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Summary

Senator Joe Donnelly, Sr.

Full Name: Joe Donnelly, Sr.
Office: U.S. Senate (IN) - Jr, Democratic
First Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2018
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Jill; 2 Children: Molly, Joseph
Birth Date: 09/29/1955
Birth Place: Queens, NY
Home City: Granger, IN
Religion: Roman Catholic

Recent Key Votes

HR 5116 - Science and Technology Funding
Legislation (Yea)

May 28, 2010 - Authorizes specific appropriations of $43.97 billion for the National Science Foundation, including the following (Sec. 212): $7.48 billion for fiscal year 2010-2011; $8.13 ...

HR 5325 - Science and Technology Funding
Legislation (Yea)

May 19, 2010

HR 1908 - Patent Reform Act of 2007
Legislation (Nay)

Sept. 7, 2007 - Prevents people from obtaining patents for claimed inventions that have already had patent applications filed by a different inventor (Sec. 3). Allows ...

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Recent Public Statements

Donnelly Makes Strides on Military Suicide Prevention, National Guard Off-Ramp Issue in Defense Authorization Bill

June 14, 2013 - Senator Joe Donnelly released the following statement after the Senate Armed Services Committee passed the Fiscal Year 2014 National Defense Authorization Act with bipartisan support, ...

Letter to President Obama - EPA Regulations

June 13, 2013 - Only available in PDF format, please see source to view document.

Donnelly Supports Designating June as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month

June 13, 2013 - Senator Joe Donnelly co-sponsored a resolution designating June 2013 as National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month. This designation would help increase awareness of post-traumatic stress ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

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Campaign Finances

Election Cycle 2012
Total Income $5,661,997.36
Total Spent $5,579,171.08
Cash On Hand $93,936.00
Debt $98,430.00
Source OpenSecrets.org
Updated 12/31/2012
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Joe Donnelly, Sr. refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2012 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.

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Contact Information

Capitol Website
http://www.senate.gov/senators/113th_Congress/Donnelly_Joe.htm

Capitol
Post Office Box 891
Indianapolis, IN 46206

Washington, D.C.
SR-B33 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-4814

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