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Summary

Representative Cedric L. Richmond

Full Name: Cedric L. Richmond
Office: U.S. House (LA) - District 2, Democratic
First Elected: 11/02/2010
Last Elected: 12/02/2012
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Single
Birth Date: 09/13/1973
Birth Place: New Orleans, LA
Home City: Baton Rouge, LA
Religion: Christian - Baptist

Recent Key Votes

HR 5949 - FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012
Legislation (Yea)

Sept. 12, 2012 - Extends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Amendments Act of 2008 from December 31, 2012 to December 31, 2017 including, but not limited to, the following ...

HR 3523 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act
Legislation (Nay)

April 26, 2012 - Requires the Director of National Intelligence to establish procedures for sharing cyber threat information with private-sector entities and utilities (Sec. 2). Defines ...

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Recent Public Statements

CNN "CNN Newsroom" - Transcript - Immigration and the Boston Marathon Bombing

May 5, 2013 - WHITFIELD: So, Congressman Hudson, you first. Is he right? Does immigration play a role in preventing another potential Boston type bombing? REP. RICHARD HUDSON (R), ...

Scalise, Richmond Call on FEMA to Work with State, Local Officials on Flood Insurance Changes

April 25, 2013 - Congressmen Steve Scalise and Cedric Richmond today fought back against FEMA's NFIP premium rate increase misinformation and demanded that FEMA work with state and local ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2012 TechCrunch/CrunchGov Positions on Technology Industry 75%
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Campaign Finances

Election Cycle 2012
Total Income $937,451.41
Total Spent $826,311.02
Cash On Hand $15,411.75
Debt $59,446.50
Source OpenSecrets.org
Updated 12/31/2012
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Cedric Richmond 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

Washington, D.C. Webmail
https://richmond.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

Washington, D.C. Website
http://richmond.house.gov/

Capitol Website - YouTube
http://youtube.com/cedricrichmond

Capitol Website - Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/RepRichmond

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

Washington, D.C.
240 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-6636
Fax: 202-225-1988

District
2021 Lakeshore Drive, Suite 309
New Orleans, LA 70122
Phone: 504-288-3777
Fax: 504-288-4090

District
200 Derbigny Street, Suite 3200
Gretna, LA 70053
Phone: 504-365-0390

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