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Thomas 'Chet' Edwards

Full Name: Thomas 'Chet' Edwards
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Lea Ann; 2 Children: John Thomas, Garrison
Birth Date: 11/24/1951
Birth Place: Corpus Christi, TX
Home City: Waco, TX
Religion: Methodist

Recent Key Votes

HR 847 - 9/11 Health and Compensation Act
Legislation (Yea)

Dec. 22, 2010 - Establishes the World Trade Center Health Program, beginning July 1, 2011, to provide the following (Sec. 101): Medical monitoring and treatment benefits to ...

HR 2751 - FDA Food Safety Modernization Act
Legislation (Yea)

Dec. 21, 2010 - Specifies that if the Secretary determines, based on gathered information, that there is a reasonable probability that ingesting an article of food will cause ...

HR 3082 - Continuing Appropriations
Legislation (Yea)

Dec. 21, 2010 - Amends "The Continuing Appropriations Act of 2011" to extend the expiration date from December 3, 2010, to March 4, 2011 (Sec. 1). ...

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Recent Public Statements

Personal Observations About Our Democracy and Our Country

Dec. 21, 2010 - BREAK IN TRANSCRIPT Mr. EDWARDS of Texas. Madam Speaker, as I leave Congress after 20 years, I would just like to share a few personal ...

Continuing Appropriations and Surface Transportation Extensions Act, 2011

Dec. 21, 2010 - BREAK IN TRANSCRIPT Mr. EDWARDS of Texas. Madam Speaker, David Obey would be the first to say our democracy is bigger than any one of ...

Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2010

Dec. 8, 2010 - BREAK IN TRANSCRIPT Mr. EDWARDS of Texas. Mr. Speaker, my faith and my values teach me we do not punish children for decisions made by ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2009-2010 Irregular Times/Progressive Patriots/That's My Congress Net Congressional Score 54%
2009-2010 Irregular Times/Progressive Patriots/That's My Congress Regressive Action Score 22
2009-2010 Irregular Times/Progressive Patriots/That's My Congress Progressive Action Score 29%
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Campaign Finances

Election Cycle 2012
Total Income $41,411.77
Total Spent $99,788.47
Cash On Hand $0.00
Debt $0.00
Source OpenSecrets.org
Updated 08/24/2012
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Chet Edwards refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2010 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.

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