| Full Name: | James 'Jim' F. Battin |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Family: | Wife: Mary; Children: Christopher, Bailey, Kelsey |
| Birth Place: | Billings, MT |
| Home City: | La Quinta, CA |
Summary
James 'Jim' F. Battin
Issue Category:
- Select One down
- Abortion
- Abortion and Reproductive
- Agriculture and Food
- Animals and Wildlife
- Arts and Entertainment
- 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
SBx1 28 - Tax Law Amendments
Legislation (Nay)
Sept. 19, 2008 - - Accelerates the payment schedule for corporations, associations, and business trusts whose estimated tax exceeds the minimum tax beginning January 1, 2009, as follows [sec. ...
AB 1452 - Suspending Carryback and Net Operating Loss Deductions
More Key Votes
Legislation (Yea)
Sept. 16, 2008 - - Suspends net operating loss carrybacks until January 1, 2011, and sets the allowable amount of carryback for the net operating loss attributable to taxable ...
Recent Interest Group Ratings
| Span | Name | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Gun Owners of California Positions on Gun Rights | 100% |
| 2007-2008 | DrugSense Positions on Drug Policy Reform | 0% |
Campaign Finances
| Top industry | Party Committees ($23,000.00) |
| Source | FollowTheMoney.org |
Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
James Battin REPEATEDLY REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY RESPONSES TO CITIZENS ON ISSUES THROUGH THE 2004 NATIONAL POLITICAL AWARENESS TEST James Battin REFUSED TO PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION WHEN ASKED TO DO SO BY: Major News Organizations and key national leaders of both 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
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