Members of Congress / Slade Gorton
Biographical InformationGORTON, Thomas Slade, III (Slade), a Senator from Washington; born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., January 8, 1928; attended public schools in Evanston, Ill.; graduated, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 1950, Columbia University Law School, New York City 1953; served in the United States Army 1945-1946, United States Air Force, lieutenant, 1953-1956, United States Air Force Reserve, colonel, 1956-1980; admitted to the Washington State bar in 1953 and commenced practice in Seattle; served in the Washington State house of representatives 1959-1969, majority leader 1967-1969; Washington State attorney general 1969-1981; member, President’s Consumer Advisory Council 1975-1977; member, Washington State Law and Justice Commission 1969-1980; member, State Criminal Justice Training Commission 1969-1980; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1980, and served from January 3, 1981, to January 3, 1987; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1986; resumed the practice of law; elected again as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1988; reelected in 1994 and served from January 3, 1989, to January 3, 2001; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 2000; member, National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States (9-11 Commission) 2003-2004. (Source.) More coverage of Slade Gorton on washingtonpost.com Roles in Congress
· 106th Congress: Senator, Washington, Republican.
Jan. 3, 1999, to Jan. 3, 2001. |
Last Votes
| Date | Vote | Position | GOP opinion | DEM opinion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote 298: H J RES 127: H. J. Res. 127; Continuing Appropriation FY2001 (Eighteenth) | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 297: H R 2415: H.R. 2415 Conference Report; Admiral James W. Nance Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001 | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 296: On the Cloture Motion: Motion To Invoke Cloture On Conf. Rept. To H.R. 2415, Upon Reconsideration; Admiral James W. Nance Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001 | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 295: H J RES 126: H. J. Res. 126; Continuing Appropriation FY2001 (Seventeenth) | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 294: On the Cloture Motion: Motion To Invoke Cloture On The Conference Report To Accompany H.R. 2415; Admiral James W. Nance Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001 | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 293: H J RES 120: H. J. Res. 120; Continuing Appropriation FY2001 (Tenth) | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 292: H J RES 119: H.J.RES.119; Continuing Appropriation FY2001 (Ninth) | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 291: H J RES 118: H. J. Res. 118; Continuing Appropriation FY2001 (Eighth) | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 290: H J RES 117: H.J. Res 117; Continuing Appropriation FY2001 (Seventh) | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 289: H R 4942: Conference Report H.R. 4942; District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2001 | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 288: On the Motion to Proceed: Motion To Proceed To Consider H.R. 2415 Conference Report; Admiral James W. Nance Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 287: H J RES 116: H.J. Res. 116; Continuing Appropriation FY2001 (Sixth) | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 286: On the Motion to Proceed: Motion To Proceed To consider H.R. 2614 Conference Report; Certified Development Company Program Improvements Act of 2000 | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 285: H R 782: H.R. 782; Older American Community Service Employment Act | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 284: H R 782: Gregg Amdt. No. 4343; To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to extend authorizations of appropriations for programs under the Act, to modernize programs and services for older individuals, and for other purposes. | Not Voting | None | No | |
| Vote 283: H J RES 115: H.J. Res. 115; Continuing Appropriation FY2001 (Fifth) | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 282: S 2508: S. 2508 As Amended; Colorado Ute Settlement Act Amendments of 2000 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 281: S 2508: Motion To Table Feingold Amdt. No. 4326; To improve certain provisions of the bill. | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 280: H R 4811: H.R. 4811 Conference Report; Kentucky National Forest Land Transfer Act of 2000 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 279: On the Motion to Proceed: Motion To Proceed To H.R. 2415 Conference Report; Admiral James W. Nance Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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