Members of Congress / Jake Garn
Biographical InformationGARN, Edwin Jacob (Jake), a Senator from Utah; born in Richfield, Sevier County, Utah, October 12, 1932; attended Salt Lake City public schools; graduated, University of Utah 1955; pursued graduate work at the University of Utah 1955-1956; served as pilot in the United States navy 1956-1960; Utah Air National Guard 1963-1979, retiring as Brigadier General; engaged in the insurance business 1961-1968; Salt Lake City commissioner 1968-1972; mayor of Salt Lake City 1971-1974; president, Utah League of Cities and Towns 1972; first vice president, National League of Cities 1974; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in November 1974, for the term commencing January 3, 1975; subsequently appointed by the Governor, December 21, 1974, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Wallace F. Bennett for the term ending January 3, 1975; reelected in 1980 and again in 1986 and served from December 21, 1974, to January 3, 1993; not a candidate for reelection in 1992; chairman, Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs (Ninety-seventh through Ninety-ninth Congresses); payload specialist aboard the space shuttle Discovery 1985; is a resident of Salt Lake City, Utah. (Source.) More coverage of Jake Garn on washingtonpost.com Roles in Congress
· 102nd Congress: Senator, Utah, Republican.
Jan. 3, 1991, to Jan. 3, 1993. |
Last Votes
| Date | Vote | Position | GOP opinion | DEM opinion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote 270: H R 11: Conference report; Revenue Act of 1992 Taxpayer Bill of Rights Social Security Amendments of 1992 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 269: H R 11: motion to waive cba @ conference rept to h.r.11; Revenue Act of 1992 Taxpayer Bill of Rights Social Security Amendments of 1992 | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 268: On the Cloture Motion: cloture motion on conference report on h.r.11; Revenue Act of 1992 Taxpayer Bill of Rights Social Security Amendments of 1992 | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 267: H R 429: conference report on h.r.429; Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1991 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 266: On the Cloture Motion: cloture motion on conference report on h.r.776; National Energy Efficiency Act of 1991 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 265: H R 5427: conference report to h.r.5427; Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 1993 | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 264: S 12: passage of s.12 over veto; Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992 | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 263: On the Cloture Motion: cloture motion; A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend the programs of the National Institutes of Health, and for other purposes. | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 262: On the Cloture Motion: cloture motion, motion to proceed to conf rept to h.r.3371; Federal Death Penalty Act of 1991 | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 261: On the Cloture Motion: motion to proceed to conference report on s.2; Neighborhood Schools Improvement Act Neighborhood Schools Improvement Programs Act Flexibility for Education Effectiveness Act of 1992 | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 260: H R 5678: Conference Report; Department of Justice and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 259: H R 5427: final passage of h.r.5427, as amended; Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 1993 | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 258: H R 5427: danforth amdt no. 3358; To provide for the payment of attorney's fees incurred by a nominee in connection with the consideration by the Senate of a nomination to Federal office made by the President. | No | No | No | |
| Vote 257: H R 5427: seymour amdt no. 3357; To reduce the legislative branch budget by 15 percent over the next three years, to prohibit the carrying over of funds from one year to the next, and to require an audit of the current staff needs of the Congress. | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 256: H R 5368: H.R. 5368, as amended; Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1993 | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 255: H R 5318: passage of h.r.5318 over veto; United States-China Act of 1992 | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 254: S 323: Passage of s.323 over veto; Family Planning Amendments Act of 1992 | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 253: H R 5368: resolution of ratification, start treaty, no. 102-20/23; The Treaty between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (the START Treaty), signed at Moscow on July 31, 1991, including Annexes on Agreed Statements and Definitions; Protocols on Conversion or Elimination, Inspection, Notification, Throw-weight, Telemetry, and Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission; and Memorandum of Understanding; all integral parts of the START Treaty | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 252: H R 5368: helms amdt no.3339; To reduce total budget authority in the bill by 10 percent (excluding amounts paid to foreign countries by law) and use the savings to reduce the deficit. | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 251: H R 5368: kasten amdt.; Regarding peaceful settlement in the Western Sahara. | Yes | Yes | No |
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