Members of Congress / John Glenn
Biographical InformationGLENN, John Herschel, Jr., a Senator from Ohio; born in Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio, July 18, 1921; educated in the public schools of New Concord, Ohio; graduated, Muskingum College; served in the United States Marine Corps 1942-1965; test pilot; joined the United States space program in 1959, having been selected as one of the original seven Mercury astronauts; in February 1962, became the first American to orbit the Earth; unsuccessful candidate in 1964 to the United States Senate; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in November 1974, for the term commencing January 3, 1975; subsequently appointed by the Governor, December 24, 1974, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Howard M. Metzenbaum for the term ending January 3, 1975; reelected in 1980, 1986, and again in 1992 for the term ending January 3, 1999; not a candidate for reelection in 1998; chairman, Committee on Governmental Affairs (One Hundredth through One Hundred Third Congresses); returned to space as payload specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery, October 29 to November 7, 1998. (Source.) More coverage of John Glenn on washingtonpost.com Roles in Congress
· 105th Congress: Senator, Ohio, Democratic.
Jan. 3, 1997, to Jan. 3, 1999. |
Last Votes
| Date | Vote | Position | GOP opinion | DEM opinion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote 314: H R 4328: Conference Report H.R. 4328; Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 313: On the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Proceed to Consider Conference Report on H.R.3150; Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1998 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 312: On the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Proceed to Consider Conference Report on H.R.4104; Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 1999 | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 311: H R 4250: Motion to Table Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R.4250; Patient Protection Act of 1998 | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 310: H R 2431: H.R.2431 as Amended; International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 309: On the Nomination: nomination William A. Fletcher re: U.S.Circuit Judge for 9th Circuit | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 308: S 442: S. 442 as amended; Internet Tax Freedom Act | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 307: H R 4194: conference report H.R. 4194; Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 306: S 442: Motion to Table Mccain Amdt. No. 3719 (As Amended and Modified); To make minor and technical changes in the moratorium provision. | Not Voting | None | No | |
| Vote 305: S 442: Mccain Amdt. No. 3783; To extend the ending date of the moratorium. | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 304: S 442: Motion to Table Hutchinson Amdt. No. 3760, as Modified; Relating to the duties of the Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce. | Not Voting | No | No | |
| Vote 303: S 442: Coats Amdt. No. 3695 as Modified and Amended.; To exempt from the moratorium on Internet taxation any persons engaged in the business of selling or transferring by means of the World Wide Web material that is harmful to minors who do not restrict access to such material by minors. | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 302: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on S.442; Internet Tax Freedom Act | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 301: On the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R.10; Financial Services Competitiveness Act of 1997 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 300: S 442: motion to table Bumpers amdt no. 3742; To require persons selling tangible personal property via the Internet to disclose to purchasers that they may be subject to State and local sales and use taxes on the purchases. | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 299: S 442: motion to table Graham amdt. no. 3729; To require a supermajority of both Houses to extend the moratorium. | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 298: H R 4101: conference report H.R. 4101; Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 297: On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Invoke Cloture on Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R.10; Financial Services Competitiveness Act of 1997 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 296: S 442: motion to table Bumpers amdt no. 3677; To authorize collection of certain State and local taxes with respect to the sale, delivery, and use of tangible personal property. | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 295: On the Nomination: Nomination: Sonia Sotomayor to be U.S.Circuit Judge, 2nd Circuit | Not Voting | No | Yes |
Full list of votes by John Glenn
