Members of Congress / Steve Buyer

Biographical Information

BUYER, Stephen Earle, a Representative from Indiana; born in Rensselaer, Jasper County, Ind., November 26, 1958; graduated from North White High School, 1976; B.S., The Citadel, Charlestown, S.C., 1980; J.D., Valparaiso University School of Law, Valparaiso, Ind., 1984; lawyer, private practice; United States Army, 1984-1987; United States Army Reserve, 1980 to present; Indiana state deputy attorney general, 1987-1988; legal counsel for the 22nd Theater Army in Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Third and to the seven succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1993-present); one of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 1998 to conduct the impeachment proceedings of President William Jefferson Clinton; chair, Committee on VeteransAffairs (One Hundred Ninth Congress). (Source.)

More coverage of Steve Buyer on washingtonpost.com

Roles in Congress

· 111th Congress: Representative, Indiana (Dist. 4), Republican. Jan. 3, 2009, to Jan. 3, 2011.
· 110th Congress: Representative, Indiana (Dist. 4), Republican. Jan. 4, 2007, to Jan. 3, 2009.
· 109th Congress: Representative, Indiana (Dist. 4), Republican. Jan. 3, 2005, to Jan. 3, 2007.
· 108th Congress: Representative, Indiana (Dist. 4), Republican. Jan. 3, 2003, to Jan. 3, 2005.
· 107th Congress: Representative, Indiana (Dist. 5), Republican. Jan. 3, 2001, to Jan. 3, 2003.
· 106th Congress: Representative, Indiana (Dist. 5), Republican. Jan. 3, 1999, to Jan. 3, 2001.
· 105th Congress: Representative, Indiana (Dist. 5), Republican. Jan. 3, 1997, to Jan. 3, 1999.
· 104th Congress: Representative, Indiana (Dist. 5), Republican. Jan. 3, 1995, to Jan. 3, 1997.
· 103rd Congress: Representative, Indiana (Dist. 5), Republican. Jan. 3, 1993, to Jan. 3, 1995.

Key Votes

See how Steve Buyer voted on key votes -- the most important bills, nominations and resolutions that have come before Congress, as determined by washingtonpost.com.

Missed Votes

Steve Buyer has missed 20 votes (4.2%) during the current Congress. See a list of his missed votes since 1991 or see a full list of vote missers.

Voting with Party

Steve Buyer has voted with a majority of his Republican colleagues 95.4% of the time during the current Congress. This percentage does not include votes in which Buyer did not vote. See a list of his votes against his party since 1991, a list of all Representatives in the 111th Congress with a similar score, or a full list of party voters.

» Official Web site

» E-mail Steve Buyer

District Information

Indiana, District 4 demographic profile (2000 Census)

Financial Disclosure

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

Latest Votes

Get notified via RSS whenever Steve Buyer votes: (Help, and more feeds)

Date	Vote	Position	GOP opinion	DEM opinion
6/26/09	Vote 477: H R 2454: American Clean Energy and Security Act	No	No	Yes
6/26/09	Vote 476: H R 2454	Yes	Yes	No
6/26/09	Vote 475: H R 2996: Department of Interior and Related Agencies Appropriation, 2010	No	No	Yes
6/26/09	Vote 474: H R 2996	Yes	Yes	No
6/26/09	Vote 473: H R 2996	Yes	Yes	No
6/26/09	Vote 472: H R 2996	Yes	Yes	No
6/26/09	Vote 471: H R 2996	Yes	Yes	No
6/26/09	Vote 470: H R 2996	Yes	Yes	No
6/26/09	Vote 469: H R 2996	Yes	Yes	No
6/26/09	Vote 468: H R 2996	Yes	Yes	No
6/26/09	Vote 467: H R 2996	Yes	Yes	No
6/26/09	Vote 466: H RES 587: Providing for Consideration of H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act	No	No	Yes
6/26/09	Vote 465: H RES 587: Providing for Consideration of H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act	No	No	Yes
6/26/09	Vote 464: S CON RES 31: Adjournment Resolution	No	No	Yes
6/25/09	Vote 463: H RES 578: Providing for Consideration of H.R. 2996, Interior Appropriations, Fy 2010	No	No	Yes
6/25/09	Vote 462: H RES 578: Providing for Consideration of H.R. 2996, Interior Appropriations, Fy 2010	No	No	Yes
6/25/09	Vote 461: Table Appeal of the Ruling of the Chair	No	No	Yes
6/25/09	Vote 460: H R 2647: Department of Defense Authorization, Fy 2010	Not Voting	Yes	Yes
6/25/09	Vote 459: H R 2647: Department of Defense Authorization, Fy 2010	Yes	Yes	No
6/25/09	Vote 458: H R 2647	Yes	Yes	Yes

Full list of votes by Steve Buyer