Members of Congress / Liddy Dole

Biographical Information

DOLE, Elizabeth Hanford, (wife of Robert J. Dole), a Senator from North Carolina; born in Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, on July 29, 1936; B.A., Duke University 1958; M.A., Harvard University 1960; J.D., Harvard University 1965; U.S. secretary of transportation 1983-1987; U.S. secretary of labor 1989-1990; president, American Red Cross 1991-2000; unsuccessful candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2000; elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate in 2002 for the term ending January 3, 2009; chair, National Republican Senatorial Committee (2005-). (Source.)

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Roles in Congress

· 110th Congress: Senator, North Carolina, Republican. Jan. 4, 2007, to Jan. 3, 2011.
· 109th Congress: Senator, North Carolina, Republican. Jan. 3, 2005, to Jan. 3, 2007.
· 108th Congress: Senator, North Carolina, Republican. Jan. 3, 2003, to Jan. 3, 2005.

Key Votes

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

Missed Votes

Liddy Dole has missed 35 votes (5.3%) during the current Congress. See a list of her missed votes since 1991 or see a full list of vote missers.

Voting with Party

Liddy Dole has voted with a majority of her Republican colleagues 87.9% of the time during the current Congress. This percentage does not include votes in which Dole 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

North Carolina demographic profile (2000 Census)

Financial Disclosure

View Liddy Dole'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

Latest Votes

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Date	Vote	Position	GOP opinion	DEM opinion
12/11/08	Vote 215: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R. 7005.; Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008	Yes	No	Yes
11/20/08	Vote 214: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 6867; Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/1/08	Vote 213: H R 1424: H. R. 1424 As Amended; Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007	No	Yes	Yes
10/1/08	Vote 212: H R 1424: Dodd Amdt. No. 5685; In the nature of a substitute.	No	Yes	Yes
10/1/08	Vote 211: H R 7081: H.R. 7081; United States-India Nuclear Cooperation Approval and Nonproliferation Enhancement Act	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/1/08	Vote 210: On the Motion: Motion to Concur in the House Amdt. To the Senate Amdt. to H.R. 2095; Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2007	Yes	Yes	Yes
9/29/08	Vote 209: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in the House Amdt. to the Senate Amdt. to H.R. 2095; Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2007	Yes	Yes	Yes
9/27/08	Vote 208: On the Motion: Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R.2638; Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008	Yes	Yes	Yes
9/27/08	Vote 207: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in the House Amdt. to the Senate Amdt. to H.R.2638; Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008	Yes	Yes	Yes
9/26/08	Vote 206: On the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Proceed to Consider S.3604; A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for economic recovery for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.	Yes	No	Yes
9/23/08	Vote 205: H R 6049: H.R.6049 As Amended; Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008	Yes	Yes	Yes
9/23/08	Vote 204: On the Motion: Motion to Waive C.B.A. Baucus Amdt. No.5635; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes.	Yes	Yes	Yes
9/23/08	Vote 203: H R 6049: Conrad Amdt No. 5634; To provide alternative minimum tax relief, and for other purposes.	No	No	Yes
9/23/08	Vote 202: H R 6049: Baucus Amdt. No. 5633; In the nature of a substitute.	Yes	Yes	Yes
9/17/08	Vote 201: S 3001: S. 3001 As Amended; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009	Yes	Yes	Yes
9/16/08	Vote 200: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on S. 3001; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009	Yes	No	Yes
9/10/08	Vote 199: S 3001: Nelson (FL) Amdt. No. 4979; To repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation.	Yes	Yes	Yes
9/10/08	Vote 198: S 3001: Vitter Amdt. No. 5280; To authorize, with an offset, an additional $100,000,000 for Procurement, Defense-wide, and an additional $171,000,000 for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-wide, for near-term missile defense programs and activities.	Yes	Yes	No
9/8/08	Vote 197: On the Cloture Motion: Upon Reconsideration, Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 3001; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009	Not Voting	Yes	Yes
7/31/08	Vote 196: H CON RES 398: H. Con. Res. 398; A concurrent resolution providing for an adjournment or recess of the two Houses.	No	No	Yes

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