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Members of Congress / Edward Madigan

Biographical Information

MADIGAN, Edward Rell, a Representative from Illinois; born in Lincoln, Logan County, Ill., January 13, 1936; A.A., Lincoln Junior College, Lincoln, Ill., 1955; business owner; Lincoln, Ill., board of zoning appeals, 1965-1969; member of the Illinois state house of representatives, 1967-1972; delegate to the Republican National Convention, 1980; elected as a Republican to the Ninety-third and to the nine succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1973-March 8, 1991); resigned March 8, 1991; Secretary of Agriculture, 1991-1992; died on December 7, 1994, in Springfield, Ill.; interment in Holy Cross Cemetery, Lincoln, Ill. (Source.)

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Roles in Congress

· 102nd Congress: Representative, Illinois (Dist. 15), Republican. Jan. 3, 1991, to Jan. 3, 1993.

 

Last Votes

DateVotePositionGOP opinionDEM opinion
3/7/91 Vote 36: H R 1282: Supplemental Appropriations for Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm Not Voting Yes Yes
3/7/91 Vote 35: H R 1281: Dire Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Not Voting Yes Yes
3/7/91 Vote 34: H R 1281 Yes Yes No
3/7/91 Vote 33: H R 1281 Not Voting Yes No
3/7/91 Vote 32: H R 1281 Not Voting Yes No
3/7/91 Vote 31: Call of the House Not Voting Present Present
3/7/91 Vote 30: H R 1281 Not Voting No No
3/6/91 Vote 29: H R 991: Defense Production Act Extension and Amendments of 1991 Yes Yes Yes
3/5/91 Vote 28: H RES 95: Commend President and U.S. and Allied Troops in Persian Gulf Yes Yes Yes
3/5/91 Vote 27: H R 707: Commodity Futures Improvements Act of 1991 Yes Yes Yes
2/28/91 Vote 26: H RES 88: Condemning Cuba’S Human Rights Violations and Commending the Un for Its Attention to the Human Rights Situation in Cuba Yes Yes Yes
2/27/91 Vote 25: S J RES 55: Commemorating the 200th Anniversary of U.S./Portugese Diplomatic Relations Yes Yes Yes
2/21/91 Vote 24: H RES 19: Resolution of Inquiry on the Persian Gulf Crisis Yes Yes Yes
2/21/91 Vote 23: H R 586: Reports on the Cost of the Persian Gulf Operations Yes Yes Yes
2/20/91 Vote 22: H CON RES 44: Display of American Flag in Show of Support for U.S. Troops in the Persian Gulf Not Voting Yes Yes
2/6/91 Vote 21: H R 232: Veterans’ Housing and Memorial Affairs Amendments of 1991 Yes Yes Yes
2/5/91 Vote 20: H R 154: Transfer of An Existing U.S. Memorial, Pershing Hall, to the Department of Veterans Affairs Yes Yes Yes
2/5/91 Vote 19: H R 180: Veterans Education and Employment Amendments of 1991 Yes Yes Yes
1/30/91 Vote 18: H R 598: Department of Veterans Affairs Physicians’ and Dentists’ Compensation and Labor Relations Act of 1991 Yes Yes Yes
1/29/91 Vote 17: H R 555: Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act Amendments of 1991 Yes Yes Yes

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