| Gender: | Male |
|---|---|
| Family: | Wife: Mary; 2 Children: Anna, Mara |
| Birth Date: | 11/27/1960 |
| Birth Place: | Saint Paul, MN |
| Home City: | Eagan, MN |
| Religion: | Christian |
Summary
Timothy 'Tim' James Pawlenty
Biographical
Issue Category:
- Select One down
- Abortion Issues
- Agriculture Issues
- Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues
- Arts and Humanities
- Budget, Spending and Taxes
- Business and Consumers
- Campaign Finance and Election Issues
- Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
- Congressional and Legislative Affairs
- Conservative
- Crime Issues
- Death Penalty
- Defense
- Drug Issues
- Education
- Employment and Affirmative Action
- Energy Issues
- Environmental Issues
- Executive Branch
- Family and Children Issues
- Federal, State, and Local Relations
- Foreign Aid and Policy Issues
- Gambling and Gaming
- Government Reform
- Gun Issues
- Health Issues
- Housing and Property Issues
- Immigration
- Indigenous Peoples
- Labor
- Legal Issues
- Liberal
- Military Issues
- National Security Issues
- Reproductive Issues
- Science and Medical Research
- Senior and Social Security Issues
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Social Issues
- Stem Cell Research
- Technology and Communication
- Trade Issues
- Transportation Issues
- Veterans Issues
- Welfare and Poverty
- Women's Issues
Recent Key Votes
HF 3729 - Relating to the Financing and Operation of State and Local Government
More Key Votes
Legislation (Line Item Veto)
May 27, 2010
Recent Public Statements
Iowa Republican Debate
Aug. 11, 2011 - Bret Baier: Welcome to Ames, Iowa, on the campus of Iowa State University and the Republican presidential debate. Our event is being sponsored by Fox ...
Fox News "Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace" - Transcript
Aug. 7, 2011 - BREAK IN TRANSCRIPT WALLACE: Now we continue our series of 2012 one on one interviews with GOP presidential candidates with a man who hopes to ...
Governor Pawlenty's Statement on S&P's Downgrade of the U.S. Credit Rating
More Public Statements
Aug. 6, 2011 - "This is a sad moment for the United States, but it's a reflection that our country is in trouble. President Obama is inept when it ...
Recent Interest Group Ratings
| Span | Name | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Planned Parenthood of Minnesota Action Fund Positions on Reproductive Rights | 0% |
| 1998 | Planned Parenthood of Minnesota Action Fund Positions | 0% |
| 2003-2008 | The Cato Institute Overall Fiscal Policy Score | 56% |
Campaign Finances
| Top industry | Republican Unitemized Contributions ($615,049.00) |
| Source | FollowTheMoney.org |
Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
Tim Pawlenty REPEATEDLY REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY RESPONSES TO CITIZENS ON ISSUES THROUGH THE 2006 NATIONAL POLITICAL AWARENESS TEST WHEN ASKED TO DO SO BY Key national leaders of both major parties including: John McCain, Republican Senator Geraldine Ferraro, Former Democratic Congresswoman Michael Dukakis, Former Democratic Governor Bill Frenzel, Former Republican Congressman Richard Kimball, Project Vote Smart President Over 100 news organizations throughout the nation also urged their candidates to supply their issue positions through the National Political Awareness Test.
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