Members of Congress / Daniel Inouye
Biographical InformationINOUYE, Daniel Ken, a Representative and a Senator from Hawaii; born in Honolulu, Hawaii, September 7, 1924; attended the public schools of Honolulu; during the Second World War volunteered as a private in 1943 and retired after much action as a captain in 1947; belatedly received the Congressional Medal of Honor on June 21, 2000, for heroism in battle during Second World War; graduated, University of Hawaii 1950 and George Washington University Law School 1952; admitted to the bar in 1953 and commenced practice in Honolulu; assistant public prosecutor in Honolulu 1953-1954; majority leader in the Territorial house of representatives 1954-1958; member of the Territorial senate 1958-1959; upon the admission of Hawaii into the Union was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-sixth Congress for the term commencing August 21, 1959; reelected to the Eighty-seventh Congress and served until January 3, 1963; was not a candidate for renomination to the House of Representatives in 1962, but was elected to the United States Senate in 1962; reelected in 1968, 1974, 1980, 1986, 1992, 1998 and in 2004 for the term ending January 3, 2011; chair, Select Committee on Intelligence (Ninety-fourth to Ninety-sixth Congresses), Committee on Indian Affairs (One Hundredth to One Hundred Third Congresses; One Hundred Seventh Congress [January 3-20, 2001; June 6, 2001-January 3, 2003]), Select Committee on Secret Military Assistance to Iran and the Nicaraguan Opposition (One Hundredth Congress), Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (One Hundred Tenth Congress). (Source.) More coverage of Daniel Inouye on washingtonpost.com Roles in Congress
· 111th Congress: Senator, Hawaii, Democratic.
Jan. 3, 2009, to Jan. 3, 2011. Key VotesSee how Daniel Inouye voted on key votes -- the most important bills, nominations and resolutions that have come before Congress, as determined by washingtonpost.com. Missed VotesDaniel Inouye has missed 2 votes (0.9%) during the current Congress. See a list of his missed votes since 1991 or see a full list of vote missers. Voting with PartyDaniel Inouye has voted with a majority of his Democratic colleagues 97.6% of the time during the current Congress. This percentage does not include votes in which Inouye did not vote. See a list of his votes against his party since 1991, a list of all Senators in the 111th Congress with a similar score, or a full list of party voters. |  State InformationHawaii demographic profile (2000 Census) Financial DisclosureView Daniel Inouye's official financial disclosure statements, which describe the sources, types and amounts of income earned in a given year. (See more disclosure reports.) |
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| Date | Vote | Position | GOP opinion | DEM opinion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote 214: On the Motion: Motion to Table Motion to Commit H.R. 2918 to the Committee on Appropriations with Instructions; Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010 | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 213: On the Nomination: Nomination of Harold Hongju Koh, of Connecticut, to be Legal Adviser of the Department of State | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 212: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Harold Hongju Koh, of Connecticut, to be Legal Counsel of the Department of State | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 211: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on Dorgan Amendment No. 1347; Of a perfecting nature. | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 210: H R 2346: Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 2346; Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 209: On the Motion: Motion to Waive All Applicable Points of Order Under Rule 44 on Conference Report on H.R. 2346; Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 208: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on Motion to Proceed to S.1023; Travel Promotion Act of 2009 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 207: H R 1256: H.R. 1256 As Amended; Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 206: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on H.R. 1256; Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 205: H R 1256: Burr Amdt. No. 1246; In the nature of a substitute. | No | Yes | No | |
| Vote 204: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. 1247 ; In the nature of a substitute. | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 203: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 1256; Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 202: H R 2346: HR 2346 As Amended ; Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 201: H R 2346: DeMint Amdt. No. 1138; To strike the provisions relating to increased funding for the International Monetary Fund. | No | Yes | No | |
| Vote 200: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on H.R. 2346; Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 199: H R 2346: Brownback Amdt. No. 1140 As Modified; To express the sense of the Senate on consultation with State and local governments in the transfer to the United States of detainees at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 198: H R 2346: McConnell Amdt. No. 1136 As Modified; To limit the release of detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, pending a report on the prisoner population at the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay. | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 197: S 454: Conference Report to Accompany S. 454; Weapons Acquisition System Reform Through Enhancing Technical Knowledge and Oversight Act of 2009 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 196: H R 2346: Inouye Amdt. No. 1133; To prohibit funding to transfer, release, or incarcerate detainees detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to or within the United States. | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 195: On the Nomination: Confirmation of Gary Gensler, of Maryland, to be Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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