| Full Name: | Tom Lantos |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Family: | Wife: Annette Tilemann; 2 Children, Annette, Katrina |
| Birth Date: | 02/01/1928 |
| Birth Place: | Budapest, Hungary |
| Home City: | San Mateo, CA |
| Religion: | Jewish |
Summary
Tom Lantos
Issue Category:
- Select One down
- Abortion
- Abortion and Reproductive
- Agriculture and Food
- Animals and Wildlife
- Arts and Entertainment
- 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 505 - Native Hawaiian Reorganization Act of 2007
Legislation (Yea)
Oct. 24, 2007 - Reaffirms that Native Hawaiians have the right to autonomy in their internal affairs, the right of self-determination and self-governance, the right to reorganize a ...
HR 4893 - Restricting Indian Gaming to Homelands of Tribes Act
Legislation (Nay)
Sept. 13, 2006 - Allows an Indian tribe to "host" one or more other tribes when creating a new gaming site (Sec. 2). Stipulates that the ...
HR 2107 - Interior Department FY98 Appropriations bill
More Key Votes
Legislation (Nay)
Oct. 24, 1997 - Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from using appropriated funds to purchase land to establish a new unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System, ...
Recent Public Statements
College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007
Feb. 7, 2008 - BREAK IN TRANSCRIPT Mr. LANTOS. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of the Lantos-Watt amendment to the Higher Education Reauthorization, H.R. 4137. This amendment ...
Lantos Outraged at PLO Praise for Late Terrorist George Habash
Jan. 29, 2008 - Lantos Outraged at PLO Praise for Late Terrorist George Habash Upon hearing that the Palestinian Liberation Organization's representative in Washington, Afif Safieh, has issued a ...
Lantos Calls for More Clarity from DHS to Avoid Another Passport Mess
More Public Statements
Jan. 18, 2008 - Lantos Calls for More Clarity from DHS to Avoid Another Passport Mess Congressman Tom Lantos (D-San Mateo, San Francisco) announced today that after months of ...
Recent Interest Group Ratings
| Span | Name | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2003-2004 | National Rural Health Association Positions | 0% |
Campaign Finances
| Election Cycle | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Total Income | $5,981.25 |
| Total Spent | $972,762.72 |
| Cash On Hand | $0.00 |
| Debt | $0.00 |
| Source | OpenSecrets.org |
| Updated | 06/27/2012 |
Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
Tom Lantos 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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