Secretary Charles 'Chuck' T. Hagel's Special Interest Group Ratings

Biographical

Full Name: Charles 'Chuck' T. Hagel
Current Office: U.S. Secretary of Defense, Republican
First Appointed: 01/2013
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Lilibet; 2 Children: Allyn, Ziller
Birth Date: 10/04/1946
Birth Place: North Platte, NE
Home City: Omaha, NE
Religion: Episcopalian
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Budget, Spending and Taxes

2008 Citizens Against Government Waste - Positions 70% 2008 Citizens Against Government Waste - Lifetime Score 77% 2007-2008 National Tax Limitation Committee - Positions 72% 2007 Americans for Tax Reform - Positions 90% 2007 FreedomWorks - Positions 75% 2006 Americans for Tax Reform - Positions 95% 2006 FreedomWorks - Positions 75% 2006 National Taxpayers Union - Positions 82% 2005-2006 Citizens for Tax Justice - Positions 0% 2005-2006 National Tax Limitation Committee - Positions 98% 2005 Americans for Tax Reform - Positions 100% 2005 FreedomWorks - Positions 88% 2005 National Taxpayers Union - Positions 76% 2005 Taxpayers for Common Sense - Positions 0% 2004 Americans for Tax Reform - Positions 95% 2004 American Shareholders Association - Positions 90% 2004 National Taxpayers Union - Positions 75% 2004 Taxpayers for Common Sense - Positions 20% 2003-2004 FreedomWorks - Positions 79% 2003-2004 National Tax Limitation Committee - Positions 95% 2003 Americans for Tax Reform - Positions 95% 2003 American Shareholders Association - Positions 100% 2003 National Taxpayers Union - Positions 78% 2002 Americans for Tax Reform - Positions 95% 2002 National Taxpayers Union - Positions 69% 2002 Taxpayers for Common Sense - Positions 9% 2001-2002 Concord Coalition - Positions 12% 2001-2002 National Tax Limitation Committee - Positions 85% 2001 Americans for Tax Reform - Positions 95% 2001 American Shareholders Association - Positions 100% 2001 National Taxpayers Union - Positions 82% 2001 Taxpayers for Common Sense - Positions 47% 2000 Americans for Tax Reform - Positions 90% 2000 Concord Coalition - Positions 24% 2000 Taxpayers for Common Sense - Positions 29% 1999-2000 National Tax Limitation Committee - Positions 97% 1999 Americans for Tax Reform - Positions 100% 1999 Concord Coalition - Positions 87% 1999 National Taxpayers Union - Positions 84% 1998 Americans for Tax Reform - Positions 85% 1998 Concord Coalition - Positions 57% 1998 National Taxpayers Union - Spending Score 66% 1998 Taxpayers for Common Sense - Positions 28% 1997-1998 National Tax Limitation Committee - Positions 86% 1997 Concord Coalition - Positions 67% 1997 National Taxpayers Union - Spending Score 74% 1997 Taxpayers for Common Sense - Positions 25%

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