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Members of Congress / Frank Lautenberg

Biographical Information

LAUTENBERG, Frank Raleigh, a Senator from New Jersey; born in Paterson, Passaic County, N.J., January 23, 1924; graduated, Columbia University School of Business, New York City 1949; served in the United States Army Signal Corps 1942-1946; businessman; commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey 1978-1982; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1982 for the term commencing January 3, 1983; subsequently appointed by the Governor on December 27, 1982, to complete the unexpired term of Nicholas F. Brady; reelected in 1988 and 1994 and served from December 27, 1982, to January 3, 2001; chose not to run for reelection in 2000; again elected to the United States Senate in 2002 for the term ending January 3, 2009. (Source.)

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Roles in Congress

· 111th Congress: Senator, New Jersey, Democratic. Jan. 3, 2009, to Jan. 3, 2011.
· 110th Congress: Senator, New Jersey, Democratic. Jan. 4, 2007, to Jan. 3, 2011.
· 109th Congress: Senator, New Jersey, Democratic. Jan. 3, 2005, to Jan. 3, 2007.
· 108th Congress: Senator, New Jersey, Democratic. Jan. 3, 2003, to Jan. 3, 2005.
· 106th Congress: Senator, New Jersey, Democratic. Jan. 3, 1999, to Jan. 3, 2001.
· 105th Congress: Senator, New Jersey, Democratic. Jan. 3, 1997, to Jan. 3, 1999.
· 104th Congress: Senator, New Jersey, Democratic. Jan. 3, 1995, to Jan. 3, 1997.
· 103rd Congress: Senator, New Jersey, Democratic. Jan. 3, 1993, to Jan. 3, 1995.
· 102nd Congress: Senator, New Jersey, Democratic. Jan. 3, 1991, to Jan. 3, 1993.

Key Votes

See how Frank Lautenberg voted on key votes -- the most important bills, nominations and resolutions that have come before Congress, as determined by washingtonpost.com.

Missed Votes

Frank Lautenberg has missed 3 votes (1.4%) during the current Congress. See a list of his missed votes since 1991 or see a full list of vote missers.

Voting with Party

Frank Lautenberg has voted with a majority of his Democratic colleagues 98.1% of the time during the current Congress. This percentage does not include votes in which Lautenberg 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.

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State Information

New Jersey demographic profile (2000 Census)

Financial Disclosure

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Latest Votes

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DateVotePositionGOP opinionDEM opinion
6/25/09 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
6/25/09 Vote 213: On the Nomination: Nomination of Harold Hongju Koh, of Connecticut, to be Legal Adviser of the Department of State Yes No Yes
6/24/09 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
6/22/09 Vote 211: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on Dorgan Amendment No. 1347; Of a perfecting nature. Yes No Yes
6/18/09 Vote 210: H R 2346: Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 2346; Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 Yes Yes Yes
6/18/09 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
6/16/09 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
6/11/09 Vote 207: H R 1256: H.R. 1256 As Amended; Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act Yes Yes Yes
6/10/09 Vote 206: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on H.R. 1256; Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act Yes No Yes
6/9/09 Vote 205: H R 1256: Burr Amdt. No. 1246; In the nature of a substitute. No Yes No
6/8/09 Vote 204: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. 1247 ; In the nature of a substitute. Yes No Yes
6/2/09 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
5/21/09 Vote 202: H R 2346: HR 2346 As Amended ; Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 Yes Yes Yes
5/21/09 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
5/21/09 Vote 200: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on H.R. 2346; Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 Yes Yes Yes
5/20/09 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
5/20/09 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
5/20/09 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
5/20/09 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
5/19/09 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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