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Representative James Randy Forbes

Full Name: James Randy Forbes
Office: U.S. House (VA) - District 4, Republican
First Elected: 06/19/2001
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Shirley; 4 Children: Neil, Jamie, Jordan, Justin
Birth Date: 02/17/1952
Birth Place: Chesapeake
Home City: Chesapeake, VA
Religion: Baptist

Recent Key Votes

HR 6429 - STEM Jobs Act of 2012
Legislation (Yea)

Nov. 30, 2012 - Repeals the Diversity Immigrant Visa program, which provides visas to 55,000 randomly selected qualified immigrants from countries with low rates of immigration to the ...

HR 6429 - STEM Jobs Act of 2012
Legislation (Yea)

Sept. 20, 2012 - Repeals the Diversity Immigrant Visa program, which provides visas to 55,000 randomly selected qualified immigrants from countries with low rates of immigration to the ...

HR 5855 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act for 2013
Legislation (Yea)

June 7, 2012 - Prohibits funds appropriated to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from being used in certain circumstances including, but not limited to, the following ...

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Recent Public Statements

Forbes: Seapower Subcommittee Releases Mark Requiring Realistic Shipbuilding Plan, Investment in New Technologies

May 21, 2013 - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04), Chairman of the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee, released today the legislative language of ...

Providing for Consideration of H.R. 45, Repeal of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

May 16, 2013 - BREAK IN TRANSCRIPT Mr. FORBES. Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my friend, Dr. Burgess, for his leadership on this issue and for yielding ...

Forbes Introduces Bill to Stop IRS from Using Obamacare Tax as Next Political Bludgeon

May 15, 2013 - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) announced today that he is introducing legislation that would prohibit a massive expansion of the Internal Revenue Service at a ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2009-2013 NumbersUSA [Americans for Better Immigration] Positions - Reduce Illegal Jobs and Presence (Feb 11, 2013) 100%
2009-2013 NumbersUSA [Americans for Better Immigration] Positions - Reduce Illegal Immigration Rewards (Feb 11, 2013) 89%
2009-2013 NumbersUSA [Americans for Better Immigration] Positions - Reduce Amnesty Enticements (Feb 11, 2013) 100%
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Campaign Finances

Election Cycle 2012
Total Income $1,077,552.25
Total Spent $1,240,932.22
Cash On Hand $189,862.55
Debt $0.00
Source OpenSecrets.org
Updated 12/31/2012
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Randy Forbes 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
http://forbes.house.gov/contact/zipauth.htm

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

Capitol Website - Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/randyforbes

Capitol Website - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/reprandyforbes

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

Washington, D.C.
2135 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-6365
Fax: 202-226-1170

District
505 Independence Parkway
Suite 104
Chesapeake, VA 23320
Phone: 757-382-0080
Fax: 757-382-0780

District
9401 Courthouse Road
Suite 201
Chesterfield, VA 23832
Phone: 804-318-1363
Fax: 804-318-1013

Key Staff
Dee Gilmore
Chief of Staff
307 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-4604
Phone: 202-225-6365
Fax: 202-226-1170

Key Staff
Bonnie Buchanan
Scheduler
307 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-4604
Phone: 202-225-6365
Fax: 202-226-1170

Key Staff
Stephanie Nigro
Press Secretary
307 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-4604
Phone: 202-225-6365
Fax: 202-226-1170

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