| Full Name: | John 'Jack' P. Murtha |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Family: | Wife: Joyce Bell; 3 Children: Pat, John, Donna |
| Birth Date: | 06/17/1932 |
| Birth Place: | New Martinsville, WV |
| Home City: | Johnstown, PA |
| Religion: | Catholic |
Summary
John 'Jack' P. Murtha
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 6304 - Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Amendments
Legislation (Yea)
June 20, 2008 - Prohibits the targeting of any United States persons who are reasonably believed to be located outside of the United States without the approval of ...
HR 6074 - Prohibiting Foreign States or Associations from Forming a Group to Control Oil
Legislation (Yea)
May 20, 2008 - Amends the Sherman Act to make it illegal for foreign states to enter into agreements with any group or person that would limit the ...
HR 5719 - Amending Tax Code Provisions and IRS Practices
More Key Votes
Legislation (Yea)
April 15, 2008 - Repeals the authority of the IRS to enter into debt collection contracts with private organizations (Sec. 14). Requires that amounts paid out ...
Recent Public Statements
Herald-Standard: Murtha: Healthcare Debate Changes
Jan. 21, 2010 - Herald-Standard: Murtha: Healthcare Debate Changes The Republican Party's victory in the Massachusetts election for a U.S. Senate seat changed the "tenor" of the debate over ...
Global Post - "It's A Perfect War. Everybody Makes Money."
Jan. 19, 2010 - It's payday in the villages of Zanda Khel and Shobo Khel, so the Indiana National Guard Agribusiness Development Team (ADT) remains vigilant. The ADT is ...
$2.7 Million Federal Stimulus Grant To Expand Local Job Training Services
More Public Statements
Jan. 13, 2010 - Congressman John P. Murtha (PA-12) announced today that the U.S. Department of Labor has awarded a $2,732,719 federal stimulus grant to the Private Industry Council ...
Campaign Finances
| Election Cycle | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Total Income | $1,353.74 |
| Total Spent | $23,696.15 |
| Cash On Hand | $0.00 |
| Debt | $0.00 |
| Source | OpenSecrets.org |
| Updated | 12/31/2011 |
Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
Jack Murtha 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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View John 'Jack' P. Murtha's Congressional Election 2006 National Political Awareness Test
