Senator Thomas 'Tom' Allen Coburn's Special Interest Group Ratings

Biographical

Full Name: Thomas 'Tom' Allen Coburn
Current Office: U.S. Senate - Jr, Republican
First Elected: 11/02/2004
Last Elected: 11/02/2010
Next Election: 2016
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Carolyn; 3 Children: Callie, Katie, Sarah
Birth Date: 03/14/1948
Birth Place: Casper, WY
Home City: Muskogee, OK
Religion: Baptist
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2011 National Association for College Admission Counseling - Positions 0% 2011 National Education Association - Positions F 2010 Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) - Positions 0% 2009-2010 National Association for College Admission Counseling - Positions 10% 2009-2010 National Education Association - Positions F 2009 National Education Association - Positions on Public Education Teaching Profession Issues F 2007-2008 National Association for College Admission Counseling - Positions 12% 2007-2008 National Education Association - Positions on Public Education Teaching Profession Issues F 2007 Association For Supervision and Curriculum Development - Positions 0% 2007 National Association for College Admission Counseling - Positions 50% 2007 National Association of Elementary School Principals - Positions 0% 2007 National Education Association - Positions on Public Education Teaching Profession Issues F 2007 Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) - Positions 0% 2006 National Association for College Admission Counseling - Positions 0% 2005-2006 National Education Association - Positions 0% 2005 National Association for College Admission Counseling - Positions 17% 2005 National Association of Elementary School Principals - Positions 0% 1999-2000 Home School Legal Defense Association - Positions 60% 1999-2000 National Parent Teacher Association - Positions 14% 1999 National Education Association - Positions 10% 1997-1998 Home School Legal Defense Association - Positions 100% 1997-1998 National Education Association - Positions 18% 1997 National Education Association - Positions 23% 1996 National Education Association - Positions 14% 1995-1996 United States Student Association - Positions 17%

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