Members of Congress / Sonny Montgomery

Biographical Information

MONTGOMERY, Gillespie V. (Sonny), a Representative from Mississippi; born in Meridian, Lauderdale County, Miss., August 5, 1920; attended Mississippi State University; owner, Montgomery Insurance Agency, Meridian, Miss.; vice president, Greater Mississippi Life Insurance Co., Meridian, Miss.; served during the Second World War in the European Theater; received Bronze Star, European Theater Ribbon, Commendation Ribbon; recalled to active duty during the Korean conflict in 1951 with Thirty-first Dixie Division; recipient of Mississippi Magnolia Medal; retired major general in Mississippi National Guard; past president of Mississippi National Guard Association, former member of Mississippi Agricultural and Industrial Board; Mississippi State senate representing Lauderdale County, 1956-1966; elected as a Democrat to the Ninetieth and to the fourteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1967-January 3, 1997); chairman, Select Committee on Military Involvement in Southeast Asia (Ninety-first Congress), Select Committee on Missing in Action in Southeast Asia (Ninety-fourth Congress), Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Ninety-seventh through One Hundred Third Congresses); was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fifth Congress; awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on November 9, 2005; died on May 12, 2006, in Meridian, Miss; interment in Magnolia Cemetery, Meridian, Miss. (Source.)

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Roles in Congress

· 104th Congress: Representative, Mississippi (Dist. 3), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1995, to Jan. 3, 1997.
· 103rd Congress: Representative, Mississippi (Dist. 3), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1993, to Jan. 3, 1995.
· 102nd Congress: Representative, Mississippi (Dist. 3), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1991, to Jan. 3, 1993.

Last Votes

Date	Vote	Position	GOP opinion	DEM opinion
9/28/96	Vote 455: H R 3610: Department of Defense Appropriations for F.Y. 1997	Yes	Yes	Yes
9/28/96	Vote 454: H RES 546: Consideration of Sine Die Resolutions	No	Yes	No
9/28/96	Vote 453: H R 4236: Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act	Yes	Yes	Yes
9/28/96	Vote 452: H R 3163: State Authority Tax Compensation Act	No	Yes	No
9/28/96	Vote 451: H R 1332: Omnibus Insular Areas Act of 1996	Yes	Yes	Yes
9/27/96	Vote 450: S 1505: Accountable Pipline Safety and Partnership Act of 1996	Yes	Yes	No
9/27/96	Vote 449: H R 4000: Reestablish Pow/Mia Procedures	Yes	Yes	Yes
9/27/96	Vote 448: S 39: Sustainable Fisheries Act	Yes	Yes	Yes
9/27/96	Vote 447: H R 4073: National Underground Railroad Freedom Center	Yes	Yes	No
9/27/96	Vote 446: H R 3539: Federal Aviation Authorization Act of 1996	Yes	Yes	No
9/27/96	Vote 445: H RES 540: Waiving Points of Order Against the Conference Report on H.R. 3539	Yes	Yes	No
9/26/96	Vote 444: H R 3841: Civil Service Reform Act	Yes	Yes	No
9/26/96	Vote 443: H R 4011: Congressional Pension Forfeiture Act	Yes	Yes	Yes
9/26/96	Vote 442: H R 3752: American Land Sovereignty Protection Act	Not Voting	Yes	No
9/26/96	Vote 441: H CON RES 189: U.S. Membership in South Pacific Organizations	Yes	Yes	Yes
9/26/96	Vote 440: H CON RES 145: Remove Russian Forces From Moldova	Yes	Yes	Yes
9/26/96	Vote 439: H R 3497: Snoqualmie National Forest Boundary Adjustment	Yes	Yes	Yes
9/26/96	Vote 438: H RES 535: Government Accountability Act	Yes	Yes	Yes
9/26/96	Vote 437: H R 2092: Private Security Officer Quality Assurance Act	Yes	Yes	Yes
9/26/96	Vote 436: H R 3456: Sexual Offender Tracking and Identification Act	Yes	Yes	Yes

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