| Full Name: | E. Benjamin 'Ben' Nelson |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Family: | Wife: Diane; 4 Children: Kevin, Kristy, Patrick, Sara |
| Birth Date: | 05/17/1941 |
| Birth Place: | McCook, NE |
| Home City: | Omaha, NE |
| Religion: | Methodist |
Summary
E. Benjamin 'Ben' Nelson
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 5281 - DREAM Act
Legislation (Nay)
Dec. 18, 2010 - Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to cancel the removal of an undocumented immigrant and grant him or her conditional nonimmigrant status for a ...
S Amdt 4214 - National Guard Deployment on Southern U.S. Land Border
Amendment (Yea)
May 27, 2010 - -Rescinds $250 million in unobligated amounts made available under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ("stimulus bill") to offset the aforementioned appropriation for ...
S Amdt 1399 - Requiring Completion of Reinforced Border Fencing
More Key Votes
Amendment (Yea)
July 8, 2009 - Deems vehicle barriers, motion sensitive cameras and other forms of "virtual fencing" ineffective, and therefore do not meet the requirement of being a pedestrian ...
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
More Public Statements
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 ...
Recent Interest Group Ratings
| Span | Name | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-2010 | Federation for American Immigration Reform Positions | 71% |
| 2009-2010 | American Immigration Lawyers Association U.S. Senate Score | 0% |
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 |
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
