| Full Name: | Charles 'Charlie' J. Melancon, Sr. |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Family: | Wife: Peachy; 2 Children: Charles, Claire |
| Birth Date: | 10/03/1947 |
| Birth Place: | Napoleonville, LA |
| Home City: | Napoleonville, LA |
| Religion: | Catholic |
Summary
Charles 'Charlie' J. Melancon, Sr.
Issue Category:
- Select One down
- Abortion
- Abortion and Reproductive
- Agriculture and Food
- Animals and Wildlife
- Arts and Entertainment
- Budget, Spending and Taxes
- Business and Consumers
- Campaign Finance and Elections
- Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
- Conservative
- Crime
- Death Penalty
- Defense
- Drugs
- Education
- Employment and Affirmative Action
- Energy
- Environment
- Executive Branch
- Federal, State and Local Relations
- Foreign Affairs
- Gambling and Gaming
- Government Operations
- Guns
- Health and Health Care
- Housing and Property
- Immigration
- Indigenous Peoples
- Judicial Branch
- Labor Unions
- Legislative Branch
- Liberal
- Marriage, Family, and Children
- Military Personnel
- National Security
- Science
- Senior Citizens
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Social
- Stem Cell Research
- Technology and Communication
- Trade
- Transportation
- Unemployed and Low-Income
- Veterans
- Women
Recent Key Votes
H Con Res 301 - Directing the President to Remove Armed Forces from Pakistan
Legislation-Concurrent Resolution (Nay)
July 27, 2010
HR 4899 - Limiting Afghanistan Military Funding to Withdrawal and Other Specified Purposes
Legislation (Nay)
July 1, 2010 - Specifies that nothing in this portion prohibits or restricts use of funds by any department or agency of the U.S. to carry out diplomatic ...
HR 2701 - Intelligence Appropriations Fiscal Year 2010
More Key Votes
Legislation (Yea)
Feb. 26, 2010 - Authorizes appropriations specified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations, a document made available to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees and the President, to ...
Recent Public Statements
Rep. Melancon: Time to Get Back to Work
Oct. 12, 2010 - Rep. Melancon: Time to Get Back to Work Today, in response to Department of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar's announcement that the moratorium on deepwater drilling ...
Rep. Melancon Again Presses Administration to End Drilling Moratorium
Oct. 4, 2010 - Rep. Melancon Again Presses Administration to End Drilling Moratorium Today, Congressman Charlie Melancon (LA-03) spoke again with Administration officials and urged them to immediately end ...
Rep. Melancon Calls on Senate to Pass His Amendment, End "De-Facto" Drilling Moratorium
More Public Statements
Sept. 29, 2010 - Rep. Melancon Calls on Senate to Pass His Amendment, End "De-Facto" Drilling Moratorium Today, Congressman Charlie Melancon (LA-03) called on the Senate to take action ...
Recent Interest Group Ratings
| Span | Name | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-2010 | PeacePAC Positions (PeacePAC is sister organization of Council for a Livable World rating House Only) | 33% |
| 2009-2010 | ACT! for America Positions | 50% |
| 2009-2010 | Council for a Livable World Positions | 33% |
Campaign Finances
| Election Cycle | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Total Income | $3,975,812.75 |
| Total Spent | $4,753,471.34 |
| Cash On Hand | $0.00 |
| Debt | $0.00 |
| Source | OpenSecrets.org |
| Updated | 09/30/2011 |
Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 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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Most Recent Issue Positions Researched by Project Vote Smart
