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Jeff Bingaman

Full Name: Jeff Bingaman
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Anne; 1 Child: John
Birth Date: 10/03/1943
Birth Place: El Paso, TX
Home City: Silver City, NM
Religion: Methodist

Recent Key Votes

HR 5949 - FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012
Legislation (Nay)

Dec. 28, 2012 - Extends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Amendments Act of 2008 from December 31, 2012 to December 31, 2017 including, but not limited to, the following ...

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Recent Public Statements

Hearing of the Senate Energy, Natural Resources & Infrastructure Subcommittee of the Committee on Finance

Dec. 12, 2012 - Good morning. Today's hearing examines tax reform and federal energy policy, and considers incentives to promote the efficient use of our energy resources. The tax ...

Letter to President Obama

Dec. 7, 2012 - In an effort to help millions of Americans who are struggling with their energy bills as winter approaches, a bipartisan group of 40 U.S. Senators, ...

Efficiency Bill Headed to White House

Dec. 7, 2012 - The Senate unanimously approved a bill (H.R. 6582) tonight that makes time-sensitive reforms, provides regulatory relief to manufacturers of certain appliances and strengthens the industrial ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2011 American Federation of Government Employees Positions 94%
2011-2012 Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund Positions 100%
2012 American Conservative Union Lifetime Score 11%
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Campaign Finances

Election Cycle 2012
Total Income $926,490.00
Total Spent $1,835,670.00
Cash On Hand $157,024.00
Debt $0.00
Source OpenSecrets.org
Updated 09/30/2011
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Jeff Bingaman 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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View Jeff Bingaman's Congressional Election 1994 National Political Awareness Test
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