Members of Congress / Melissa Bean
Biographical InformationBEAN, Melissa L., a Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., January 22, 1962; graduated, Maine East High School, Park Ridge, Ill., 1980; A.A., Oakton Community College, Des Plaines, Ill., 1982; B.A., Roosevelt University, Chicago, Ill., 2002; consultant; businesswoman; unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States House of Representatives in 2002; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Ninth Congress and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2005-present). (Source.) More coverage of Melissa Bean on washingtonpost.com Roles in Congress
· 111th Congress: Representative, Illinois (Dist. 8), Democratic.
Jan. 3, 2009, to Jan. 3, 2011. Key VotesSee how Melissa Bean voted on key votes -- the most important bills, nominations and resolutions that have come before Congress, as determined by washingtonpost.com. Missed VotesMelissa Bean has missed 53 votes (5.9%) during the current Congress. See a list of her missed votes since 1991 or see a full list of vote missers. Voting with PartyMelissa Bean has voted with a majority of her Democratic colleagues 90.3% of the time during the current Congress. This percentage does not include votes in which Bean did not vote. See a list of her votes against her party since 1991, a list of all Representatives in the 111th Congress with a similar score, or a full list of party voters. |  District InformationIllinois, District 8 demographic profile (2000 Census) Financial DisclosureView Melissa Bean's official financial disclosure statements, which describe the sources, types and amounts of income earned in a given year. (See more disclosure reports.) |
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| Date | Vote | Position | GOP opinion | DEM opinion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote 901: H R 3791: Fire Grants Reauthorization Act of 2009 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 900: H R 3791 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 899: H R 3791 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 898: H RES 909: Providing for Consideration of H.R. 3791, Fire Grants Reauthorization Act of 2009 | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 897: H RES 909: Providing for Consideration of H.R. 3791, Fire Grants Reauthorization Act of 2009 | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 896: H CON RES 214: Providing for a Conditional Adjournment of the Two Houses. | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 895: H RES 891: Expressing the Gratitude of the House of Representatives for the Service to Our Nation of the Coast Guard and Marine Corps Aircraft Pilots and Crewmembers Lost Off the Coast of California on October 29, 2009, and for Other Purposes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 894: On Approving the Journal | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 893: H RES 841: Expressing Support for Designation of November 29, 2009, As “Drive Safer Sunday” | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 892: H R 3360: Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 891: H R 3767: To Designate the Facility of the United States Postal Service Located at 170 North Main Street in Smithfield, Utah, As the “W. Hazen Hillyard Post Office Building” | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 890: H R 3539: To Designate the Facility of the United States Postal Service Located at 427 Harrison Avenue in Harrison, New Jersey, As the “Patricia D. Mcginty-Juhl Post Office Building” | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 889: S 1314: To Designate the Facility of the United States Postal Service Located at 630 Northeast Killingsworth Avenue in Portland, Oregon, As the “Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Post Office” | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 888: H RES 895: Honoring the Lives of the Brave Soldiers and Civilians of the United States Army Who Died or Were Wounded in the Tragic Attack of November 5, 2009 at Fort Hood, Texas. | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 887: H R 3962: Affordable Health Care for America Act | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 886: H R 3962: Affordable Health Care for America Act | No | Yes | No | |
| Vote 885: H R 3962 | No | Yes | No | |
| Vote 884: H R 3962 | No | Yes | No | |
| Vote 883: H RES 892: Recognizing the 20th Anniversary of the Remarkable Events Leading to the End of the Cold War and the Creation of a Europe, Whole, Free, and at Peace | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 882: H RES 903: Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 3962) to Provide Affordable, Quality Health Care for All Americans and Reduce the Growth in Health Care Spending, and for Other Purposes, and (H.R. 3961) to Amend Title Xviii of the Social Security Act of Reform the Medicare Sgr Payment System for Physicians | Yes | No | Yes |
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