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Richard 'Dick' G. Lugar

Full Name: Richard 'Dick' G. Lugar
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Charlene Smeltzer; 4 Children: David, John, Mark, Robert
Birth Date: 04/04/1932
Birth Place: Indianapolis, IN
Home City: Indianapolis, IN
Religion: Methodist

Recent Key Votes

S Amdt 1520 - Authorizes Moral and Religious Objections to Certain Health Care Items and Services
Amendment (Nay)

March 1, 2012 - Specifies that a health plan which declines to provide coverage of specific items or services because of the providers or purchasers religious beliefs or ...

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Recent Public Statements

Letter to Chairwoman Stabenow and Ranking Member Roberts, McCaskill Keeps up Fight to Expand Missouri Energy Production

Dec. 21, 2012 - Senator joins bipartisan effort to ensure energy programs are included in any final version of Farm Bill U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill is leading a bipartisan ...

Letter to The Honorable Harry Reid and The Honorable Mitch McConnell - Six Months After the Senate Passed a Bipartisan Jobs Bill, The House Has Failed to Act

Dec. 13, 2012 - U.S. Senator Tim Johnson today voiced his support for including the farm bill in any end-of-the year legislation. In a letter to Senate leadership, Johnson ...

Lugar's Extended Remarks for the Symposium on Cooperative Threat Reduction: Partnering for a More Secure World

Dec. 3, 2012 - U.S. Sen. Dick Lugar and former Sen. Sam Nunn were honored on today with the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service for their ...

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Campaign Finances

Election Cycle 2012
Total Income $6,315,591.00
Total Spent $8,409,442.00
Cash On Hand $16,625.00
Debt $0.00
Source OpenSecrets.org
Updated 12/31/2012
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Dick Lugar 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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View Richard 'Dick' G. Lugar's Congressional Election 2006 National Political Awareness Test
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