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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 2072 - Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2012
Legislation (Yea)

May 9, 2012 - Reauthorizes the Export-Import Bank until the end of fiscal year 2014, whereas existing law authorized the Bank until the end of fiscal year 2011 ...

HR 3080 - Free Trade Agreement with Korea
Legislation (Yea)

Oct. 12, 2011 - Establishes preferential tariff treatment for originating goods (Sec. 202). Defines "preferential tariff treatment" as the customs duty rate for an originating good ...

HR 3078 - Trade Promotion Agreement with Colombia
Legislation (Yea)

Oct. 12, 2011 - Authorizes preferential tariff treatment for safeguard goods (Sec. 202). Defines a "safeguard good" as an originating good or a good for which ...

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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
1999 National Foreign Trade Council Positions 33%
2000 National Foreign Trade Council Positions 50%
2001-2002 National Foreign Trade Council Postions 83%
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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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