Members of Congress / Bob Krueger
Biographical InformationKRUEGER, Robert Charles, a Representative and a Senator from Texas; born in New Braunfels, Comal County, Tex., September 19, 1935; attended New Braunfels public schools; B.A., Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Tex., 1957; M.A., Duke University, Durham, N.C., 1958; M.Litt., D.Phil., Oxford University (Merton College), England, 1961, 1964; D.Lit., St. Thomas University, Houston, Tex., 1977; Doctor of Public Service, Lycoming College, Williamsport, Pa., 2003; associate professor of English, vice provost and dean of college of arts and sciences at Duke University until 1973; engaged in private business pursuits, chairman of board of Comal Hosiery Mills, New Braunfels 1973-1975; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-fourth and Ninety-fifth Congresses (January 3, 1975-January 3, 1979); was not a candidate in 1978 for reelection, but was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate; Ambassador at Large and Coordinator for Mexican Affairs, October 23, 1979, to February 1, 1981; president, Krueger Associates 1981-1993; professor of business and government relations, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas 1985-1986; professor of public affairs, Rice University 1986-1988; Texas Railroad Commissioner 1991-1993; appointed on January 21, 1993, as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Lloyd Millard Bentsen and served until June 14, 1993; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in the June, 1993 special election to the remainder of the term ending January 4, 1995; U.S. Ambassador to Burundi 1994-1996; U.S. Ambassador to Botswana 1996-2000; special representative of the U.S. Secretary of State to the fourteen countries of the Southern African Development Community 1998-2000; visiting research fellow, Merton College, Oxford University 2000; member, Board of Directors, Viad Corp., Moneygram 2002-; distinguished visiting professor, Texas State University and University of Texas 2002-2005. (Source.) More coverage of Bob Krueger on washingtonpost.com Roles in Congress
· 103rd Congress: Senator, Texas, Democratic.
Jan. 3, 1993, to Jan. 3, 1995. |
Last Votes
| Date | Vote | Position | GOP opinion | DEM opinion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote 146: On the Cloture Motion: motion to invoke cloture on amdt no.366 to s.3; In the nature of a substitute. | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 145: S 3: motion to table nickles amdt no.403; To limit the total amount of the subsidy that an eligible Senate candidate may receive to $1,000,000. | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 144: S 3: mccain amdt no.401; To limit the amount in which loans made to a campaign by a candidate and members of the candidate's family may be paid. | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 143: S 3: kempthorne amdt no.402; To limit the amount in which loans made to a campaign by a candidate and members of the candidate's family may be paid. | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 142: S 3: motion to table mcconnell amdt no.400; To strike the exclusion of legal and accounting compliance funds from the general election expenditure limit. | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 141: S 3: motion to table bennett amdt no.399; To limit the availability of public funding to challengers who have not received benefits under this title for more than 2 previous general elections. | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 140: S 3: motion to table mcconnell amdt no.397; To require disclosure of communications paid with taxpayer funds. | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 139: S 460: motion to table bennett amdt no.398; | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 138: S 3: motion to table boren amdt no.394; To provide that revenues derived from the disallowance of tax deductions for lobbying expenses shall be used to reduce the deficit and to reduce the role of special interests in congressional election campaigns. | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 137: S 3: mccain amdt no.392; To change the effective date of the Act. | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 136: S 3: motion to table mcconnell amdt no.391; To eliminate the cost-of-living adjustments for public subsidies. | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 135: S 3: graham amdt no.390; To make the broadcast discount available only to candidates for Federal or State office who undertake to abide by reasonable spending limits established under law. | Yes | No | No | |
| Vote 134: S 3: graham amdt no. 389; To authorize the Commission to make grants to States to fund the preparation and mailing of voter information pamphlets. | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 133: S 3: deconcini amdt no.388; To reduce the spending limits for eligible Senate candidates. | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 132: S 3: graham amdt no. 386; To make it a condition of eligibility to receive benefits that an eligible Senate candidate agree to participate in debates. | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 131: S 3: graham amdt no.385; To require contemporaneous notice of the mailing of campaign advertising that refers to an opponent. | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 130: S 3: kerry amdt no.381; To create a purely voluntary public funding system for eligible candidates. | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 129: S 3: hollings amdt no.380; To express the sense of the Senate that the Congress should adopt a joint resolution calling for an amendment to the Constitution that would empower Congress and the States to set reasonable limits on campaign expeditures. | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 128: S 3: motion to table faircloth amdt no.379; To limit public financing to campaigns for election to terms in the Senate and the House of Reprensentatives aggregating 12 years. | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 127: S 3: kerry amdt no.378; To limit public financing to campaigns for election to terms in the Senate and the House of Reprensentatives aggregating 12 years. | Not Voting | No | Yes |
Full list of votes by Bob Krueger
