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Representative Christopher 'Chris' Patrick Gibson

Full Name: Christopher 'Chris' Patrick Gibson
Office: U.S. House (NY) - District 19, Republican
First Elected: 11/02/2010
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Mary Jo; 3 Children: Katie, Maggie, Connor
Birth Date: 05/13/1964
Birth Place: Rockville Centre, NY
Home City: Kinderhook, NY

Recent Key Votes

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 1540 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
Legislation (Yea)

Dec. 14, 2011 - Authorizes the Armed Forces of the United States to detain covered persons in military custody pending disposition under the law of war (Secs. 1021 ...

HR 3080 - Free Trade Agreement with Korea
Legislation (Yea)

Oct. 12, 2011 - Establishes preferential tariff treatment for originating goods (Sec. 202). Defines "preferential tariff treatment" as the customs duty rate for an originating good ...

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Recent Public Statements

Letter to The Honorable Jack Lew, Secretary of the Treasury - IRS Targeting

May 17, 2013 - Only available in PDF format, please see source to view document.

Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013

May 8, 2013 - BREAK IN TRANSCRIPT Mr. GIBSON. I thank the chairman. And I thank the gen tle lady from Alabama (Mrs. Roby) for bringing the bill. I ...

Commemorating Building Safety Month

May 6, 2013 - Mr. GIBSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate the start of Building Safety Month, specifically in recognition of the expertise, leadership, and influence of ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2009 Resolve Uganda Lifetime Score 25%
2011 Peace Action West Positions 39%
2011 Friends Committee on National Legislation Positions 17%
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Campaign Finances

Election Cycle 2012
Total Income $2,177,704.70
Total Spent $2,153,688.97
Cash On Hand $15,015.92
Debt $1,350.00
Source OpenSecrets.org
Updated 12/31/2012
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Chris Gibson 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
http://gibson.house.gov/Contact/

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

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

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

Capitol Website - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/repchrisgibson

Washington, D.C.
1708 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-5614
Fax: 202-225-1168

District
92 Sullivan Avenue
Post Office Box 578
Liberty, NY 12754
Phone: 845-747-9261

District
25 Chestnut Street
Cooperstown, NY 13326
Phone: 607-282-4002

District
4328 Albany Post Road (Route 9)
Hyde Park, NY 12538
Phone: 845-698-0132

District
111 Main Street
Delhi, NY 13753
Phone: 607-746-9537

District
2 Hudson Street
Post Office BOX 775
Kinderhook, NY 12106
Phone: 518-610-8133

District
721 Broadway
Kingston, NY 12401
Phone: 845-514-2322

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