| Full Name: | Thelma D. Drake |
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| Gender: | Female |
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| Family: | Husband: Thomas; 2 Children: Lynn Sorey, J. Mark Sawyers |
| Birth Date: | 11/20/1949 |
| Birth Place: | Elyria, OH |
| Home City: | Norfolk, VA |
| Religion: | United Church of Christ |
Summary
Thelma D. Drake
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
HR 6028 - Assistance for Mexico and Central America for Anti-Drug Programs (Merida Program)
Legislation (Yea)
June 10, 2008 - Assists Mexico in their anti-drug operations by providing equipment and/or training in counternarcotics and countertrafficking; port, airport, and related security; operational technology; and public ...
HR 2740 - Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act (MEJA) Expansion and Enforcement Act of 2007
Legislation (Yea)
Oct. 4, 2007 - Adds contractors of any department or agency of the United States working in or near an area where U.S. forces are executing a contingency ...
H Amdt 674 - State and Federal Medical Marijuana Law Enforcement and Implementation
More Key Votes
Amendment (Nay)
July 25, 2007
Recent Public Statements
Letter to President-Elect Obama: Forbes, Scott, Wittman, Drake, and Nye Send Letter to President-Elect Obama on Mayport Carrier Homeporting
Nov. 18, 2008 - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04), along with Congressman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), Congresswoman Thelma Drake (VA-02), Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01), and Congressman-Elect Glenn Nye ...
An Election That the Republicans Needed to Lose -- Good Luck Obama
Nov. 10, 2008 - If ever there was an election that was not worth winning, it was the contest of 2008. While it was hard-fought on both sides, had ...
Fox News - Local Lawmakers Fight Proposed Transfer of Aircraft Carrier
More Public Statements
Oct. 10, 2008 - Fox News - Local Lawmakers Fight Proposed Transfer of Aircraft Carrier One day after statewide budget cuts were announced, local lawmakers fight to keep Navy ...
Campaign Finances
| Top industry | Real Estate ($19,467.00) |
| Source | FollowTheMoney.org |
Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
Thelma Drake repeatedly refused to provide any responses to citizens on the issues through the 2008 Political Courage Test when asked to do so by national leaders of the political parties, prominent members of the media, Project Vote Smart President Richard Kimball, and Project Vote Smart staff.
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