| Full Name: | Richard 'Dick' Zimmer |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Family: | Wife: Mary Goodspeed; 2 Children: Carl, Benjamin |
| Birth Date: | 08/16/1944 |
| Birth Place: | Newark, NJ |
| Home City: | Flemington, NJ |
| Religion: | Jewish |
Summary
Richard 'Dick' Zimmer
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 3610 - Omnibus FY97 Appropriations bill
Legislation (Yea)
Sept. 28, 1996 - Bans the use of funds to pay for an abortion, except in the case of rape or if the woman's life is endangered. ...
HR 3539 - Federal Aviation Authorization Act of 1996
Legislation (Yea)
Sept. 27, 1996 - Changes the FAA's mandate by removing functions related to the promotion of the airline industry, thus making it responsible only for promoting aviation safety. ...
HR 2202 - Immigration Reform bill
More Key Votes
Legislation (Yea)
Sept. 25, 1996 - Allows employers in 5 of the 7 states with the highest number of undocumented workers to voluntarily participate in pilot programs in which they ...
Recent Public Statements
Zimmer Demands Senator Ted Stevens Resign
Oct. 28, 2008 - ZIMMER DEMANDS SENATOR TED STEVENS RESIGN - Zimmer Calls on Lautenberg to Ask for Fellow Appropriator's Resignation - U.S. Senate candidate Dick Zimmer today called ...
Waste of the Week, #12: Wood Use Research
Oct. 23, 2008 - WASTE OF THE WEEK, #12: WOOD USE RESEARCH U.S. Senate candidate Dick Zimmer's "Waste of the Week" campaign this week highlighted Senator Frank Lautenberg's support ...
Lautenberg International Airport
More Public Statements
Oct. 22, 2008 - LAUTENBERG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Waste of the WeekÂSpecial Edition U.S. Senate candidate Dick Zimmer today endorsed naming Denver International Airport after Senator Frank Lautenberg, as suggested ...
Campaign Finances
| Election Cycle | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Total Income | $992,085.00 |
| Total Spent | $971,240.00 |
| Cash On Hand | $20,841.00 |
| Debt | $0.00 |
| Source | OpenSecrets.org |
| Updated | 12/31/2012 |
Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
Richard Zimmer 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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