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Bart Gordon

Full Name: Bart Gordon
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Leslie; 1 Child: Peyton
Birth Date: 01/24/1949
Birth Place: Murfreesboro, TN
Home City: Murfreesboro, TN
Religion: Methodist

Recent Key Votes

S 181 - Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009
Legislation (Yea)

Jan. 27, 2009 - Changes the current unlawful employment discrimination laws to include the adoption of discriminatory compensation decisions or practices, including each time wages, benefits, or other ...

HR 11 - Employment Discrimination Law Amendments
Legislation (Yea)

Jan. 9, 2009 - Changes the current unlawful employment discrimination laws to include the adoption of discriminatory compensation decisions or practices, including each time wages, benefits, or other ...

HR 12 - Employment Discrimination Law Amendments
Legislation (Yea)

Jan. 9, 2009 - Requires that employers be able to prove that any disparities in pay between male and female employees are job-related (Sec. 3). Prohibits ...

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Recent Public Statements

Chairman Gordon's Landmark Innovation Legislation is Sent to the President's Desk

Dec. 21, 2010 - Today, the House of Representatives concurred with the Senate Amendment to H.R. 5116, America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 by a bipartisan vote of 228 ...

America Competes Reauthorization Act of 2010

Dec. 21, 2010 - BREAK IN TRANSCRIPT Mr. GORDON of Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. On October 12, 2005, in response to ...

Senate Passes COMPETES By Unanimous Consent

Dec. 17, 2010 - Today,the United States Senate passed an amended version of H.R. 5116, the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 by Unanimous Consent. The legislation will need ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2010 Federally Employed Women Positions 70%
2009-2010 American Association of University Women Positions 64%
2009 Women Employed Positions 50%
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Campaign Finances

Election Cycle 2012
Total Income $8,988.82
Total Spent $158,112.30
Cash On Hand $593,631.19
Debt $0.00
Source OpenSecrets.org
Updated 12/31/2012
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Bart Gordon 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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