Members of Congress / Robert Kasten
Biographical InformationKASTEN, Robert Walter, Jr., a Representative and a Senator from Wisconsin; born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., June 19, 1942; graduated, The Choate High School, Wallington, Conn., 1960; graduated, University of Arizona 1964; received a graduate degree from Columbia University Graduate School of Business, New York City, 1966; served in Wisconsin Air National Guard 1966-1972; vice president of marketing and sales manager for a Wisconsin shoe manufacturing company; member, Wisconsin State senate 1972-1974; elected in 1974 as a Republican to the Ninety-fourth Congress; reelected to the Ninety-fifth Congress (January 3, 1975-January 3, 1979); was not a candidate for reelection in 1978; unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor of Wisconsin in 1978; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1980 for the term commencing January 3, 1981; reelected in 1986 for the term ending January 3, 1993; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1992; is a resident of Washington, D.C., and West Bend, Wisconsin. (Source.) More coverage of Robert Kasten on washingtonpost.com Roles in Congress
· 102nd Congress: Senator, Wisconsin, Republican.
Jan. 3, 1991, to Jan. 3, 1993. |
Last Votes
| Date | Vote | Position | GOP opinion | DEM opinion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote 270: H R 11: Conference report; Revenue Act of 1992 Taxpayer Bill of Rights Social Security Amendments of 1992 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 269: H R 11: motion to waive cba @ conference rept to h.r.11; Revenue Act of 1992 Taxpayer Bill of Rights Social Security Amendments of 1992 | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 268: On the Cloture Motion: cloture motion on conference report on h.r.11; Revenue Act of 1992 Taxpayer Bill of Rights Social Security Amendments of 1992 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 267: H R 429: conference report on h.r.429; Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1991 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 266: On the Cloture Motion: cloture motion on conference report on h.r.776; National Energy Efficiency Act of 1991 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 265: H R 5427: conference report to h.r.5427; Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 1993 | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 264: S 12: passage of s.12 over veto; Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 263: On the Cloture Motion: cloture motion; A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend the programs of the National Institutes of Health, and for other purposes. | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 262: On the Cloture Motion: cloture motion, motion to proceed to conf rept to h.r.3371; Federal Death Penalty Act of 1991 | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 261: On the Cloture Motion: motion to proceed to conference report on s.2; Neighborhood Schools Improvement Act Neighborhood Schools Improvement Programs Act Flexibility for Education Effectiveness Act of 1992 | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 260: H R 5678: Conference Report; Department of Justice and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 259: H R 5427: final passage of h.r.5427, as amended; Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 1993 | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 258: H R 5427: danforth amdt no. 3358; To provide for the payment of attorney's fees incurred by a nominee in connection with the consideration by the Senate of a nomination to Federal office made by the President. | No | No | No | |
| Vote 257: H R 5427: seymour amdt no. 3357; To reduce the legislative branch budget by 15 percent over the next three years, to prohibit the carrying over of funds from one year to the next, and to require an audit of the current staff needs of the Congress. | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 256: H R 5368: H.R. 5368, as amended; Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1993 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 255: H R 5318: passage of h.r.5318 over veto; United States-China Act of 1992 | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 254: S 323: Passage of s.323 over veto; Family Planning Amendments Act of 1992 | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 253: H R 5368: resolution of ratification, start treaty, no. 102-20/23; The Treaty between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (the START Treaty), signed at Moscow on July 31, 1991, including Annexes on Agreed Statements and Definitions; Protocols on Conversion or Elimination, Inspection, Notification, Throw-weight, Telemetry, and Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission; and Memorandum of Understanding; all integral parts of the START Treaty | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 252: H R 5368: helms amdt no.3339; To reduce total budget authority in the bill by 10 percent (excluding amounts paid to foreign countries by law) and use the savings to reduce the deficit. | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 251: H R 5368: kasten amdt.; Regarding peaceful settlement in the Western Sahara. | Yes | Yes | No |
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