Members of Congress / Ben Erdreich

Biographical Information

ERDREICH, Ben, a Representative from Alabama; born in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala., December 9, 1938; graduated from Shados Valley High School, Birmingham, Ala., 1956; B.A., Yale University, New Haven, Conn., 1960; J.D., University of Alabama School of Law, Tuscaloosa, Ala., 1963; editor-in-chief, Alabama Law Review; United States Army, 1963-1965; admitted to Alabama bar, 1963; lawyer, private practice; elected to Alabama house of representatives, 1970-1974; Jefferson County commissioner, Birmingham, Ala., 1974-1982; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-eighth and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1983-January 3, 1993); delegate to Democratic National Convention, 1988 and 1992; unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Third Congress in 1992; is a resident of Birmingham, Ala. (Source.)

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Roles in Congress

· 102nd Congress: Representative, Alabama (Dist. 6), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1991, to Jan. 3, 1993.

Last Votes

Date	Vote	Position	GOP opinion	DEM opinion
10/5/92	Vote 488	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/5/92	Vote 487: H R 6179: To Amend the Wild and Scenic River Act	Yes	No	Yes
10/5/92	Vote 486	No	Yes	No
10/5/92	Vote 485: S 1704: National Park Service	Yes	No	Yes
10/5/92	Vote 484: S 3100: Louisiana Land Conveyance	Yes	No	Yes
10/5/92	Vote 483: H R 5739: Export Enhancement Act of 1992	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/5/92	Vote 482: H R 11: Revenue Act of 1992	Yes	No	Yes
10/5/92	Vote 481: H RES 609: Providing for the Consideration of the Conference Report on H.R. 11	Yes	No	Yes
10/5/92	Vote 480: H R 429: Reclamations Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1991	No	Yes	No
10/5/92	Vote 479: H RES 604: Waiving Points of Order Against the Conference Report and Its Consideration on H.R. 429; Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1991	Yes	No	Yes
10/5/92	Vote 478: H RES 604: Waiving Points of Order Against the Conference Report and Its Consideration on H.R. 429; Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1991	Yes	No	Yes
10/5/92	Vote 477: S 12: Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992	Yes	No	Yes
10/5/92	Vote 476: H R 5334: Housing and Community Development Act of 1992	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/5/92	Vote 475: H RES 603: Waiving Points of Order Against the Conference Report and Its Consideration of H.R. 5334; Housing and Community Development Act of 1992	Yes	No	Yes
10/5/92	Vote 474: H R 776: Comprehensive National Energy Policy Act	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/5/92	Vote 473: H R 776: Comprehensive National Energy Policy Act	No	No	No
10/5/92	Vote 472: H RES 602: Waiving Points of Order Against the Conference Report and Its Consideration of H.R. 5504; Department of Defense Appropriations for F.Y. 1993	Yes	No	Yes
10/5/92	Vote 471: H RES 601: Waiving Points of Order Against the Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 776; Comprehensive National Energy Policy Act	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/5/92	Vote 470: H R 5368: Foreign Assistance Appropriations for Fy 1993	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/4/92	Vote 469: H R 918	No	Yes	No

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