Members of Congress / Norman Mineta

Biographical Information

MINETA, Norman Yoshio, a Representative from California; born in San Jose, Santa Clara County, Calif., November 12, 1931; attended public schools in San Jose, Heart Mountain, Wyo., and Evanston, Ill.; graduated, San Jose High School, San Jose, Calif., 1949; B.S., University of California, Berkeley, 1953; insurance business; served in the United States Army, 1953-1956; member of San Jose (Calif.) human relations commission, 1962-1964; member of the board of directors, San Jose (Calif.) housing authority, 1966-1967; San Jose, Calif., city councilman, 1967-1971; vice mayor of San Jose, Calif., 1968-1971; mayor, San Jose, Calif., 1971-1974; delegate to the California State Democratic conventions, 1971-1974; delegate to the Democratic National Convention, 1972, 1976, 1980, and 1984; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-fourth Congress and to the ten succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1975-October 10, 1995); resigned October 10, 1995; chairman, Committee on Public Works and Transportation (One Hundred Third Congress); Secretary of Commerce in the Cabinet of President William J. Clinton, 2000-2001; Secretary of Transportation in the Cabinet of President George W. Bush, 2001-2006. (Source.)

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Roles in Congress

· 104th Congress: Representative, California (Dist. 15), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1995, to Oct. 10, 1995.
· 103rd Congress: Representative, California (Dist. 15), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1993, to Jan. 3, 1995.
· 102nd Congress: Representative, California (Dist. 13), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1991, to Jan. 3, 1993.

Last Votes

Date	Vote	Position	GOP opinion	DEM opinion
9/29/95	Vote 700: H R 2126: Department of Defense Appropriations, Fy 1996	Present	No	No
9/29/95	Vote 699: H R 2126: Department of Defense Appropriationms, Fy 1996	Present	No	Yes
9/29/95	Vote 698: Call of the House	Present	Present	Present
9/29/95	Vote 697: On Approving the Journal	Yes	Yes	Yes
9/29/95	Vote 696: H R 1977: Department of the Interior Appropriations for F.Y. 1996	Yes	No	Yes
9/28/95	Vote 695: H RES 231: Waiving Points of Order Against the Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 1977; Department of Interior Appropriations for F.Y. 1996	No	Yes	No
9/28/95	Vote 694: H RES 232: Waiving Points of Order Against the Conference Report on H.R. 2126; Department of Defense Appropriations for F.Y. 1996	No	Yes	No
9/28/95	Vote 693: H R 1170: Three Judge Review of State Passed Referendums	No	Yes	No
9/28/95	Vote 692: H R 1170	Yes	No	Yes
9/27/95	Vote 691: H R 743: Teamwork for Employees and Managers Act of 1995	No	Yes	No
9/27/95	Vote 690: H R 743	Yes	No	Yes
9/27/95	Vote 689: H R 743	Yes	No	Yes
9/27/95	Vote 688: H R 743	Yes	No	Yes
9/27/95	Vote 687: On Approving the Journal	No	Yes	Yes
9/27/95	Vote 686: H RES 226: Providing for Consideration of H.R. 743; Teamwork for Employees and Managers Act of 1995	No	Yes	No
9/21/95	Vote 685: H R 1530: Defense Department Authorization, Fy 1996	Yes	Yes	Yes
9/21/95	Vote 684: H R 1530: Defense Department Authorization, Fy 1996	Yes	Yes	Yes
9/21/95	Vote 683: H R 927: Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (Libertad) Act of 1995	Yes	Yes	No
9/21/95	Vote 682: H R 927	No	No	Yes
9/20/95	Vote 681: H RES 225: Providing for the Consideration of H.R. 927; Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (Libertad) Act of 1995	No	Yes	No

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