Members of Congress / James Oberstar

Biographical Information

OBERSTAR, James Louis, a Representative from Minnesota; born in Chisholm, St. Louis County, Minn., September 10, 1934; graduated from Chisholm High School, Chisholm, Minn., 1952; B.A., College of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minn., 1956; M.A., College of Europe, Bruges, Belgium, 1957; staff for United States Representative John Anton Blatnik of Minnesota, 1963-1974; administrator of the Committee on Public Works, United States House of Representatives, 1971-1974; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-fourth and to the sixteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1975-present); chair, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (One Hundred Tenth Congress). (Source.)

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Roles in Congress

· 111th Congress: Representative, Minnesota (Dist. 8), Democratic. Jan. 3, 2009, to Jan. 3, 2011.
· 110th Congress: Representative, Minnesota (Dist. 8), Democratic. Jan. 4, 2007, to Jan. 3, 2009.
· 109th Congress: Representative, Minnesota (Dist. 8), Democratic. Jan. 3, 2005, to Jan. 3, 2007.
· 108th Congress: Representative, Minnesota (Dist. 8), Democratic. Jan. 3, 2003, to Jan. 3, 2005.
· 107th Congress: Representative, Minnesota (Dist. 8), Democratic. Jan. 3, 2001, to Jan. 3, 2003.
· 106th Congress: Representative, Minnesota (Dist. 8), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1999, to Jan. 3, 2001.
· 105th Congress: Representative, Minnesota (Dist. 8), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1997, to Jan. 3, 1999.
· 104th Congress: Representative, Minnesota (Dist. 8), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1995, to Jan. 3, 1997.
· 103rd Congress: Representative, Minnesota (Dist. 8), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1993, to Jan. 3, 1995.
· 102nd Congress: Representative, Minnesota (Dist. 8), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1991, to Jan. 3, 1993.

Key Votes

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

Missed Votes

James Oberstar has missed 6 votes (1.3%) during the current Congress. See a list of his missed votes since 1991 or see a full list of vote missers.

Voting with Party

James Oberstar has voted with a majority of his Democratic colleagues 97.4% of the time during the current Congress. This percentage does not include votes in which Oberstar did not vote. See a list of his votes against his party since 1991, a list of all Representatives in the 111th Congress with a similar score, or a full list of party voters.

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District Information

Minnesota, District 8 demographic profile (2000 Census)

Financial Disclosure

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Latest Votes

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Date	Vote	Position	GOP opinion	DEM opinion
6/26/09	Vote 477: H R 2454: American Clean Energy and Security Act	Yes	No	Yes
6/26/09	Vote 476: H R 2454	No	Yes	No
6/26/09	Vote 475: H R 2996: Department of Interior and Related Agencies Appropriation, 2010	Yes	No	Yes
6/26/09	Vote 474: H R 2996	No	Yes	No
6/26/09	Vote 473: H R 2996	No	Yes	No
6/26/09	Vote 472: H R 2996	No	Yes	No
6/26/09	Vote 471: H R 2996	No	Yes	No
6/26/09	Vote 470: H R 2996	No	Yes	No
6/26/09	Vote 469: H R 2996	No	Yes	No
6/26/09	Vote 468: H R 2996	No	Yes	No
6/26/09	Vote 467: H R 2996	No	Yes	No
6/26/09	Vote 466: H RES 587: Providing for Consideration of H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act	Yes	No	Yes
6/26/09	Vote 465: H RES 587: Providing for Consideration of H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act	Yes	No	Yes
6/26/09	Vote 464: S CON RES 31: Adjournment Resolution	Yes	No	Yes
6/25/09	Vote 463: H RES 578: Providing for Consideration of H.R. 2996, Interior Appropriations, Fy 2010	Yes	No	Yes
6/25/09	Vote 462: H RES 578: Providing for Consideration of H.R. 2996, Interior Appropriations, Fy 2010	Yes	No	Yes
6/25/09	Vote 461: Table Appeal of the Ruling of the Chair	Yes	No	Yes
6/25/09	Vote 460: H R 2647: Department of Defense Authorization, Fy 2010	Yes	Yes	Yes
6/25/09	Vote 459: H R 2647: Department of Defense Authorization, Fy 2010	No	Yes	No
6/25/09	Vote 458: H R 2647	Yes	Yes	Yes

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