Members of Congress / Joe Moakley
Biographical InformationMOAKLEY, John Joseph, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., April 27, 1927; attended University of Miami, Miami, Fla., 1950-1951; LL.B., Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Mass., 1956; United States Navy, 1943-1946; admitted to the Massachusetts bar, 1957; member of the Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1953-1963; member of the Massachusetts state senate, 1964-1970; delegate, Democratic National Convention, 1968; Boston, Mass., city council, 1971-1973; unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States House of Representatives in 1970; elected as an Independent-Democrat to the Ninety-third Congress, but changed party affiliation to Democrat on January 2, 1973; reelected as a Democrat to the fourteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1973-May 28, 2001); chairman, Committee on Rules (One Hundred First through One Hundred Third Congresses); died on May 28, 2001, in Bethesda, Md.; interment in Blue Hills Cemetery, Braintree, Mass. (Source.) More coverage of Joe Moakley on washingtonpost.com Roles in Congress
· 107th Congress: Representative, Massachusetts (Dist. 9), Democratic.
Jan. 3, 2001, to Jan. 3, 2003. |
Last Votes
| Date | Vote | Position | GOP opinion | DEM opinion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote 149: H R 1836: Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 148: H RES 153: Waiving Points of Order Against the Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 1836, Economic Growth and Tax Relief Act of 2001 | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 147: On Approving the Journal | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 146: H R 1836: Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 145: H R 1: No Child Left Behind Act | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 144: H R 1: No Child Left Behind Act | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 143: H R 1 | Not Voting | No | No | |
| Vote 142: H R 1 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 141: H R 1 | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 140: H R 1 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 139: H R 1 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 138: H R 1 | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 137: H R 1 | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 136: H R 1 | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 135: H R 1 | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 134: H R 1831: Small Business Liability Protection Act | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 133: H R 1 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 132: H R 1 | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 131: H R 1 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 130: H R 1 | Not Voting | No | Yes |
Full list of votes by Joe Moakley
