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Representative William 'Mac' M. Thornberry

Full Name: William 'Mac' M. Thornberry
Office: U.S. House (TX) - District 13, Republican
First Elected: 11/08/1994
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Sally; 2 Children: Will, Mary Kemp
Birth Date: 07/15/1958
Birth Place: Clarendon, TX
Home City: Clarendon, TX
Religion: Presbyterian

Recent Key Votes

H Amdt 1127 - Repeals Indefinite Military Detention Provisions
Amendment (Nay)

May 18, 2012 - Prohibits individuals associated with al-Qaeda or the Taliban, or who participated in the attacks of September 11, 2001, from being detained without trial if ...

S 990 - Patriot Act Extension
Legislation (Yea)

May 26, 2011

HR 514 - Extension of Various Patriot Act Provisions
Legislation (Yea)

Feb. 17, 2011 - Extends the expiration date from February 28, 2011, to May 27, 2011, for provisions concerning the following (Sec. 2): Court-approved electronic surveillance of ...

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Recent Public Statements

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014

June 12, 2013 - BREAK IN TRANSCRIPT Mr. THORNBERRY. I appreciate the chairman yielding. I think the first thing that should be said is that it is a tremendous ...

Defense Authorization Bill Headed to House floor

June 6, 2013 - U.S. Congressman Mac Thornberry, the Vice Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, announced today that the Committee approved the National Defense Authorization Act for ...

H.R. 2217, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2014

June 5, 2013 - Mr. THORNBERRY. Mr. Chair, I rise in support of very important report language included in the Homeland Security Appropriations bill, which will sustain inland Border ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2011-2012 American Civil Liberties Union Positions 0%
2009-2010 Irregular Times/Progressive Patriots/That's My Congress Net Congressional Score 22%
2009-2010 Irregular Times/Progressive Patriots/That's My Congress Regressive Action Score 56
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Campaign Finances

Election Cycle 2012
Total Income $1,092,128.93
Total Spent $870,521.11
Cash On Hand $461,600.31
Debt $0.00
Source OpenSecrets.org
Updated 12/31/2012
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Mac Thornberry 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://thornberry.house.gov/contact/

Washington, D.C. Website
http://www.thornberry.house.gov/

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

Capitol Website - Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/repmacthornberry?v=info

Capitol Website - Twitter
https://twitter.com/MacTXPress

Washington, D.C.
2329 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-3706
Fax: 202-225-3486
Fax: 202-226-1087

District
905 South Fillmore Street
Suite 520
Amarillo, TX 79101
Phone: 806-371-8844
Fax: 806-371-7044

District
2525 Kell Boulevard
Suite 406
Wichita Falls, TX 76308
Phone: 940-692-1700
Fax: 940-692-0539

Key Staff
Bill Harris
Chief of Staff
2457 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-4313
Phone: 202-225-3706
Fax: 202-225-3486

Key Staff
Kelly Stone
Scheduler
2457 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-4313
Phone: 202-225-3706
Fax: 202-225-3486

Key Staff
George Rasley
Press Secretary
2457 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-4313
Phone: 202-225-3706
Fax: 202-225-3486

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