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Summary

Senator Mark Steven Kirk

Full Name: Mark Steven Kirk
Office: U.S. Senate (IL) - Jr, Republican
First Elected: 11/02/2010
Next Election: 2016
Gender: Male
Family: Divorced
Birth Date: 09/15/1959
Birth Place: Champaign-Urbana, IL
Home City: Highland Park, IL
Religion: Congregationalist

Recent Key Votes

HR 5281 - DREAM Act
Legislation (Nay)

Dec. 18, 2010 - Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to cancel the removal of an undocumented immigrant and grant him or her conditional nonimmigrant status for a ...

HR 4899 - Fiscal Year 2009-2010 Supplemental Appropriations
Legislation (Yea)

July 1, 2010 - Appropriates $10 billion for the Department of Education for an Education Jobs Fund, which shall award grants to local educational agencies to finance the ...

HR 1 - Appropriations, Tax Law Amendments, and Unemployment Benefit Amendments ("Stimulus Bill")
Legislation (Nay)

Feb. 13, 2009 - Allows an income tax credit of up to $400 for individuals with an adjusted gross income of less than $70,000 or $800 for joint ...

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Recent Public Statements

Senator Blunt Takes Lead On Bill To Target Medical Liability Protections, Lower Health Care Costs

May 22, 2013 - U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) recently introduced the "Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act" (S.961) to provide targeted medical liability protections to emergency room physicians ...

Cardin, Kirk, Mikulski Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Help Holocaust Survivors Access Needed Social Services

May 21, 2013 - U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD), along with cosponsors U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-IL) and Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), today introduced legislation to help Holocaust survivors access ...

Letter to Administrator Huerta - FAA Salary Bonuses

May 17, 2013 - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee joined a group of 17 senators in writing a letter ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2009-2013 NumbersUSA [Americans for Better Immigration] Positions - Reduce Illegal Jobs and Presence (Feb 11, 2013) 100%
2009-2013 NumbersUSA [Americans for Better Immigration] Positions - Reduce Amnesty Enticements (Feb 11, 2013) 98%
2009-2013 NumbersUSA [Americans for Better Immigration] Positions - Reduce Unnecessary Foreign Workers (Feb 11, 2013) 0%
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Campaign Finances

Election Cycle 2012
Total Income $15,209,035.91
Total Spent $14,863,453.64
Cash On Hand $425,450.00
Debt $0.00
Source OpenSecrets.org
Updated 12/31/2012
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Mark Kirk 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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View Mark Steven Kirk's Congressional Election 2000 National Political Awareness Test
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Contact Information

Washington, D.C. Webmail
http://www.kirk.senate.gov/?p=contact

Washington, D.C. Website
http://kirk.senate.gov/

Capitol Website - Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/SenatorKirk

Capitol Website - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/SenatorKirk

Capitol Website - Twitter
http://twitter.com/#!/SENATORKIRK

Washington, D.C.
524 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-2854
Fax: 202-228-4611

District
230 South Dearborn
Suite 3900
Chicago, IL 60604
Phone: 312-886-3506
Fax: 312-886-2117

District
607 East Adams
Suite 1520
Springfield, IL 62701
Phone: 217-492-5089
Fax: 217-492-5099

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