| Full Name: | Edolphus 'Ed' Towns |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Family: | Wife: Gwendolyn Towns; 2 Children: Darryl, Deidra |
| Birth Date: | 07/21/1934 |
| Birth Place: | Chadbourn, NC |
| Home City: | Brooklyn, NY |
| Religion: | Baptist |
Summary
Edolphus 'Ed' Towns
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 4078 - Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act
Legislation (Nay)
July 26, 2012 - Prohibits an agency from taking any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than 6 percent (Sec. 102). ...
HR 459 - Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2012
Legislation (Nay)
July 25, 2012 - Requires the Comptroller General of the United States to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Reserve banks ...
HR 2578 - Conservation and Economic Growth Act
More Key Votes
Legislation (Nay)
June 19, 2012 - Prohibits the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture from restricting the activities of U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Federal lands under his or ...
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
More Public Statements
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 ...
Recent Interest Group Ratings
| Span | Name | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Citizens Against Government Waste Positions | 2% |
| 2009 | Citizens Against Government Waste Positions | 0% |
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 |
Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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