Members of Congress / Tom Allen

Biographical Information

ALLEN, Thomas H., a Representative from Maine; born in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, April 16, 1945; graduated from Deering High School, Portland, Maine, 1963; B.A., Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, 1967; Rhodes Scholar, B. Phil., Oxford University, Oxford, England, 1970; J.D., Harvard University Law School, Cambridge, Mass., 1974; lawyer, private practice; staff, Governor Kenneth B. Curtis of Maine, 1968; staff, United States Senator Edmund S. Muskie of Maine, 1970-1971; Portland, Maine, city council, 1989-1995; mayor of Portland, Maine, 1991-1992; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fifth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1997-January 3, 2009); not a candidate for reelection in 2008, but was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate. (Source.)

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Roles in Congress

· 110th Congress: Representative, Maine (Dist. 1), Democratic. Jan. 4, 2007, to Jan. 3, 2009.
· 109th Congress: Representative, Maine (Dist. 1), Democratic. Jan. 3, 2005, to Jan. 3, 2007.
· 108th Congress: Representative, Maine (Dist. 1), Democratic. Jan. 3, 2003, to Jan. 3, 2005.
· 107th Congress: Representative, Maine (Dist. 1), Democratic. Jan. 3, 2001, to Jan. 3, 2003.
· 106th Congress: Representative, Maine (Dist. 1), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1999, to Jan. 3, 2001.
· 105th Congress: Representative, Maine (Dist. 1), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1997, to Jan. 3, 1999.

Financial Disclosure

View Tom Allen's official financial disclosure statements, which describe the sources, types and amounts of income earned in a given year. (See more disclosure reports.)

Last Votes

Date	Vote	Position	GOP opinion	DEM opinion
12/10/08	Vote 690: H R 7321: Auto Industry Financing and Restructuring Act	Yes	No	Yes
12/10/08	Vote 689: H R 7321	Yes	Yes	Yes
12/10/08	Vote 688: H RES 1534: Providing for Consideration of H.R. 7321, to Authorize Financial Assistance to Eligible Automobile Manufacturers, and for Other Purposes	Yes	No	Yes
12/10/08	Vote 687: H RES 1534: Providing for Consideration of H.R. 7321, to Authorize Financial Assistance to Eligible Automobile Manufacturers, and for Other Purposes	Yes	No	Yes
12/10/08	Vote 686: On Approving the Journal	Yes	No	Yes
12/10/08	Vote 685: H RES 1533: Waiving a Requirement of Clause 6(a) of Rule Xiii With Respect to Consideration of Certain Resolutions Reported From the Committee on Rules	Yes	No	Yes
12/10/08	Vote 684: H RES 1533: Waiving a Requirement of Clause 6(a) of Rule Xiii With Respect to Consideration of Certain Resolutions Reported From the Committee on Rules	Yes	No	Yes
10/3/08	Vote 683: H R 6867: Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/3/08	Vote 682: S 3197: National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Act	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/3/08	Vote 681: H R 1424: Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008	Yes	No	Yes
10/3/08	Vote 680: H RES 1525: Providing for Consideration of the Senate Amendments to H.R. 1424, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.	Yes	No	Yes
10/3/08	Vote 679: H RES 1525: Providing for Consideration of the Senate Amendments to H.R. 1424, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.	Yes	No	Yes
10/2/08	Vote 678: H R 7221: Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/2/08	Vote 677: S 3641: To Authorize Funding for the National Crime Victim Law Institute to Provide Support for Victims of Crime Under Crime Victims Legal Assistance Programs As a Part of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984.	Yes	No	Yes
10/2/08	Vote 676: S 3641: To Authorize Funding for the National Crime Victim Law Institute to Provide Support for Victims of Crime Under Crime Victims Legal Assistance Programs As a Part of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984.	Yes	Yes	Yes
9/29/08	Vote 675: H R 7175: Small Business Financing Improvements Act of 2008	Yes	Yes	Yes
9/29/08	Vote 674: H R 3997: To Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to Provide Earnings Assistance and Tax Relief to Members of the Uniformed Services, Volunteer Firefighters, and Peace Corps Volunteers, and for Other Purposes	Yes	No	Yes
9/29/08	Vote 673: On Motion to Adjourn	No	No	No
9/29/08	Vote 672: H CON RES 440: Provding for An Adjournment or Recess of the Two Houses	Yes	No	Yes
9/29/08	Vote 671: H RES 1517: Rule Providing for Consideration of the Senate Amendment to the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 3997, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.	Yes	No	Yes

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