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Summary

Thaddeus 'Thad' G. McCotter

Full Name: Thaddeus 'Thad' G. McCotter
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Rita; 3 Children: George, Timothy, Emilia
Birth Date: 08/22/1965
Birth Place: Detroit, MI
Home City: Livonia, MI
Religion: Roman Catholic

Recent Key Votes

HR 3835 - Extends Pay Freeze for Congress and Non-Military Federal Workers
Legislation (Yea)

Feb. 1, 2012 - Prohibits any statutory pay adjustment from taking effect until December 31, 2013 (Sec. 1). Prohibits any cost-of-living adjustment from taking effect until ...

H J Res 2 - Proposing a Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
Legislation-Joint Resolution (Yea)

Nov. 18, 2011 - Requires total federal expenditures to not exceed total federal revenue for a fiscal year, unless three-fifths of both chambers of Congress vote to authorize ...

H Res 1031 - Establishment of the Office of Congressional Ethics
Legislation-Resolution (Nay)

March 11, 2008 - States that the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) shall be governed by a board of six individuals, three of whom are appointed by the ...

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Recent Public Statements

U.S. Representative Thaddeus McCotter's Statement on Supreme Court Health Care Decision

June 28, 2012 - U.S. Representative Thaddeus McCotter made this statement following the Supreme Court's decision on the Affordable Care Act: "This errant decision is the bitter fruit of ...

Letter to the Honorable Tom Vilsack, Secretary U.S. Department of Agriculture

June 8, 2012 - The Honorable Tom Vilsack Secretary U.S. Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Avenue, Southwest Washington, D.C. 20250 Dear Secretary Vilsack: We are writing in support of ...

U.S. Representative Thaddeus McCotter Statement on May Unemployment Report

June 1, 2012 - U.S. Representative Thaddeus G. McCotter (MI) on May's Unemployment Report: "Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced the seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate for May rose to ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2010 Citizens Against Government Waste Positions 80%
2009 Citizens Against Government Waste Positions 84%
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Campaign Finances

Election Cycle 2012
Total Income $549,318.61
Total Spent $548,703.51
Cash On Hand $615.10
Debt $105,636.24
Source OpenSecrets.org
Updated 12/31/2012
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Thaddeus McCotter refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2010 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.

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