Members of Congress / Buddy Darden

Biographical Information

DARDEN, George (Buddy), a Representative from Georgia; born in Hancock County, Ga., November 22, 1943; graduated from Sparta High School, Sparta, Ga.,1961; A.B., University of Georgia, Athens, Ga., 1965; J.D., University of Georgia, Athens, Ga., 1967; lawyer, private practice; assistant district attorney, Cobb County, Ga., 1968-1972; district attorney, Cobb County, Ga., 1973-1976; elected to the Georgia state house of representatives, 1980-1983; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-eighth Congress by special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative Larry McDonald; reelected to the Ninety-ninth and to the four succeeding Congresses (November 8, 1983-January 3, 1995); unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fourth Congress; unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the One Hundred Eighth Congress in 2002; delegate to the Democratic National Convention, 1996, 2000, and 2004; board of trustees, LaGrange College, LaGrange, Ga., 2002 to present. (Source.)

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Roles in Congress

· 103rd Congress: Representative, Georgia (Dist. 7), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1993, to Jan. 3, 1995.
· 102nd Congress: Representative, Georgia (Dist. 7), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1991, to Jan. 3, 1993.

Last Votes

Date	Vote	Position	GOP opinion	DEM opinion
11/29/94	Vote 507: H R 5110: General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade	Yes	Yes	Yes
11/29/94	Vote 506: On Approving the Journal	Yes	No	Yes
10/7/94	Vote 505: H RES 579: Providing for the Adoption of H. Res. 578	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/7/94	Vote 504: S 1569: Minority Health Improvement Act of 1994	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/7/94	Vote 503: S 455	No	No	No
10/7/94	Vote 502: S 455	No	No	No
10/6/94	Vote 501: H RES 568: Waiving Points of Order Against the Conference Report on S. 21	Yes	No	Yes
10/6/94	Vote 500: H J RES 416: Limited Authorization of U.S. Troops in Haiti	Yes	No	Yes
10/6/94	Vote 499: H J RES 416	No	No	No
10/6/94	Vote 498: H J RES 416	Yes	No	Yes
10/6/94	Vote 497: H J RES 416	No	Yes	No
10/6/94	Vote 496: Call in Committee	Present	Present	Present
10/6/94	Vote 495: H RES 570: Providing for Further Consideration of H.J. Res 416; Limited Authorization of U.S. Troops in Haiti	Yes	No	Yes
10/6/94	Vote 494: H R 4278: Social Security Act Amendments of 1994	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/6/94	Vote 493: H RES 565: Providing for the Consideration of S. 455	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/5/94	Vote 492: H RES 564: Providing for the Consideration of H.R. 5110, General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/5/94	Vote 491: S 1225: U.S. = Mexico Border Health Commission	Yes	No	Yes
10/5/94	Vote 490: S 1919: Rio Puerco Watershed Act 0f 1994	Yes	No	Yes
10/5/94	Vote 489: H R 4533: National Park Service Entrepreneurial Management Reform Act	Yes	No	Yes
10/5/94	Vote 488: H R 5139: Postal Service Reemployment	Yes	No	Yes

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