| Full Name: | Arlen Specter |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Family: | Wife: Joan; 2 Children: Shanin, Stephen |
| Birth Date: | 02/12/1930 |
| Birth Place: | Wichita, KS |
| Home City: | Philadephia, PA |
| Religion: | Jewish |
Summary
Arlen Specter
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 2965 - Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act
Legislation (Yea)
Dec. 18, 2010 - Repeals the policy concerning homosexuality in the armed forces, commonly known as "Don't Ask, Don't Tell", which includes, but is not limited to, the ...
S 3454 - 2010-2011 Defense Authorizations
Legislation (Yea)
Sept. 21, 2010 - Repeals, after military review and certification, a provision of existing law (commonly referred to as "Don't Ask, Don't Tell") that requires that an individual ...
HR 2647 - 2009-2010 Defense Appropriations
More Key Votes
Legislation (Yea)
Oct. 22, 2009 - Authorizes $681.02 billion in appropriations, including $639.32 billion in Department of Defense authorizations for fiscal year 2009-2010, $24.75 billion in military construction authorizations for ...
Recent Public Statements
Closing Argument
Jan. 21, 2011 - Mr. SPECTER. Madam President, this is not a farewell address but, rather, a closing argument to a jury of my colleagues and the American people ...
Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions
Dec. 22, 2010 - By Mr. SPECTER: S. 4054. A bill to restore the law governing pleading and pleading motions that existed before the decisions of the Supreme Court ...
MSNBC "The Ed Show" - Transcript
More Public Statements
Dec. 21, 2010 - BREAK IN TRANSCRIPT SCHULTZ: Joining us now is Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter here on THE ED SHOW. Senator, I think you did the country a ...
Recent Interest Group Ratings
| Span | Name | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-2010 | Human Rights Campaign Positions | 96% |
Campaign Finances
| Election Cycle | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Total Income | $15,283,419.00 |
| Total Spent | $15,902,855.00 |
| Cash On Hand | $11,622.00 |
| Debt | $0.00 |
| Source | OpenSecrets.org |
| Updated | 12/31/2012 |
Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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