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Summary

Charles 'Charlie' J. Melancon, Sr.

Full Name: Charles 'Charlie' J. Melancon, Sr.
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Peachy; 2 Children: Charles, Claire
Birth Date: 10/03/1947
Birth Place: Napoleonville, LA
Home City: Napoleonville, LA
Religion: Catholic

Recent Key Votes

HR 2847 - Employment, Infrastructure, and Transportation Appropriations
Legislation (Nay)

Dec. 16, 2009 - Appropriates $90.83 billion, including the following (Div. A, Titles 1-3): $70.88 billion for infrastructure and jobs investment, including, but not limited to, the ...

HR 3288 - 2009-2010 Omnibus Appropriations
Legislation (Nay)

Dec. 10, 2009 - Appropriates $1.11 trillion dollars (not including rescissions, unspecified amounts, or advance appropriations for fiscal year 2010-2011) for fiscal year 2009-2010, including but not limited ...

HR 3435 - Supplemental Appropriations for the "Cash for Clunkers" Program
Legislation (Yea)

July 31, 2009 - Provides that the funds appropriated in this bill shall remain available until September 30, 2010. Mandates that $2 billion be transferred from ...

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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

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 ...

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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
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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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