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John Eric Ensign

Full Name: John Eric Ensign
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Darlene Sciaretta; 3 Children: Trevor, Michael, Siena
Birth Date: 03/25/1958
Birth Place: Roseville, CA
Home City: Las Vegas, NV
Religion: Christian

Recent Key Votes

S Amdt 279 - Removing the Buy American Clause
Amendment (Yea)

Feb. 4, 2009

HR 7081 - United States - India Nuclear Agreement
Legislation (Yea)

Oct. 1, 2008 - Provides for the transfer of nuclear technology and materials to India for non-military use (Sec 101). Opens civilian nuclear facilities for inspection ...

HR 4040 - Consumer Product Safety Commission Bill
Legislation (Yea)

July 31, 2008 - Increases yearly appropriations for the Consumer Product Safety Commission to (Sec. 201): $118.20 million for fiscal year (FY) 2010; $115.64 million for FY ...

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Recent Public Statements

Farewell to the Senate

May 2, 2011 - FAREWELL TO THE SENATE Mr. ENSIGN. Mr. President, I rise today to deliver a very difficult speech. This will be my farewell speech to the ...

Letter to The Honorable Robert F. Hale, Under Secretary (Comptroller) and Chief Financial Officer for the Department of Defense

April 29, 2011 - Dear Under Secretary Hale: We are writing to express our concerns over the Department's efforts to estimate, identify, recover and eliminate improper payments. During your ...

Ensign to Resign from Office

April 21, 2011 - Senator John Ensign today announced his resignation as the 24th United States Senator from the state of Nevada. In a letter to Vice President Joe ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2001-2002 National Foreign Trade Council Postions 50%
2003-2004 National Foreign Trade Council Positions 50%
2005-2006 National Foreign Trade Council Positions 33%
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Campaign Finances

Election Cycle 2012
Total Income $886,847.00
Total Spent $2,184,510.00
Cash On Hand $4,370.00
Debt $45,574.00
Source OpenSecrets.org
Updated 09/30/2011
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

John Ensign 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 John Eric Ensign's Congressional Election 1996 National Political Awareness Test
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