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Edolphus 'Ed' Towns

Full Name: Edolphus 'Ed' Towns
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Gwendolyn Towns; 2 Children: Darryl, Deidra
Birth Date: 07/21/1934
Birth Place: Chadbourn, NC
Home City: Brooklyn, NY
Religion: Baptist

Recent Key Votes

H Amdt 1140 - Prohibits Reductions to Strategic Nuclear Arms Required by New START
Amendment (Nay)

May 18, 2012 - Prohibits any funds appropriated to the Department of Defense from being used to reduce, convert, or decommission any strategic delivery system as required under ...

HR 1540 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
Legislation (Nay)

Dec. 14, 2011 - Authorizes the Armed Forces of the United States to detain covered persons in military custody pending disposition under the law of war (Secs. 1021 ...

HR 3080 - Free Trade Agreement with Korea
Legislation (Nay)

Oct. 12, 2011 - Establishes preferential tariff treatment for originating goods (Sec. 202). Defines "preferential tariff treatment" as the customs duty rate for an originating good ...

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Recent Public Statements

Letter to Mayor Michael Bloomberg - D-SNAP

Dec. 12, 2012 - Today, U.S. Representatives Jerrold Nadler, Nydia Velazquez, Carolyn Maloney, Gregory Meeks, Joseph Crowley, Eliot Engel, Edolphus Towns, and José E. Serrano called on Mayor Michael ...

Letter to President Obama, House and Senate Leadership

Dec. 11, 2012 - Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and 18 other House Members sent a letter to ...

Letter to House and Senate Leadership - Unemployment

Dec. 7, 2012 - Dear House and Senate Leaders, While our economy is showing signs of recovery with the addition of 171,000 jobs in October 2012 and the unemployment ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2009-2010 PeacePAC Positions (PeacePAC is sister organization of Council for a Livable World rating House Only) 83%
2009 Resolve Uganda Lifetime Score 50%
2011 Peace Action West Positions 85%
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Campaign Finances

Election Cycle 2012
Total Income $771,006.95
Total Spent $772,796.95
Cash On Hand $19.44
Debt $0.00
Source OpenSecrets.org
Updated 12/31/2012
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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