Members of Congress / Michael Forbes
Biographical InformationFORBES, Michael Patrick, a Representative from New York; born in Riverhead, Suffolk County, N.Y., July 16, 1952; graduated Westhampton Beach High School, Westhampton, N.Y., 1970; B.A., State University of New York, Albany, 1983; worked in family newspaper business, Riverhead, N.Y.; managed Suffolk County Legislature campaign, 1971; staff member for Senator Alphonse M. D’Amato of New York and Senator Connie Mack of Florida; staff member for New York State speaker Perry B. Duryea, Jr., New York State assemblyman John Behan and New York State senator Caesar Trunzo; owner, public relations and marketing business; positions in Small Business Administration; regional director, New York office then principal liaison with House of Representatives for Chamber of Commerce of the United States; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fourth and two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1995-January 3, 2001); changed party affiliation to Democrat in 1999; unsuccessful candidate for renomination to the One Hundred Seventh Congress in 2000. (Source.) More coverage of Michael Forbes on washingtonpost.com Roles in Congress
· 106th Congress: Representative, New York (Dist. 1), Democratic.
Jan. 3, 1999, to Jan. 3, 2001. |
Last Votes
| Date | Vote | Position | GOP opinion | DEM opinion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote 603: H R 4577: Making Appropriations for Labor, Health and Human Services for Fiscal Year 2001 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 602: H J RES 128: Making Further Continuing Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2001 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 601: H J RES 127: Making Further Continuing Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2001 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 600: H J RES 126: Making Further Continuing Appropriations for Fy 2001 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 599: S 1761: Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 598: S 3137: James Madison Commemoration Commission Act | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 597: H R 4986: Foreign Sales Corporation (Fcs) Repeal and Extraterritorial Income Exclusion Act | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 596: S 1972: Conveyance of Joe Rowell Park, Dolores, Colorado | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 595: S 2594: Carriage of Nonproject Water by the Mancos Project, Colorado | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 594: S 2796: Water Resources Development Act | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 593: On Approving the Journal | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 592: H J RES 123: Making Further Continuing Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2001 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 591: H R 4577: Making Appropriations for Labor, Health and Human Services for Fiscal Year 2001 | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 590: H R 4577: Making Appropriations for Labor, Health and Human Services for Fiscal Year 2001 | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 589: H CON RES 397: Voicing Concern About Serious Violations of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms in Most States of Central Asia | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 588: On Hour of Meeting | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 587: H J RES 122: Further Continuing Appropriations for Fy 2001 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 586: On Approving the Journal | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 585: H J RES 121: Further Continuing Appropriations for Fy 2001 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 584: On Approving the Journal | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Full list of votes by Michael Forbes
