| 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 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
More Key Votes
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 ...
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 ...
Recent Interest Group Ratings
| Span | Name | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | League of Women Voters Children's Health Issues Score | 0% |
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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