The U.S. Congress Votes Database

Members of Congress / Robert Dornan

Biographical Information

DORNAN, Robert Kenneth, a Representative from California; born in New York City, April 3, 1933; attended parochial schools; graduated from Loyola (Calif.) High School, 1950; attended Loyola University, 1950-1953; served to captain in the United States Air Force, 1953-1958; Air Force Reserve, 1958-1975; commercial pilot; broadcaster-journalist; television producer; associated with KHJ-TV and KTLA-TV, 1967-1973; delegate, Republican National Convention, 1976, 1980, 1984 and 1988; elected as a Republican to the Ninety-fifth, Ninety-sixth, and Ninety-seventh Congresses (January 3, 1977-January 3, 1983); was not a candidate for reelection in 1982 but was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the United States Senate; elected as a Republican to the Ninety-ninth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1985-January 3, 1997); unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fifth Congress and unsuccessfully contested the election of Loretta Sanchez; unsuccessful candidate for election to the One Hundred Sixth Congress. (Source.)

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Roles in Congress

· 104th Congress: Representative, California (Dist. 46), Republican. Jan. 3, 1995, to Jan. 3, 1997.
· 103rd Congress: Representative, California (Dist. 46), Republican. Jan. 3, 1993, to Jan. 3, 1995.
· 102nd Congress: Representative, California (Dist. 38), Republican. Jan. 3, 1991, to Jan. 3, 1993.

 

Last Votes

DateVotePositionGOP opinionDEM opinion
9/28/96 Vote 455: H R 3610: Department of Defense Appropriations for F.Y. 1997 Present Yes Yes
9/28/96 Vote 454: H RES 546: Consideration of Sine Die Resolutions Yes Yes No
9/28/96 Vote 453: H R 4236: Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act Yes Yes Yes
9/28/96 Vote 452: H R 3163: State Authority Tax Compensation Act Yes Yes No
9/28/96 Vote 451: H R 1332: Omnibus Insular Areas Act of 1996 Yes Yes Yes
9/27/96 Vote 450: S 1505: Accountable Pipline Safety and Partnership Act of 1996 Yes Yes No
9/27/96 Vote 449: H R 4000: Reestablish Pow/Mia Procedures Yes Yes Yes
9/27/96 Vote 448: S 39: Sustainable Fisheries Act Yes Yes Yes
9/27/96 Vote 447: H R 4073: National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Yes Yes No
9/27/96 Vote 446: H R 3539: Federal Aviation Authorization Act of 1996 Yes Yes No
9/27/96 Vote 445: H RES 540: Waiving Points of Order Against the Conference Report on H.R. 3539 Yes Yes No
9/26/96 Vote 444: H R 3841: Civil Service Reform Act Yes Yes No
9/26/96 Vote 443: H R 4011: Congressional Pension Forfeiture Act Yes Yes Yes
9/26/96 Vote 442: H R 3752: American Land Sovereignty Protection Act Yes Yes No
9/26/96 Vote 441: H CON RES 189: U.S. Membership in South Pacific Organizations Yes Yes Yes
9/26/96 Vote 440: H CON RES 145: Remove Russian Forces From Moldova Yes Yes Yes
9/26/96 Vote 439: H R 3497: Snoqualmie National Forest Boundary Adjustment Yes Yes Yes
9/26/96 Vote 438: H RES 535: Government Accountability Act Yes Yes Yes
9/26/96 Vote 437: H R 2092: Private Security Officer Quality Assurance Act Yes Yes Yes
9/26/96 Vote 436: H R 3456: Sexual Offender Tracking and Identification Act Yes Yes Yes

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