Members of Congress / Rahm Emanuel

Biographical Information

EMANUEL, Rahm, a Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., on November 29, 1959; B.A., Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, N.Y., 1981; M.A., Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill., 1985; advisor, the White House Office, 1993-1999; bank executive; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Eighth Congress and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2003-present); chair, House Democratic Caucus (One Hundred Tenth Congress). (Source.)

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Roles in Congress

· 110th Congress: Representative, Illinois (Dist. 5), Democratic. Jan. 4, 2007, to Jan. 3, 2009.
· 109th Congress: Representative, Illinois (Dist. 5), Democratic. Jan. 3, 2005, to Jan. 3, 2007.
· 108th Congress: Representative, Illinois (Dist. 5), Democratic. Jan. 3, 2003, to Jan. 3, 2005.

Key Votes

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

Missed Votes

Rahm Emanuel has missed 54 votes (3.6%) during the current Congress. See a list of his missed votes since 1991 or see a full list of vote missers.

Voting with Party

Rahm Emanuel has voted with a majority of his Democratic colleagues 98.4% of the time during the current Congress. This percentage does not include votes in which Emanuel did not vote. See a list of his votes against his party since 1991, a list of all Representatives in the 110th Congress with a similar score, or a full list of party voters.

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District Information

Illinois, District 5 demographic profile (2000 Census)

Financial Disclosure

View Rahm Emanuel'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
5/14/08	Vote 310: H RES 1189: Providing for Consideration of the Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 2419, the Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act	Yes	No	Yes
5/14/08	Vote 309: H RES 1189: Providing for Consideration of the Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 2419, the Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act	Yes	No	Yes
5/13/08	Vote 308: H R 4008: Credit and Debit Card Receipt Clarification Act of 2007	Yes	Yes	Yes
5/13/08	Vote 307: H R 6022: Strategic Petroleum Reserve Fill Suspension and Consumer Protection Act	Yes	Yes	Yes
5/13/08	Vote 306: H RES 1181: Expressing Condolences and Sympathy to the People of Burma for the Grave Loss of Life and Vast Destruction Caused by Cyclone Nargis	Yes	Yes	Yes
5/8/08	Vote 305: H R 2419: Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act	No	Yes	No
5/8/08	Vote 304: H R 2419: Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act	No	Yes	No
5/8/08	Vote 303: H R 3221: Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008	Yes	No	Yes
5/8/08	Vote 302: H R 3221: Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008	Yes	Yes	Yes
5/8/08	Vote 301: H R 3221: Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008	Yes	No	Yes
5/8/08	Vote 300: H R 4279: Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008	Yes	Yes	Yes
5/8/08	Vote 299: H R 5818: Neighborhood Stabilization Act of 2008	Yes	No	Yes
5/8/08	Vote 298: H R 5818: Neighborhood Stabilization Act of 2008	No	Yes	No
5/8/08	Vote 297: H R 5818	Yes	Yes	Yes
5/8/08	Vote 296: Sustaining the Ruling of the Chair	Yes	No	Yes
5/8/08	Vote 295: H R 5818	No	Yes	No
5/7/08	Vote 294: H R 5818	Yes	Yes	Yes
5/7/08	Vote 293: H R 5818	Yes	No	Yes
5/7/08	Vote 292: H R 5818: Neighborhood Stabilization Act of 2008	No	Yes	No
5/7/08	Vote 291: On Motion to Adjourn	No	Yes	No

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