| 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 |
Jeff Bingaman
Biographical
Recent Key Votes
S Amdt 1537 - Approving the Keystone XL Pipeline Project
Amendment (Nay)
March 8, 2012 - Authorizes TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P., to construct, operate, and maintain crude oil and hydrocarbon pipeline facilities at the United States-Canada border without any additional ...
HR 3630 - Extends Payroll Tax Cut
More Key Votes
Legislation (Did Not Vote)
Feb. 17, 2012 - Extends the temporary employee payroll tax rate of 4.2 percent through February 29, 2012 (Sec. 101). Exempts self-employment income in excess of ...
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
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