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Representative James 'Jim' Himes

Full Name: James 'Jim' Himes
Office: U.S. House (CT) - District 4, Democratic
First Elected: 11/04/2008
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Mary; 2 Children: Emma, Linley
Birth Date: 07/05/1966
Birth Place: Lima, Peru
Home City: Greenwich, CT
Religion: Christian (Presbyterian)

Recent Key Votes

HR 6156 - Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012
Legislation (Yea)

Nov. 16, 2012 - Authorizes the President to extend nondiscriminatory treatment to the products of the Russian Federation, effective on the date the Russian Federation is admitted into ...

H Amdt 1140 - Prohibits Reductions to Strategic Nuclear Arms Required by New START
Amendment (Nay)

May 18, 2012 - Prohibits any funds appropriated to the Department of Defense from being used to reduce, convert, or decommission any strategic delivery system as required under ...

HR 2072 - Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2012
Legislation (Yea)

May 9, 2012 - Reauthorizes the Export-Import Bank until the end of fiscal year 2014, whereas existing law authorized the Bank until the end of fiscal year 2011 ...

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Recent Public Statements

MSNBC "Hardball with Chris Matthews" - Transcript - Privacy Rights and National Security

June 18, 2013 - BREAK IN TRANSCRIPT MATTHEWS: Well, joining me now is U.S. Congressman Jim Himes, Democrat of Connecticut. He`s a member of the House Intelligence Committee. Congressman ...

MTA Responds to Murphy, Blumenthal, Himes Call for Safety Upgrades, Thorough Investigation

June 10, 2013 - Today,U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Congressman Jim Himes (D-Conn.) released the following statement on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Metro-North ...

Himes Statement on Verizon Phone Records

June 6, 2013 - Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) released the following statement in response to reports that Verizon has been under court order to release all phone record data ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2009-2010 PeacePAC Positions (PeacePAC is sister organization of Council for a Livable World rating House Only) 100%
2009 Resolve Uganda Lifetime Score 25%
2011 Peace Action West Positions 52%
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Campaign Finances

Election Cycle 2012
Total Income $3,035,222.27
Total Spent $2,289,994.06
Cash On Hand $762,091.15
Debt $270,001.00
Source OpenSecrets.org
Updated 12/31/2012
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Jim Himes refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2012 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.

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Contact Information

Washington, D.C. Webmail
https://himes.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

Washington, D.C. Website
http://himes.house.gov/

Capitol Website - Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/CongressmanJimHimes

Capitol Website - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/user/congressmanhimes

Capitol Website - Twitter
http://twitter.com/#!/jahimes

Washington, D.C.
119 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-5541
Fax: 202-225-9629

District
211 State Street
2nd Floor
Bridgeport, CT 06604
Phone: 866-453-0028
Fax: 203-333-6655

District
888 Washington Boulevard
10th Floor
Stamford, CT 06901
Phone: 866-453-0028
Fax: 203-333-6655

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