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Scott DesJarlais' Political Summary on Issue: Agriculture and Food

Scott DesJarlais
Full Name: Scott DesJarlais
Office: U.S. House (TN) - District 4, Republican
First Elected: 11/02/2010
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
On The Ballot: None, Republican for U.S. House - District 4
Primary Aug. 7, 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Amy; 3 Children: Tyler, Ryan, Maggie
Birth Date: 02/21/1964
Birth Place: Des Moines, IA
Home City: South Pittsburgh, TN

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Issue Category:

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02/18/2014
Rating:

Scott DesJarlais was rated 0% by Food Policy Action (Positions)
01/29/2014
Vote:

Scott DesJarlais voted Nay (Conference Report Vote) - HR 2642 - Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013
11/21/2013
Letter:

Letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Office of Management and Budget Director Sylvia Burwell - Tobacco Payments and the Sequester
10/30/2013
Letter:

Letter to Administrator Gina McCarthy, Environmental Protection Agency - Reevaluation of Ethanol Mandate
07/11/2013
Vote:

Scott DesJarlais voted Yea (Passage) - HR 2642 - Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013
06/20/2013
Vote:

Scott DesJarlais voted Yea (Amendment Vote) - H Amdt 227 - Amends the Federal Sugar Program
Vote:

Scott DesJarlais voted Yea (Passage) - HR 1947 - Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013
06/18/2013
Rating:

Scott DesJarlais was rated 43% by Food Policy Action (Positions)
03/14/2013
Letter:

Letter to Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Bob Perciasepe - Releasing Livestock Producers' Information
08/02/2012
Vote:

Scott DesJarlais voted Yea (Passage) - HR 6233 - Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2012
07/24/2012
Floor Speech:

Preserving America's Family Farms Act
07/19/2012
Letter:

Letter to John Boehner, Speaker of the House, Eric Cantor, Majority Leader, Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader; and Steny Hoyer, Minority Whip
05/16/2012
Rating:

Scott DesJarlais was rated 100% by American Farm Bureau Federation (Positions)
04/27/2012
Statement:

DesJarlais Applauds Decision by Department of Labor to Withdraw Rule Prohibiting Children from Working on Farms
12/08/2011
Vote:

Scott DesJarlais voted Yea (Passage) - HR 1633 - Limits Regulation of Farm Dust
09/08/2011
Statement:

The Ag Minute: Key Job-Boosting Measures Need Action By President Obama & Senator Reid
06/22/2011
Statement:

DesJarlais Statement to Senator Reid: Send H.R. 872 to Senate Floor for a Vote
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Post Office Box 311
Jasper, TN 37347
Phone: 423-228-0747
Fax: 423-648-4465

Washington, D.C.
413 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-6831
Fax: 202-226-5172

District
807 South Garden Street
Columbia, None 34801
Phone: 931-381-9920
Fax: 931-381-9945

District
200 South Jefferson Street
Federal Building Suite 311
Winchester, TN 37398
Phone: 931-962-3180
Fax: 931-962-3435

District
305 West Main Street
Murfreesboro, TN 37130
Phone: 615-896-1986
Fax: 615-896-8218

District
301 Keith Street Suite 212
Cleveland, TN 37311
Phone: 423-472-7500
Fax: 423-472-7800

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