Members of Congress / Ben Cardin
Biographical InformationCARDIN, Benjamin Louis, a Representative and a Senator from Maryland; born in Baltimore, Md., October 5, 1943; attended public schools; graduated from Baltimore City College, Baltimore, Md., 1961; B.A., University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa., 1964; J.D., University of Maryland, Baltimore, Md., 1967; lawyer, private practice; member of the Maryland state house of delegates, 1966-1986, speaker, 1979-1986; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundredth and to the nine succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1987-January 3, 2007); one of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 1989 to conduct the impeachment proceedings against Walter L. Nixon, judge of the United States District Court for the District Court of Mississippi; not a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives but was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 2006 for the term ending January 3, 2013. (Source.) More coverage of Ben Cardin on washingtonpost.com Roles in Congress
· 111th Congress: Senator, Maryland, Democratic.
Jan. 3, 2009, to Jan. 3, 2011. Key VotesSee how Ben Cardin voted on key votes -- the most important bills, nominations and resolutions that have come before Congress, as determined by washingtonpost.com. Missed VotesBen Cardin has missed 0 votes (0.0%) during the current Congress. See a list of his missed votes since 1991 or see a full list of vote missers. Voting with PartyBen Cardin has voted with a majority of his Democratic colleagues 97.1% of the time during the current Congress. This percentage does not include votes in which Cardin did not vote. See a list of his votes against his party since 1991, a list of all Senators in the 111th Congress with a similar score, or a full list of party voters. |  State InformationMaryland demographic profile (2000 Census) Financial DisclosureView Ben Cardin'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 20: On the Nomination: Nomination: Martha N. Johnson, of Maryland, to be Administrator of General Services | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 19: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Martha A. Johnson to be Administrator of General Services Administration | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 18: On the Nomination: Confirmation M. Patricia Smith, of New York, to be Solicitor for the Department of Labor. | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 17: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of M. Patricia Smith, to be Solicitor for the Department of Labor | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 16: On the Nomination: Confirmation Ben S. Bernanke To Be Chairman Of The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 15: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Ben S. Bernanke, to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 14: H J RES 45: H. J. Res. 45 As Amended; A joint resolution increasing the statutory limit on the public debt. | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 13: H J RES 45: Reid Amdt. No. 3299 As Amended; In the nature of a substitute. | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 12: H J RES 45: Reid Amdt. No. 3305; To reimpose statutory pay-as-you-go. | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 11: H J RES 45: Sessions Amdt. No. 3308; To reduce the deficit by establishing 5-year discretionary spending caps. | No | Yes | No | |
| Vote 10: H J RES 45: Brownback Amdt. No. 3309; To establish a Commission on Congressional Budgetary Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies. | No | Yes | No | |
| Vote 9: H J RES 45: Coburn Amdt. No. 3303, Division IV; To rescind $120 billion in Federal spending by consolidating duplicative government programs, cutting wasteful Washington spending, and returning billions of dollars of unspent money. | No | Yes | No | |
| Vote 8: H J RES 45: Coburn Amdt. No. 3303, Division III; To rescind $120 billion in Federal spending by consolidating duplicative government programs, cutting wasteful Washington spending, and returning billions of dollars of unspent money. | No | Yes | No | |
| Vote 7: H J RES 45: Coburn Amdt. No. 3303, Division II; To rescind $120 billion in Federal spending by consolidating duplicative government programs, cutting wasteful Washington spending, and returning billions of dollars of unspent money. | No | Yes | No | |
| Vote 6: H J RES 45: Coburn Amdt. No. 3303, Division I; To rescind $120 billion in Federal spending by consolidating duplicative government programs, cutting wasteful Washington spending, and returning billions of dollars of unspent money. | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 5: H J RES 45: Conrad Amdt. No. 3302; To establish a Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action, to assure the long-term fiscal stability and economic security of the Federal Government of the United States, and to expand future prosperity and growth for all Americans. | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 4: H J RES 45: Baucus Amdt. No. 3300 as Modified; To protect Social Security. | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 3: On the Nomination: Confirmation Rosanna Malouf Peterson, of Washington, to be U.S. District Judge | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 2: H J RES 45: Thune Amdt. No. 3301; To terminate authority under the Troubled Asset Relief Program, and for other purposes. | No | Yes | No | |
| Vote 1: On the Nomination: Confirmation Beverly Baldwin Martin, of Georgia, to be U.S. Circuit Judge | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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