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Members of Congress / David Durenberger

Biographical Information

DURENBERGER, David Ferdinand, a Senator from Minnesota; born in St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minn., August 19, 1934; attended the public schools in Collegeville, Minn.; graduated, St. John’s Prep School, Collegeville, 1951; graduated, St. John’s University 1955 and University of Minnesota Law School 1959; admitted to the Minnesota bar in 1959 and commenced practice in St. Paul; served in the United States Army 1956-1963; elected in a special election on November 7, 1978, as a Republican to the United States Senate to complete the unexpired term of Hubert H. Humphrey ending January 3, 1983; reelected in 1982 and again in 1988 and served from November 8, 1978, to January 3, 1995; was not a candidate for reelection in 1994; chairman, Select Committee on Intelligence (Ninety-ninth Congress); denounced by the Senate in 1990 for unethical conduct; pleaded guilty in 1995 to charges of misuse of public funds while in office, and sentenced to one year of probation; senior counselor with APCO Associates, a consulting firm in the District of Columbia, 1995-. (Source.)

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Roles in Congress

· 103rd Congress: Senator, Minnesota, Republican. Jan. 3, 1993, to Jan. 3, 1995.
· 102nd Congress: Senator, Minnesota, Republican. Jan. 3, 1991, to Jan. 3, 1993.

 

Last Votes

DateVotePositionGOP opinionDEM opinion
12/1/94 Vote 329: H R 5110: passage h.r. 5110; Uruguay Round Agreements Act Retirement Protection Act of 1994 Yes Yes Yes
12/1/94 Vote 328: On the Motion: motion to waive budget act with respect to H.R. 5110; Uruguay Round Agreements Act Retirement Protection Act of 1994 Yes Yes Yes
10/8/94 Vote 327: On the Nomination: NOMINATION LT. GEN. BUSTER C. GLOSSEN Yes Yes Yes
10/8/94 Vote 326: On the Cloture Motion: MOTION TO INVOKE CLOTURE CONFERENCE REPORT S.21; California Desert Protection Act of 1994 Yes No Yes
10/7/94 Vote 325: On the Cloture Motion: Cloture motion: Conference report - S. 349; Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1994 No No Yes
10/6/94 Vote 324: On the Motion to Proceed: motion to proceed to consideration; Community Regulatory Relief Act Not Voting Yes Yes
10/6/94 Vote 323: S J RES 229: S. J. Res. 229; A joint resolution regarding United States policy toward Haiti. Yes Yes Yes
10/6/94 Vote 322: On the Cloture Motion: Cloture Motion: S. 349; Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1994 No No Yes
10/5/94 Vote 321: H R 6: h.r.6 conference report; Improving America's Schools Act of 1994 Yes Yes Yes
10/5/94 Vote 320: On the Cloture Motion: motion to invoke cloture conference report H.R. 6; Improving America's Schools Act of 1994 Yes No Yes
10/4/94 Vote 319: On the Nomination: Confirmation H. Lee Sarokin Yes No Yes
10/4/94 Vote 318: On the Cloture Motion: motion to invoke cloture nomination of h. lee sarokin Yes Yes Yes
10/4/94 Vote 317: On the Nomination: Ricki Tigert - Member FDIC Yes Yes Yes
10/3/94 Vote 316: On the Cloture Motion: Cloture motion on the nomination of Ricki R. Tigert Yes No Yes
10/3/94 Vote 315: On the Motion for Attendance: Motion to Instruct Sgt-at-Arms Yes Yes Yes
9/30/94 Vote 314: On the Cloture Motion: motion to invoke cloture on motion to request conference @ s.3; House of Representatives Campaign Spending Limit and Election Reform Act of 1993 No No Yes
9/29/94 Vote 313: On the Motion: motion to waive CBA; To improve the operations of the legislative branch of the Federal Government. Yes Yes No
9/29/94 Vote 312: H R 4556: conference report h..4556; Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1995 Yes Yes Yes
9/28/94 Vote 311: H R 4602: h.r.4602 conference report; Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1995 Yes Yes Yes
9/27/94 Vote 310: H R 4606: Conference report on H.R. 4606; Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1995 Yes Yes Yes

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