| Full Name: | Fred Dalton Thompson |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Family: | Wife: Jeri Kehn; 5 Children: Tony, Betsy (deceased), Daniel, Hayden, Samual |
| Birth Date: | 08/19/1942 |
| Birth Place: | Sheffield, AL |
| Home City: | Lawrenceburg, TN |
| Religion: | Church of Christ |
Summary
Fred Dalton Thompson
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 5005 - Establishing the Department of Homeland Security
Legislation (Yea)
Nov. 19, 2002 - Consolidates 22 independent agencies into the new department, including Secret Service, Transportation Security Administration, Coast Guard, Customs Service and Federal Emergency Management Agency. ...
HR 3295 - Help America Vote Act of 2002
Legislation (Yea)
Oct. 16, 2002 - $325 million to replace punch card and lever voting machines by the 2004 elections. $325 million for states to improve their election ...
HR 5010 - Department of Defense Appropriations, Fiscal Year 2003
More Key Votes
Legislation (Yea)
Oct. 16, 2002 - $71.6 billion for procurement of aircraft, missiles, weapons, combat vehicles and shipbuilding. $114.8 billion for armed forces operations and maintenance. ...
Recent Public Statements
NBC "Meet the Press" - Transcript
Nov. 2, 2008 - MR. BROKAW: All right, thanks, Chuck. We'll see you later on "Meet the Press" on our roundtable. We are joined now by former Tennessee Senator ...
Fred Thompson Statement on Huckabee's Comments on CNN
Jan. 18, 2008 - Fred Thompson Statement on Huckabee's Comments on CNN McLean, VA - Fred Thompson released the following statement today on Governor Mike Huckabee's comments on CNN ...
Needing a Win, Thompson Lays into Rivals
More Public Statements
Jan. 17, 2008 - Needing a win, Thompson lays into rivals News Journal, Wilmington, Delaware BILL THEOBALD, Gannett News Service Fred Thompson accused Mitt Romney of pandering. He called ...
Recent Interest Group Ratings
| Span | Name | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Positions | 0% |
| 1999-2000 | The Humane Society Legislative Fund Positions | 0% |
Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
Fred Thompson repeatedly refused to provide any responses to citizens on the issues through the 2008 Political Courage Test when asked to do so by national leaders of the political parties, prominent members of the media, Project Vote Smart President Richard Kimball, and Project Vote Smart staff.
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View Fred Dalton Thompson's Congressional Election 1994 National Political Awareness Test
