| Full Name: | Jeff Bingaman |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Family: | Wife: Anne; 1 Child: John |
| Birth Date: | 10/03/1943 |
| Birth Place: | El Paso, TX |
| Home City: | Silver City, NM |
| Religion: | Methodist |
Summary
Jeff Bingaman
Issue Category:
- Select One down
- Abortion
- Abortion and Reproductive
- Agriculture and Food
- Animals and Wildlife
- Arts, Entertainment, and History
- Budget, Spending and Taxes
- Business and Consumers
- Campaign Finance and Elections
- Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
- Conservative
- Crime
- Death Penalty
- Defense
- Drugs
- Education
- Employment and Affirmative Action
- Energy
- Environment
- Executive Branch
- Federal, State and Local Relations
- Foreign Affairs
- Gambling and Gaming
- Government Operations
- Guns
- Health and Health Care
- Housing and Property
- Immigration
- Indigenous Peoples
- Judicial Branch
- Labor Unions
- Legislative Branch
- Liberal
- Marriage, Family, and Children
- Military Personnel
- National Security
- Science
- Senior Citizens
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Social
- Stem Cell Research
- Technology and Communication
- Trade
- Transportation
- Unemployed and Low-Income
- Veterans
- Women
Recent Key Votes
HR 5281 - DREAM Act
Legislation (Yea)
Dec. 18, 2010 - Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to cancel the removal of an undocumented immigrant and grant him or her conditional nonimmigrant status for a ...
S Amdt 1399 - Requiring Completion of Reinforced Border Fencing
Amendment (Nay)
July 8, 2009 - Deems vehicle barriers, motion sensitive cameras and other forms of "virtual fencing" ineffective, and therefore do not meet the requirement of being a pedestrian ...
HR 1 - Appropriations, Tax Law Amendments, and Unemployment Benefit Amendments ("Stimulus Bill")
More Key Votes
Legislation (Yea)
Feb. 13, 2009 - Allows an income tax credit of up to $400 for individuals with an adjusted gross income of less than $70,000 or $800 for joint ...
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
More Public Statements
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 ...
Recent Interest Group Ratings
| Span | Name | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2011-2012 | Americans for Better Immigration Positions | % |
| 2009-2010 | Federation for American Immigration Reform Positions | 0% |
| 2009-2010 | American Immigration Lawyers Association U.S. Senate Score | 100% |
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 |
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
