Members of Congress / John Edwards
Biographical InformationEDWARDS, John, a Senator from North Carolina; born in Seneca, South Carolina on June 10, 1953; attended public schools in Robbins, North Carolina; B.A. North Carolina State University 1974; J.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 1977; textile mill worker; attorney and partner with Edwards & Kirby, Raleigh, N.C.; elected as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in 1998 and served from January 3, 1999, to January 3, 2005; was not a candidate for reelection to the Senate, but was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for president in 2004; was an unsuccessful candidate for Vice President on the Democratic ticket with John F. Kerry in 2004. (Source.) More coverage of John Edwards on washingtonpost.com Roles in Congress
· 108th Congress: Senator, North Carolina, Democratic.
Jan. 3, 2003, to Jan. 3, 2005. |
Last Votes
| Date | Vote | Position | GOP opinion | DEM opinion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote 216: S 2845: S. 2845 Conference Report; Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 215: H R 4818: H. R. 4818 Conference Report; Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 | No | Yes | None | |
| Vote 214: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 1047; Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2004 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 213: S 2986: S. 2986; A bill to amend title 31 of the United States Code to increase the public debt limit. | No | Yes | No | |
| Vote 212: On the Nomination: Confirmation Francis J. Harvey, Of California, To Be Secretary Of The Army | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 211: H R 4520: H.R. 4520 Conference Report; American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 210: On the Cloture Motion: Motion To Invoke Cloture On The Conference Report To Accompany H. R. 4520; American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 209: S RES 454: S. Res. 454; A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the 108th Congress should provide the necessary funds to make disaster assistance available for all customarily eligible agricultural producers as emergency spending and not funded by cuts to the farm bill. | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 208: S RES 445: S. Res. 445 As Amended.; Intelligence Reorganization bill | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 207: S RES 445: Hutchison Amdt. No. 4015 As Amended; To implement responsible subcommittee reorganization in the Committee on Appropriations. | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 206: S RES 445: Nickles Amdt. No. 4041; To vest sole jurisdiction over the Federal budget process in the Committee on the Budget, and to give the Committee on the Budget joint jurisdiction with the Governmental Affairs Committee over the process of reviewing, holding hearings, and voting on persons nominated by the President to fill the positions of Director and Deputy Director for Budget within the Office of Management and Budget. | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 205: On the Motion for Attendance: Motion To Instruct SGT At Arms; Intelligence Reorganization bill | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 204: On the Cloture Motion: Motion To Invoke Cloture On The McConnell Amdt. No. 3981; To implement the congressional oversight recommendations of the 9-11 Commission. | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 203: S RES 445: Biden Amdt. No. 4021; To provide that the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Foreign Relations (if not already a member of the select Committee) shall be ex officio members of the select Committee but shall have no vote in the Committee and shall not be counted for purposes of determining a quorum. | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 202: S RES 445: Hatch Amdt. No. 4037; To retain jurisdiction over the Secret Service in the Committee on the Judiciary. | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 201: S RES 445: McCain Amdt. No. 4000; To ensure that the Committee has jurisdiction over the Transportation Security Administration. | Not Voting | No | No | |
| Vote 200: S RES 445: McCain Amdt. No. 3999; To strike section 402 and vest intelligence appropriations jurisdiction in the Select Committee on Intelligence. | Not Voting | No | No | |
| Vote 199: S 2845: S. 2845, As Amended; Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 198: S 2845: Roberts Amdt. No. 3742 As Modified; To clarify the continuing applicability of section 504 of the National Security act of 1947 to the obligation and expenditure of funds appropriated for the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States. | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 197: On the Cloture Motion: Motion To Invoke Cloture On S. 2845; Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes |
Full list of votes by John Edwards
