Members of Congress / Max Cleland

Biographical Information

CLELAND, Joseph Maxwell (Max), a Senator from Georgia; born in Atlanta, Ga., August 24, 1942; grew up in Lithonia and graduated from Lithonia High School 1960; graduated from Stetson University, DeLand, Fla. 1964; received a Master’s degree from Emory University 1968; served in the U.S. Army, attaining the rank of captain 1965-1968; wounded in combat in Vietnam; member of the Georgia state senate 1971-1975; unsuccessful candidate for lieutenant governor 1974; consultant to Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs 1975, professional Senate staff member 1975-1977; appointed administrator of United States Veterans Administration by President Jimmy Carter in 1977, and served until 1981; Georgia Secretary of State 1982-1996; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1996, and served from January 7, 1997 to January 3, 2003; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 2002. (Source.)

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Roles in Congress

· 107th Congress: Senator, Georgia, Democratic. Jan. 3, 2001, to Jan. 3, 2003.
· 106th Congress: Senator, Georgia, Democratic. Jan. 3, 1999, to Jan. 3, 2001.
· 105th Congress: Senator, Georgia, Democratic. Jan. 3, 1997, to Jan. 3, 1999.

Last Votes

Date	Vote	Position	GOP opinion	DEM opinion
11/19/02	Vote 253: H J RES 124: H.J.Res. 124; A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes.	Not Voting	Yes	Yes
11/19/02	Vote 252: H R 3210: H.R. 3210 Conference Report ; Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002	Yes	Yes	Yes
11/19/02	Vote 251: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 3210; Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002	Yes	Yes	Yes
11/19/02	Vote 250: On the Nomination: Confirmation Dennis W. Shedd, of South Carolina, to be U.S. Circuit Judge	No	Yes	No
11/19/02	Vote 249: H R 5005: H.R. 5005, as amended; Homeland Security Act of 2002	Yes	Yes	Yes
11/19/02	Vote 248: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on H.R. 5005, as amended; Homeland Security Act of 2002	Yes	Yes	Yes
11/19/02	Vote 247: H R 5005: Thompson For Gramm Amdt. No. 4901; To establish the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.	Yes	Yes	No
11/19/02	Vote 246: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA Re: Thompson Amdt. No. 4901; To establish the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.	Yes	Yes	No
11/19/02	Vote 245: H R 5005: Lieberman Amdt. No. 4953; Of a perfecting nature.	Yes	No	Yes
11/15/02	Vote 244: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Gramm Amdt. No. 4901; To establish the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.	Yes	Yes	No
11/14/02	Vote 243: S 1214: Conference Report to Accompany S. 1214; Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002	Yes	Yes	Yes
11/13/02	Vote 242: H R 5005: Motion to Table Feingold Amdt. No. 4900; To provide that Members of Congress shall not receive a cost of living adjustment in pay during fiscal year 2003.	No	Yes	Yes
11/13/02	Vote 241: H R 5005: Motion to Table Lieberman Amdt. No. 4471; To provide a substitute.	No	Yes	No
11/13/02	Vote 240: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Gramm Amdt. No. 4738 to H.R. 5005, upon reconsideration; To prevent terrorist attacks within the United States.	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/16/02	Vote 239: H R 5010: Conference Report H.R. 5010; Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2003	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/16/02	Vote 238: H R 3295: H.R. 3295 Conference Report; Help America Vote Act of 2002	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/11/02	Vote 237: H J RES 114: H.J.Res. 114; Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/10/02	Vote 236: S J RES 45: Durbin Amdt. No. 4865; To amend the authorization for the use of the Armed Forces to cover an imminent threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass destruction rather than the continuing threat posed by Iraq.	No	No	Yes
10/10/02	Vote 235: S J RES 45: Levin Amdt. No. 4862; To authorize the use of the United States Armed Forces, pursuant to a new resolution of the United Nations Security Council, to destroy, remove, or render harmless Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, nuclear weapons-usable material, long-range ballistic missiles, and related facilities, and for other purposes.	No	No	No
10/10/02	Vote 234: S J RES 45: Byrd Amdt. No. 4868; To provide statutory construction that constitutional authorities remain unaffected and that no additional grant of authority is made to the President not directly related to the existing threat posed by Iraq.	No	No	No

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