| 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 1908 - Patent Reform Act of 2007
Legislation (Yea)
Sept. 7, 2007 - Prevents people from obtaining patents for claimed inventions that have already had patent applications filed by a different inventor (Sec. 3). Allows ...
HR 2560 - Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2007
Legislation (Nay)
June 6, 2007 - Declares that human cloning illegal (Sec. 2 (a)). Defines human cloning as the implantation of a cloned egg into a uterus or ...
HR 5441 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act 2007
More Key Votes
Legislation (Yea)
Sept. 29, 2006 - Appropriates $8.04 billion for customs and border protection, including $1.19 billion for border security fencing, infrastructure, and technology. Appropriates $362.5 million for ...
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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