transportation	$15,000	3.8 %
Construction	$13,350	3.4 %
Ideology/Single-Issue	$7,045	1.8 %
Agribusiness	$6,905	1.7 %
Defense	$4,500	1.1 %
Energy/Nat Resource	$1,750	0.4 %
Total:	$395,012

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John Tierney in the News

January 13, 2009 North Shore goes to Washington Locals excited to see historic ...

January 13, 2009 Some locals land inauguration tickets

January 13, 2009 Stimulant exemptions in baseball on the rise

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John Tierney in the Blogs

January 13, 2009 Ryan's Take: Obama's Civil Union Stance Officially a Gimmick

January 12, 2009 Ryan's Take: Stopped Reading Here

January 12, 2009 Ryan's Take: Now's the Time for Gas Tax

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