Members of Congress / Ben Jones

Biographical Information

JONES, Ben, a Representative from Georgia; born in Tarboro, Edgecombe County, N.C., August 30, 1941; graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School, Portsmouth, Va., 1959; attended the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C., 1961-1964; professional entertainer; unsuccessful candidate for election to the One Hundredth Congress in 1986; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred First and to the succeeding Congress (January 3, 1989-January 3, 1993); unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Third Congress in 1992; unsuccessful candidate for election to the One Hundred Eighth Congress in Virginia in 2002. (Source.)

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Roles in Congress

· 102nd Congress: Representative, Georgia (Dist. 4), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1991, to Jan. 3, 1993.

Last Votes

Date	Vote	Position	GOP opinion	DEM opinion
10/5/92	Vote 488	Not Voting	Yes	Yes
10/5/92	Vote 487: H R 6179: To Amend the Wild and Scenic River Act	Yes	No	Yes
10/5/92	Vote 486	No	Yes	No
10/5/92	Vote 485: S 1704: National Park Service	Yes	No	Yes
10/5/92	Vote 484: S 3100: Louisiana Land Conveyance	Yes	No	Yes
10/5/92	Vote 483: H R 5739: Export Enhancement Act of 1992	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/5/92	Vote 482: H R 11: Revenue Act of 1992	Yes	No	Yes
10/5/92	Vote 481: H RES 609: Providing for the Consideration of the Conference Report on H.R. 11	Not Voting	No	Yes
10/5/92	Vote 480: H R 429: Reclamations Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1991	Not Voting	Yes	No
10/5/92	Vote 479: H RES 604: Waiving Points of Order Against the Conference Report and Its Consideration on H.R. 429; Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1991	Yes	No	Yes
10/5/92	Vote 478: H RES 604: Waiving Points of Order Against the Conference Report and Its Consideration on H.R. 429; Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1991	Yes	No	Yes
10/5/92	Vote 477: S 12: Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992	Yes	No	Yes
10/5/92	Vote 476: H R 5334: Housing and Community Development Act of 1992	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/5/92	Vote 475: H RES 603: Waiving Points of Order Against the Conference Report and Its Consideration of H.R. 5334; Housing and Community Development Act of 1992	Yes	No	Yes
10/5/92	Vote 474: H R 776: Comprehensive National Energy Policy Act	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/5/92	Vote 473: H R 776: Comprehensive National Energy Policy Act	No	No	No
10/5/92	Vote 472: H RES 602: Waiving Points of Order Against the Conference Report and Its Consideration of H.R. 5504; Department of Defense Appropriations for F.Y. 1993	No	No	Yes
10/5/92	Vote 471: H RES 601: Waiving Points of Order Against the Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 776; Comprehensive National Energy Policy Act	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/5/92	Vote 470: H R 5368: Foreign Assistance Appropriations for Fy 1993	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/4/92	Vote 469: H R 918	No	Yes	No

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