Members of Congress / Mel Hancock

Biographical Information

HANCOCK, Melton D. (Mel), a Representative from Missouri; born in Cape Fair, Stone County, Mo., September 14, 1929; attended schools in Carthage, Mo., Topeka, Kans., and Springfield, Mo.; B.S., Southwest Missouri State University, 1951; served in the United States Air Force, 1951-1953; second lieutenant, United States Air Force Reserve, 1953-1965; engaged in the insurance business, 1959-1969; owner of a security equipment leasing company; unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for United States Senator in 1982; unsuccessful candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Missouri, 1984; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred First and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1989-January 3, 1997); was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fifth Congress; is a resident of Springfield, Mo. (Source.)

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Roles in Congress

· 104th Congress: Representative, Missouri (Dist. 7), Republican. Jan. 3, 1995, to Jan. 3, 1997.
· 103rd Congress: Representative, Missouri (Dist. 7), Republican. Jan. 3, 1993, to Jan. 3, 1995.
· 102nd Congress: Representative, Missouri (Dist. 7), Republican. Jan. 3, 1991, to Jan. 3, 1993.

Last Votes

Date	Vote	Position	GOP opinion	DEM opinion
9/28/96	Vote 455: H R 3610: Department of Defense Appropriations for F.Y. 1997	Not Voting	Yes	Yes
9/28/96	Vote 454: H RES 546: Consideration of Sine Die Resolutions	Not Voting	Yes	No
9/28/96	Vote 453: H R 4236: Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act	Not Voting	Yes	Yes
9/28/96	Vote 452: H R 3163: State Authority Tax Compensation Act	Not Voting	Yes	No
9/28/96	Vote 451: H R 1332: Omnibus Insular Areas Act of 1996	Not Voting	Yes	Yes
9/27/96	Vote 450: S 1505: Accountable Pipline Safety and Partnership Act of 1996	Yes	Yes	No
9/27/96	Vote 449: H R 4000: Reestablish Pow/Mia Procedures	Yes	Yes	Yes
9/27/96	Vote 448: S 39: Sustainable Fisheries Act	Yes	Yes	Yes
9/27/96	Vote 447: H R 4073: National Underground Railroad Freedom Center	Yes	Yes	No
9/27/96	Vote 446: H R 3539: Federal Aviation Authorization Act of 1996	Yes	Yes	No
9/27/96	Vote 445: H RES 540: Waiving Points of Order Against the Conference Report on H.R. 3539	Yes	Yes	No
9/26/96	Vote 444: H R 3841: Civil Service Reform Act	Yes	Yes	No
9/26/96	Vote 443: H R 4011: Congressional Pension Forfeiture Act	Yes	Yes	Yes
9/26/96	Vote 442: H R 3752: American Land Sovereignty Protection Act	Yes	Yes	No
9/26/96	Vote 441: H CON RES 189: U.S. Membership in South Pacific Organizations	Yes	Yes	Yes
9/26/96	Vote 440: H CON RES 145: Remove Russian Forces From Moldova	Yes	Yes	Yes
9/26/96	Vote 439: H R 3497: Snoqualmie National Forest Boundary Adjustment	Yes	Yes	Yes
9/26/96	Vote 438: H RES 535: Government Accountability Act	Yes	Yes	Yes
9/26/96	Vote 437: H R 2092: Private Security Officer Quality Assurance Act	Yes	Yes	Yes
9/26/96	Vote 436: H R 3456: Sexual Offender Tracking and Identification Act	Yes	Yes	Yes

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