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Summary

Thelma D. Drake

Full Name: Thelma D. Drake
Gender: Female
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

Recent Key Votes

HR 7060 - Renewable Energy Credits and Other Business and Individual Credits
Legislation (Nay)

Sept. 26, 2008 - Extends tax credits for wind facilities until January 1, 2010, and credits for qualified biomass, geothermal or solar, small irrigation power, landfill gas, trash ...

HR 3963 - Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 (CHIP)
Legislation (Nay)

Jan. 23, 2008 - Allows states to provide pregnancy-related assistance for targeted low-income pregnant women if the minimum eligibility level is at least 185 percent of the poverty ...

HR 1429 - Head Start Act of 2007
Legislation (Yea)

Nov. 14, 2007 - Authorizes $7.35 billion for fiscal year 2008, $7.65 billion for fiscal year 2009, $8.00 billion for fiscal year 2010, and such funds as may ...

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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

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 ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2007 League of Women Voters Children's Health Issues Score 0%
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Campaign Finances

Top industry Real Estate ($19,467.00)
Source FollowTheMoney.org
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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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