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Jo Ann Emerson

Full Name: Jo Ann Emerson
Gender: Female
Family: Husband: Ron Gladney; 2 Children: Victoria, Katharine; 6 Stepchildren: Elizabeth, Abigail, Alison, Stephanie, Jessica, Sam
Birth Date: 09/16/1950
Birth Place: Bethesda, MD
Home City: Cape Girardeau, MO
Religion: Presbyterian

Recent Key Votes

HR 3012 - Repeals Certain Green Cards Limitations
Legislation (Yea)

Nov. 29, 2011 - Repeals country limits for immigrant visas made available to employment-based immigrants, whereas existing law specified that no more than 7 percent of the total ...

HR 6867 - Emergency Extended Unemployment Compensation
Legislation (Yea)

Oct. 3, 2008 - Allows an individual who has no rights to federal or state regular unemployment compensation, or who has exhausted his or her rights to federal ...

HR 2642 - GI Bill, Funding for Midwest Flood Cleanup, Extension of Unemployment Benefits, and Other Provisions
Legislation (Yea)

June 19, 2008 - Appropriates $8.48 billion for natural disaster relief and recovery, including $5.76 billion for construction of flood prevention and protection structures in Louisiana. ...

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Recent Public Statements

The American Embassy

Oct. 13, 2012 - This week, a congressional panel started the first of several inquiries into the organized attack on the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya, which left four ...

Unhappy Fiscal New Year

Oct. 5, 2012 - October marks the beginning of the new fiscal year for the federal government, and I am sorry to say that our national budget is beset ...

Southeast Missourian - Obama Administration Stalls Important Flood Protection Effort

Sept. 25, 2012 - By Senator Roy Blunt and Congresswoman Jo Ann Emerson The Missouri and Mississippi Rivers are important natural resources that are vital to our state's identity, ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2009 Women Employed Positions 0%
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Campaign Finances

Election Cycle 2012
Total Income $1,516,761.37
Total Spent $1,438,336.25
Cash On Hand $86,268.22
Debt $0.00
Source OpenSecrets.org
Updated 12/31/2012
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Jo Ann Emerson refused to tell citizens where she stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2012 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.

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View Jo Ann Emerson's Congressional Election 2006 National Political Awareness Test
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