| Full Name: | Walter 'Wally' Herger, Jr. |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Family: | Wife: Pamela; 9 Children |
| Birth Date: | 05/20/1945 |
| Birth Place: | Sutter County, CA |
| Home City: | Chico, CA |
| Religion: | Mormon |
Summary
Walter 'Wally' Herger, Jr.
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 6429 - STEM Jobs Act of 2012
Legislation (Did Not Vote)
Nov. 30, 2012 - Repeals the Diversity Immigrant Visa program, which provides visas to 55,000 randomly selected qualified immigrants from countries with low rates of immigration to the ...
HR 6429 - STEM Jobs Act of 2012
Legislation (Yea)
Sept. 20, 2012 - Repeals the Diversity Immigrant Visa program, which provides visas to 55,000 randomly selected qualified immigrants from countries with low rates of immigration to the ...
HR 4628 - Extending Student Loan Interest Rates
More Key Votes
Legislation (Yea)
April 27, 2012 - Extends the following interest rates for Federal Direct Stafford Loans made to undergraduates from July 1, 2012 to July 1, 2013 (Sec. 2): ...
Recent Public Statements
HHS Inspector General Report Highlights Failure of CMS to Protect Medicare Beneficiaries from Identity Theft
Oct. 22, 2012 - The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released a new report detailing repeated occasions when the Centers for ...
House Leaders Express Concern that Nearly $10 Billion in Health IT Spending May Have Been Wasted
Oct. 4, 2012 - Today, Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI), Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Chairman Joe Pitts ...
Disapproving Rule Relating to Waiver and Expenditure Authority with Respect to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program
More Public Statements
Sept. 21, 2012 - Mr. HERGER. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.J. Res. 118 because I believe Congress must act to preserve a principle that has helped ...
Recent Interest Group Ratings
| Span | Name | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | National Association for College Admission Counseling Positions | 0% |
| 2011 | National Education Association Positions | F |
| 2010 | Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Positions | 50% |
Campaign Finances
| Election Cycle | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Total Income | $305,169.02 |
| Total Spent | $215,583.27 |
| Cash On Hand | $506,981.31 |
| Debt | $0.00 |
| Source | OpenSecrets.org |
| Updated | 09/30/2011 |
Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
Wally Herger, Jr. refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2010 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.
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View Walter 'Wally' Herger, Jr.'s California Congressional Election 2008 Political Courage Test
