Members of Congress / Michael Capuano

CAPUANO, Michael Everett, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Somerville, Middlesex County, Mass., January 9, 1952; graduated from Somerville High School, Somerville, Mass., 1969; B.A., Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 1973; J.D., Boston College Law School, Chestnut Hill, Mass., 1977; lawyer, private practice; chief legal counsel, joint committee on taxation, Massachusetts state legislature, 1978-1984; alderman, Somerville, Mass., 1977-1979; alderman-at-large, Somerville, Mass., 1985-1989; mayor of Somerville, Mass., 1990-1998; Democratic state committeeman, 1996; president, Massachusetts Municipal Association, 1998; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Sixth Congress and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1999-present). (Source.)

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· 110th Congress: Representative, Massachusetts (Dist. 8), Democratic. Jan. 4, 2007, to Jan. 3, 2009.
· 109th Congress: Representative, Massachusetts (Dist. 8), Democratic. Jan. 3, 2005, to Jan. 3, 2007.
· 108th Congress: Representative, Massachusetts (Dist. 8), Democratic. Jan. 3, 2003, to Jan. 3, 2005.
· 107th Congress: Representative, Massachusetts (Dist. 8), Democratic. Jan. 3, 2001, to Jan. 3, 2003.
· 106th Congress: Representative, Massachusetts (Dist. 8), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1999, to Jan. 3, 2001.

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

Michael Capuano has missed 39 votes (2.6%) during the current Congress. See a list of his missed votes since 1991 or see a full list of vote missers.

Michael Capuano has voted with a majority of his Democratic colleagues 96.6% of the time during the current Congress. This percentage does not include votes in which Capuano did not vote. See a list of his votes against his party since 1991, a list of all Representatives in the 110th Congress with a similar score, or a full list of party voters.

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

• 2006
• 2005