| Full Name: | John W. Olver |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Family: | Wife: Rose; 1 Child: Martha |
| Birth Date: | 09/03/1936 |
| Birth Place: | Honesdale, PA |
| Home City: | Amherst, MA |
Summary
John W. Olver
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 3630 - Extends Payroll Tax Cut
Legislation (Yea)
Feb. 17, 2012 - Extends the temporary employee payroll tax rate of 4.2 percent through February 29, 2012 (Sec. 101). Exempts self-employment income in excess of ...
HR 3630 - Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Extension
Legislation (Did Not Vote)
Dec. 20, 2011 - Extends the temporary employee payroll tax rate of 4.2 percent through February 29, 2012 (Sec. 101). Exempts self-employment income in excess of ...
HR 3630 - Reduces Payroll Taxes and Unemployment Benefits
More Key Votes
Legislation (Nay)
Dec. 13, 2011 - Extends the temporary employee payroll tax rate of 4.2 percent through 2012, whereas under existing law the temporary tax rate is set to expire ...
Recent Public Statements
Letter to President Obama - Medicare Eligibility
Dec. 13, 2012 - Today, Congressmen Joe Courtney (D-CT), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), and 88 House Democrats urged President Obama to reject House Republican efforts to raise the Medicare eligibility ...
Letter to King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa
Oct. 16, 2012 - Last week, Congressman Jim McDermott (D-WA) authored a bipartisan, bicameral letter to the King of Bahrain expressing concern about the Bahraini highest court's refusal to ...
Legislative Updates from September and October
More Public Statements
Oct. 10, 2012 - On September 4, I signed onto a resolution rejecting the provisions in the House Republican-proposed Farm Bill that would have made ruinous cuts to the ...
Recent Interest Group Ratings
| Span | Name | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Alliance for Retired Americans Positions | 100% |
Campaign Finances
| Election Cycle | 2012 |
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| Total Income | $354,062.01 |
| Total Spent | $207,267.03 |
| Cash On Hand | $205,422.57 |
| Debt | $0.00 |
| Source | OpenSecrets.org |
| Updated | 09/30/2011 |
Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
John Olver has 100% Political Courage
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