or Login to see your representatives.

Access Candidates' and Representatives' Biographies, Voting Records, Interest Group Ratings, Issue Positions, Public Statements, and Campaign Finances

Simply enter your zip code above to get to all of your candidates and representatives, or enter a name. Then, just click on the person you are interested in, and you can navigate to the categories of information we track for them.

Summary

John 'Russ' Russell Carnahan

Full Name: John 'Russ' Russell Carnahan
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Debra; 2 Children: Austin, Andrew
Birth Date: 07/10/1958
Birth Place: Rolla, MO
Home City: Saint Louis, MO
Religion: United Methodist

Recent Key Votes

HR 1837 - Water Resources in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley
Legislation (Nay)

Feb. 29, 2012 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to allocate water for irrigation purposes to existing Central Valley Project water service contractors within the Sacramento River ...

HR 146 - Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009
Legislation (Yea)

March 25, 2009 - Adds land to wilderness areas in 9 states under the National Wilderness Preservation System (Title I). Affirms that no provision of this ...

More Key Votes

Recent Public Statements

Letter to President Obama - Medicare Eligibility

Dec. 13, 2012 - Today, Congressmen Joe Courtney (D-CT), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), and 88 House Democrats urged President Obama to reject House Republican efforts to raise the Medicare eligibility ...

Letter to President Obama

Dec. 12, 2012 - A bipartisan group of 29 Senators and Representatives sent a letter to President Obama Wednesday calling for Master Limited Partnerships and Real Estate Investment Trusts ...

Do-Nothing Congress

Sept. 21, 2012 - BREAK IN TRANSCRIPT Mr. CARNAHAN. Thank you. I want to thank the gentleman from Maryland for his leadership on this issue as this Congress shuts ...

More Public Statements

Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2011 The Humane Society Legislative Fund Positions 75%
2010-2011 Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund Positions 100%
2011 American Veterinary Medical Assoctiation Positions on Professional Advocacy 100%
More Ratings

Campaign Finances

Election Cycle 2012
Total Income $1,330,565.99
Total Spent $1,343,817.91
Cash On Hand $2,955.59
Debt $20,847.12
Source OpenSecrets.org
Updated 12/31/2012
More Campaign Finance Data

Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Russ Carnahan 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.

Project Vote Smart does not permit the use of its name or programs in any campaign activity including advertising, debates, and speeches.

View John 'Russ' Russell Carnahan's Missouri Congressional Election 2008 Political Courage Test
We Need Your Help
Become a member today!

Contact Information

Back to top