| Full Name: | John Reid Edwards |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Family: | Wife: Elizabeth; 4 Children: Cate, Emma Claire, Jack, Wade (deceased) |
| Birth Date: | 06/10/1953 |
| Birth Place: | Seneca, SC |
| Home City: | Raleigh, NC |
| Religion: | Methodist |
Key Votes
John Reid Edwards's Voting Records
Budget, Spending and Taxes
Issue
- Budget, Spending and Taxes down
- Abortion
- Abortion and Reproductive
- Agriculture and Food
- Animals and Wildlife
- Arts, Entertainment, and History
- 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
(clear issue)
National Key Votes
| Date | Bill No. | Bill Title | Outcome | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 11, 2004 | HR 4520 | JOBS (Jumpstart Our Business Strength) | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (69 - 17) |
Did Not Vote |
| Sept. 23, 2004 | HR 1308 | Child Tax Credit Bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (92 - 3) |
Did Not Vote |
| Sept. 21, 2004 | HR 4755 | Legislative Branch FY2005 Appropriations Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (94 - 2) |
Did Not Vote |
| July 22, 2004 | HR 4613 | Defense Department FY2005 Appropriations Bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (96 - 0) |
Did Not Vote |
| May 11, 2004 | S 1637 | Jumpstart Our Business Strength (JOBS) Act | Bill Passed - Senate (92 - 5) |
Did Not Vote |
| April 29, 2004 | S 150 | Internet Access Tax Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (93 - 3) |
Yea |
| March 12, 2004 | S Con Res 95 | Budget Appropriations- FY 2005 Resolution | Resolution Passed - Senate (51 - 45) |
Did Not Vote |
| Jan. 22, 2004 | HR 2673 | Consolidated Appropriations Act | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (65 - 28) |
Did Not Vote |
| Oct. 17, 2003 | S 1689 | Emergency Appropriations for Iraq and Afghanistan | Bill Passed - Senate (87 - 12) |
Nay |
| July 11, 2003 | HR 2657 | Emergency Supplemental Appropriation, FY 2003 bill | Bill Passed - Senate (85 - 7) |
Did Not Vote |
| May 23, 2003 | HR 2 | Jobs and Economic Growth bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (51 - 50) |
Nay |
| April 11, 2003 | H Con Res 95 | Congressional Budget for fiscal year 2004 | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (51 - 50) |
Nay |
| March 26, 2003 | S Con Res 23 | Budget Resolution FY2004 | Resolution Passed - Senate (56 - 44) |
Nay |
| March 19, 2003 | S Amdt 272 | ANWR Oil Drilling Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (52 - 48) |
Yea |
| Feb. 13, 2003 | H J Res 2 | Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003 | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (76 - 20) |
Nay |
| Oct. 16, 2002 | HR 5010 | Department of Defense Appropriations, Fiscal Year 2003 | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (93 - 1) |
Yea |
| Oct. 16, 2002 | HR 3295 | Help America Vote Act of 2002 | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (92 - 2) |
Yea |
| Aug. 1, 2002 | HR 5010 | Department of Defense Appropriations, Fiscal Year 2003 | Bill Passed - Senate (95 - 3) |
Yea |
| Aug. 1, 2002 | HR 3009 | Andean Trade Preference Act Extension | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (64 - 34) |
Nay |
| July 25, 2002 | HR 5121 | Legislative Branch Appropriation, FY2003 | Bill Passed - Senate (85 - 14) |
Yea |
| July 24, 2002 | HR 4775 | Supplemental Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2002 | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (92 - 7) |
Yea |
| July 18, 2002 | HR 5011 | Military Construction Appropriations Act, Fiscal Year 2003 | Bill Passed - Senate (96 - 3) |
Yea |
| May 8, 2002 | HR 2646 | Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (64 - 35) |
Yea |
| April 25, 2002 | HR 4 | Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE) Act of 2001 | Bill Passed - Senate (88 - 11) |
Yea |
| Feb. 13, 2002 | HR 2646 | Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 | Bill Passed - Senate (58 - 40) |
Yea |
| Dec. 18, 2001 | HR 1 | No Child Left Behind Act | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (87 - 10) |
Yea |
| Dec. 13, 2001 | S 1438 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (96 - 2) |
Yea |
| Dec. 7, 2001 | HR 2944 | District of Columbia FY2002 Appropriations bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (79 - 20) |
Yea |
| Dec. 4, 2001 | HR 2299 | Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2002 | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (97 - 2) |
Yea |
| Nov. 15, 2001 | HR 2330 | Agriculture FY2002 Appropriations bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (92 - 7) |
Yea |
| Nov. 15, 2001 | HR 2500 | Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State Appropriations, FY 2002 | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (98 - 1) |
Yea |
| Nov. 8, 2001 | HR 2620 | Veterans Affairs and HUD Appropriations Act of 2002 | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (87 - 7) |
Yea |
| Nov. 6, 2001 | HR 3061 | Labor, HHS and Education Appropriations Act, 2002 | Bill Passed - Senate (89 - 10) |
Yea |
| Nov. 1, 2001 | HR 2311 | Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2002 | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (96 - 2) |
Yea |
| Nov. 1, 2001 | HR 2590 | Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act 2002 | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (83 - 15) |
Nay |
| Oct. 17, 2001 | HR 2217 | Interior Department Appropriations for FY 2002 | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (95 - 3) |
Yea |
| Sept. 21, 2001 | S 1450 | Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act | Bill Passed - Senate (96 - 1) |
Yea |
| May 26, 2001 | HR 1836 | Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act, 2001 | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (58 - 33) |
Nay |
| May 23, 2001 | HR 1836 | Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act, 2001 | Bill Passed - Senate (62 - 38) |
Nay |
| May 10, 2001 | H Con Res 83 | Fiscal Year 2002 Budget Resolution | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (53 - 47) |
Nay |
| Oct. 25, 2000 | HR 4811 | Foreign Operations FY 2001 Appropriations bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (65 - 27) |
Nay |
| July 21, 2000 | HR 4810 | Marriage Tax Relief Bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (60 - 34) |
Nay |
| July 14, 2000 | HR 8 | Estate Tax Elimination Act of 2000 | Bill Passed - Senate (59 - 39) |
Nay |
| July 13, 2000 | S Amdt 3821 | Estate Tax Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (46 - 53) |
Yea |
| April 13, 2000 | H Con Res 290 | Congressional Budget resolution FY 2001 | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (50 - 48) |
Nay |
| April 7, 2000 | H Con Res 290 | Congressional Budget resolution FY 2001 | Resolution Passed - Senate (51 - 45) |
Nay |
| Nov. 19, 1999 | HR 3194 | District of Columbia FY2000 Appropriations bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (74 - 24) |
Nay |
| Nov. 2, 1999 | HR 3064 | DC/Labor/HHS/Education FY 2000 Appropriations bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (49 - 48) |
Nay |
| Oct. 13, 1999 | HR 1906 | FY 2000 Agriculture Appropriations bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (74 - 26) |
Yea |
| Oct. 6, 1999 | HR 2606 | Foreign Operations FY2000 Appropriations bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (51 - 49) |
Nay |
About the Selection and Descriptions of Key Votes
Project Vote Smart provides easy access to Congressional and State voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Key votes typically include the initial passage of legislation and final conference report vote versions (the compromised versions of bills passed in separate House and Senate versions). Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:
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- The vote should be clear for any person to understand
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