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Members of Congress / Cass Ballenger

Biographical Information

BALLENGER, Cass, (great-great-grandson of Lewis Cass), a Representative from North Carolina; born in Hickory, Catawaba County, N.C., December 6, 1926; graduated from Episcopal High School, Alexandria, Va., 1944; attended University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C., 1944-1945; B.A., Amherst College, Amherst, Mass., 1948; United States Naval Air Corps, 1944-1945; member of the North Carolina state house of representatives, 1974-1976; member of the North Carolina state senate, 1976-1986; elected as a Republican to the Ninety-ninth Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative James Broyhill, and at the same time elected to the One Hundredth Congress and reelected to the eight succeeding Congresses (November 4, 1986- January 3, 2005); not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Ninth Congress in 2004. (Source.)

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Roles in Congress

· 108th Congress: Representative, North Carolina (Dist. 10), Republican. Jan. 3, 2003, to Jan. 3, 2005.
· 107th Congress: Representative, North Carolina (Dist. 10), Republican. Jan. 3, 2001, to Jan. 3, 2003.
· 106th Congress: Representative, North Carolina (Dist. 10), Republican. Jan. 3, 1999, to Jan. 3, 2001.
· 105th Congress: Representative, North Carolina (Dist. 10), Republican. Jan. 3, 1997, to Jan. 3, 1999.
· 104th Congress: Representative, North Carolina (Dist. 10), Republican. Jan. 3, 1995, to Jan. 3, 1997.
· 103rd Congress: Representative, North Carolina (Dist. 10), Republican. Jan. 3, 1993, to Jan. 3, 1995.
· 102nd Congress: Representative, North Carolina (Dist. 10), Republican. Jan. 3, 1991, to Jan. 3, 1993.

 

Last Votes

DateVotePositionGOP opinionDEM opinion
12/7/04 Vote 544: S 2845: Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act Not Voting Yes Yes
12/6/04 Vote 543: H CON RES 528: Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to Make Technical Corrections in the Enrollment of the Bill H. R. 4818 Not Voting Yes Yes
11/20/04 Vote 542: H R 4818: Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2005 Not Voting Yes Yes
11/20/04 Vote 541: H R 5382: Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act Yes Yes No
11/20/04 Vote 540: H RES 866: Waiving Points of Order Against the Conference Report to Accompany the Bill (H.R. 4818) Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2005, and Providing for Consideration of the Joint Resolution (H.J. Res. 114) Further Continuing Appropriations for Fy 2005 Yes Yes No
11/20/04 Vote 539: H RES 853: Recognizing the Boy Scouts of America for the Public Service the Organization Performs for Neighborhoods and Communities Across the United States Yes Yes Yes
11/20/04 Vote 538: H RES 846: Waiving a Requirement of Clause 6(a) of Rule Xiii With Respect to the Same Day Consideration of Certain Resolutions Reported by the Rules Committee Yes Yes No
11/19/04 Vote 537: H R 1350: To Reauthorize the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, and for Other Purposes Yes Yes Yes
11/18/04 Vote 536: S 2986: To Amend Title 31 of the United States Code to Increase the Public Debt Limit Yes Yes No
11/18/04 Vote 535: S 2986: To Amend Title 31 of the United States Code to Increase the Public Debt Limit No No Yes
11/18/04 Vote 534: H RES 856: Providing for Consideration of the Bill (S. 2986) to Amend Title 31 of the United States Code to Increase the Public Debt Limit Yes Yes No
11/17/04 Vote 533: S 2302: To Improve Access to Physicians in Medically Underserved Areas Yes Yes Yes
11/17/04 Vote 532: H R 1417: Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform Act Yes Yes Yes
11/16/04 Vote 531: H J RES 110: Recognizing the 60th Anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge During World War Ii Yes Yes Yes
10/9/04 Vote 530: H R 4567: Making Appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2005, and for Other Purposes Not Voting Yes Yes
10/9/04 Vote 529: H R 4837: Making Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure for the Department of Defense for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2005, and for Other Purposes Not Voting Yes Yes
10/9/04 Vote 528: H R 4200: Dod Authorization, Fiscal Year 2005 Not Voting Yes Yes
10/9/04 Vote 527: H CON RES 518: Providing for An Adjournment or Recess of the Two Houses Not Voting Yes No
10/8/04 Vote 526: H RES 845 Not Voting Yes No
10/8/04 Vote 525: S 2845: To Reform the Intelligence Community and the Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities of the United States Government, and for Other Purposes Not Voting No Yes

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