Members of Congress / Thomas Foley

Biographical Information

FOLEY, Thomas Stephen, a Representative from Washington; born in Spokane, Wash., March 6, 1929; graduated from Gonzaga High School, Spokane, Wash., 1946; A.B., University of Washington, Seattle, Wash., 1951; J.D., University of Washington Law School, 1957; lawyer, private practice; appointed deputy prosecuting attorney, Spokane County, Wash., 1958; professor, Gonzaga University Law School, Spokane, Wash., 1958-1959; appointed assistant attorney general, State of Washington, 1960; assistant chief clerk and special counsel of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the United States Senate, 1961-1963; elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-ninth and to the fourteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1965-January 3, 1995); unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fourth Congress; chair, Committee on Agriculture (Ninety-fourth through Ninety-sixth Congresses); majority whip (Ninety-seventh through Ninety-ninth Congresses); majority leader (One Hundredth and One Hundred First Congresses); Speaker of the House of Representatives (One Hundred First through One Hundred Third Congresses); Ambassador to Japan, 1997-2001. (Source.)

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Roles in Congress

· 103rd Congress: Representative, Washington (Dist. 5), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1993, to Jan. 3, 1995.
· 102nd Congress: Representative, Washington (Dist. 5), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1991, to Jan. 3, 1993.

Last Votes

Date	Vote	Position	GOP opinion	DEM opinion
11/29/94	Vote 507: H R 5110: General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/7/94	Vote 505: H RES 579: Providing for the Adoption of H. Res. 578	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/7/94	Vote 503: S 455	No	No	No
10/7/94	Vote 502: S 455	No	No	No
10/6/94	Vote 500: H J RES 416: Limited Authorization of U.S. Troops in Haiti	Yes	No	Yes
10/6/94	Vote 497: H J RES 416	No	Yes	No
10/5/94	Vote 492: H RES 564: Providing for the Consideration of H.R. 5110, General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/4/94	Vote 475: H R 967: Minor Crop Pesticides Act	Yes	Yes	Yes
9/30/94	Vote 456: H R 6: Improving America’S School Act	Yes	No	Yes
9/30/94	Vote 455: H R 6: Improving America’S School Act	No	Yes	No
9/29/94	Vote 451: S 349: Lobbying Disclosure Act	Yes	No	Yes
9/29/94	Vote 450: S 349: Lobbying Disclosure Act	No	Yes	No
9/29/94	Vote 449: H RES 550: Waiving Points of Order Against the Conference Report to Accompany S. 349; Lobbying Disclosure Act	Yes	No	Yes
9/19/94	Vote 424: H CON RES 290: Commending the President and the Special Delegation to Haiti, and Supporting the U.S. Armed Forces in Haiti	Yes	Yes	Yes
8/21/94	Vote 416: H R 3355: Crime Control and Prevention	Yes	No	Yes
8/21/94	Vote 415: H R 3355: Crime Control and Prevention	No	Yes	No
8/21/94	Vote 414: H RES 526: Waiving Points of Order Against a Further Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 3355	Yes	No	Yes
8/11/94	Vote 394: H RES 517: Waiving Points of Order Against the Conference Report on H.R. 3355; Omnibus Crime Control Act	Yes	No	Yes
8/10/94	Vote 390: H R 4822: The Congressional Accountability Act	Yes	Yes	Yes
8/9/94	Vote 382: H R 4590	Yes	Yes	Yes

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