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E. Benjamin 'Ben' Nelson

Full Name: E. Benjamin 'Ben' Nelson
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Diane; 4 Children: Kevin, Kristy, Patrick, Sara
Birth Date: 05/17/1941
Birth Place: McCook, NE
Home City: Omaha, NE
Religion: Methodist

Recent Key Votes

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Recent Public Statements

20 Years of Public Service Comes to an End

Dec. 17, 2012 - We are nearing the end of these weekly columns as my Senate offices are nearly closed and computers as well as equipment are being returned ...

Letter to The Honorable Harry Reid and The Honorable Mitch McConnell - Six Months After the Senate Passed a Bipartisan Jobs Bill, The House Has Failed to Act

Dec. 13, 2012 - U.S. Senator Tim Johnson today voiced his support for including the farm bill in any end-of-the year legislation. In a letter to Senate leadership, Johnson ...

Senate Gives Alternative Fuels a Boost

Dec. 4, 2012 - For states like Nebraska that lead the nation in the production of ethanol and development of other bio fuels, there were some anxious moments in ...

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Campaign Finances

Election Cycle 2012
Total Income $4,431,358.00
Total Spent $1,624,177.00
Cash On Hand $3,107,675.00
Debt $0.00
Source OpenSecrets.org
Updated 09/30/2011
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Ben Nelson REPEATEDLY REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY RESPONSES TO CITIZENS ON ISSUES THROUGH THE 2006 NATIONAL POLITICAL AWARENESS TEST WHEN ASKED TO DO SO BY Key national leaders of both major 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 Over 100 news organizations throughout the nation also urged their candidates to supply their issue positions through the National Political Awareness Test.

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View E. Benjamin 'Ben' Nelson's Congressional Election 2000 National Political Awareness Test
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