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Biographical Information

CLINTON, Hillary Rodham, (wife of President William Jefferson Clinton), a Senator from New York; born on October 26, 1947, in Chicago, Illinois; attended public school in Park Ridge, Illinois; graduated Wellesley College, BA 1969; graduated Yale Law School, JD 1973; attorney; counsel, impeachment inquiry staff, House Judiciary Committee 1974; First Lady of Arkansas 1979-1981, 1983-1993; First Lady of the United States 1993-2001; elected to the United States Senate for term commencing January 3, 2001; reelected in 2006 for the term ending January 3, 2013. (Source.)

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Roles in Congress

· 110th Congress: Senator, New York, Democratic. Jan. 4, 2007, to Jan. 3, 2011.
· 109th Congress: Senator, New York, Democratic. Jan. 3, 2005, to Jan. 3, 2007.
· 108th Congress: Senator, New York, Democratic. Jan. 3, 2003, to Jan. 3, 2005.
· 107th Congress: Senator, New York, Democratic. Jan. 3, 2001, to Jan. 3, 2003.

Key Votes

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

Missed Votes

Hillary Clinton has missed 202 votes (32.3%) during the current Congress. See a list of her missed votes since 1991 or see a full list of vote missers.

Voting with Party

Hillary Clinton has voted with a majority of her Democratic colleagues 97.2% of the time during the current Congress. This percentage does not include votes in which Clinton did not vote. See a list of her votes against her party since 1991, a list of all Senators in the 110th Congress with a similar score, or a full list of party voters.

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State Information

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Financial Disclosure

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Latest Votes

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DateVotePositionGOP opinionDEM opinion
7/22/08 Vote 183: On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 3268; Stop Excessive Energy Speculation Act of 2008 Yes Yes Yes
7/16/08 Vote 182: H R 5501: H.R. 5501 As Amended; Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008 Yes Yes Yes
7/16/08 Vote 181: S 2731: DeMint Amdt. No. 5077; To reduce to $35,000,000,000 the amount authorized to be appropriated to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria in developing countries during the next 5 years. No Yes No
7/16/08 Vote 180: S 2731: Kyl Amdt. No. 5082; To limit the period during which appropriations may be made to carry out this Act and to create a point of order in the Senate against any appropriation to carry out this Act that exceeds the amount authorized for fiscal year 2013. No Yes No
7/16/08 Vote 179: S 2731: Gregg Amdt. No. 5081; To strike the provision requiring the development of coordinated oversight plans and to establish an independent Inspector General at the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator. No Yes No
7/16/08 Vote 178: S 2731: Cornyn Amdt. No. 5083; To establish a bipartisan commission for the purpose of improving oversight and eliminating wasteful government spending under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. No Yes No
7/15/08 Vote 177: H R 6331: Shall H.R. 6331 Pass, the objections of the President of the United States to the contrary notwithstanding?; Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 Yes No Yes
7/15/08 Vote 176: S 2731: Bunning Amdt. No. 5073; In the nature of a substitute. No No No
7/15/08 Vote 175: S 2731: Motion to Table DeMint Amdt. No. 5068; To limit the countries to which Federal financial assistance may be targeted under this Act. Yes No Yes
7/11/08 Vote 174: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 2731; Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008 Yes Yes Yes
7/11/08 Vote 173: On the Motion: Motion to Disagree to the Amdts. of the House, Adding a New Title and Inserting a New Section, to the Amdt. of the Senate to H.R. 3221; Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 Yes Yes Yes
7/10/08 Vote 172: On the Nomination: Confirmation Lt. Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, USA, to be General Yes Yes Yes
7/10/08 Vote 171: On the Nomination: Confirmation Gen. David H. Petraeus, USA, to be General Yes Yes Yes
7/10/08 Vote 170: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Disagree to the Amdts. of the House, Adding a New Title and Inserting a New Section, to the Amdt. of the Senate to H.R. 3221; Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 Not Voting Yes Yes
7/9/08 Vote 169: On the Cloture Motion: Upon Reconsideration, Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R. 6331; Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 Yes No Yes
7/9/08 Vote 168: H R 6304: H.R. 6304; Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 No Yes No
7/9/08 Vote 167: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on H.R. 6304; Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 No Yes No
7/9/08 Vote 166: H R 6304: Bingaman Amdt. No. 5066; To stay pending cases against certain telecommunications companies and provide that such companies may not seek retroactive immunity until 90 days after the date the final report of the Inspectors General on the President's Surveillance Program is submitted to Congress. Yes No Yes
7/9/08 Vote 165: H R 6304: Specter Amdt. No. 5059; To limit retroactive immunity for providing assistance to the United States to instances in which a Federal court determines the assistance was provided in connection with an intelligence activity that was constitutional. Yes No Yes
7/9/08 Vote 164: H R 6304: Dodd Amdt. No. 5064; To strike title II. Yes No Yes

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