| Full Name: | Ken Salazar |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Family: | Wife: Hope; 2 Children: Melinda, Andrea |
| Birth Date: | 03/02/1955 |
| Birth Place: | Alamosa, CO |
Summary
Ken Salazar
Issue Category:
- Select One down
- Abortion
- Abortion and Reproductive
- Agriculture and Food
- Animals and Wildlife
- Arts, Entertainment, and History
- Budget, Spending and Taxes
- Business and Consumers
- Campaign Finance and Elections
- Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
- Conservative
- Crime
- Death Penalty
- Defense
- Drugs
- Education
- Employment and Affirmative Action
- Energy
- Environment
- Executive Branch
- Federal, State and Local Relations
- Foreign Affairs
- Gambling and Gaming
- Government Operations
- Guns
- Health and Health Care
- Housing and Property
- Immigration
- Indigenous Peoples
- Judicial Branch
- Labor Unions
- Legislative Branch
- Liberal
- Marriage, Family, and Children
- Military Personnel
- National Security
- Science
- Senior Citizens
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Social
- Stem Cell Research
- Technology and Communication
- Trade
- Transportation
- Unemployed and Low-Income
- Veterans
- Women
Recent Key Votes
HR 3221 - Housing Bill with Energy Tax Credit Extensions
Legislation (Yea)
July 26, 2008 - Increases the national debt limit from $9.82 trillion to $10.62 trillion (Sec. 3083). Establishes the Home Ownership Preservation Entity Fund to fund ...
S Amdt 4983 - Housing Foreclosure Assistance Programs
Amendment (Yea)
June 25, 2008 - Establishes the Federal Housing Finance Agency, with regulatory authority over Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, the Federal Home Loan Banks, and the Office of Finance ...
S Amdt 4719 - Optional Wind Damage Insurance
More Key Votes
Amendment (Nay)
May 7, 2008 - Prohibits duplicate coverage of the same property by the flood insurance and multiperil insurance plans available under the national flood insurance program. ...
Recent Public Statements
Land and Water Conservation Grants Helped Fund New Parks, Recreation Facilities in 338 Communities in 2012, Report Shows
April 11, 2013 - More than $42 million in grants from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) enabled partners in 338 communities across the country to establish or ...
Salazar Cites Importance to Economy and Connecting People to Outdoors, Commends President for Supporting Full LWCF Funding by 2015 in Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2014
April 11, 2013 - More than $42 million in grants from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) enabled partners in 338 communities across the country to establish or ...
FY2014 Request Reflects Administration Commitment to Priority Missions, Jobs and Economic Recovery, Fair Return to Taxpayers, Cost Sharing
More Public Statements
April 10, 2013 - President Obama's fiscal year 2014 budget request of $11.9 billion for the Department of the Interior maintains critical funding for the Department's core missions, while ...
Campaign Finances
| Election Cycle | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Total Income | $2,960,111.00 |
| Total Spent | $1,723,197.00 |
| Cash On Hand | $1,293,915.00 |
| Debt | $0.00 |
| Source | OpenSecrets.org |
| Updated | 12/31/2012 |
Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
Ken Salazar REPEATEDLY REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY RESPONSES TO CITIZENS ON ISSUES THROUGH THE 2004 NATIONAL POLITICAL AWARENESS TEST Ken Salazar REFUSED TO PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION WHEN ASKED TO DO SO BY: Major News Organizations and key national leaders of both parties including, John McCain, Republican Senator Geraldine Ferraro, Former Democratic Congresswoman Michael Dukakis, Former Democratic Governor Bill Frenzel, Former Republican Congressman Richard Kimball, Project Vote Smart President
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