Members of Congress / Mel Reynolds

Biographical Information

REYNOLDS, Mel, a Representative from Illinois; born in Mound Bayou, Boliver County, Miss., January 8, 1952; A.A., Chicago City College, 1972; B.A., University of Illinois, 1974; LL.B., Oxford University, 1979; M.P.A., Harvard University, 1986; assistant professor of political science, Roosevelt University; founder and former president, American Scholars Against World Hunger; executive director, Community Economic Development Education Foundation; unsuccessful candidate for nomination in 1988 to the One Hundred First Congress and in 1990 to the One Hundred Second Congress; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Third and One Hundred Fourth Congresses, and served from January 3, 1993, until his resignation on October 1, 1995. (Source.)

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Roles in Congress

· 104th Congress: Representative, Illinois (Dist. 2), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1995, to Oct. 1, 1995.
· 103rd Congress: Representative, Illinois (Dist. 2), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1993, to Jan. 3, 1995.

Last Votes

Date	Vote	Position	GOP opinion	DEM opinion
9/29/95	Vote 700: H R 2126: Department of Defense Appropriations, Fy 1996	Not Voting	No	No
9/29/95	Vote 699: H R 2126: Department of Defense Appropriationms, Fy 1996	Not Voting	No	Yes
9/29/95	Vote 698: Call of the House	Not Voting	Present	Present
9/29/95	Vote 697: On Approving the Journal	Not Voting	Yes	Yes
9/29/95	Vote 696: H R 1977: Department of the Interior Appropriations for F.Y. 1996	Not Voting	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	Not Voting	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	Not Voting	Yes	No
9/28/95	Vote 693: H R 1170: Three Judge Review of State Passed Referendums	Not Voting	Yes	No
9/28/95	Vote 692: H R 1170	Not Voting	No	Yes
9/27/95	Vote 691: H R 743: Teamwork for Employees and Managers Act of 1995	Not Voting	Yes	No
9/27/95	Vote 690: H R 743	Not Voting	No	Yes
9/27/95	Vote 689: H R 743	Not Voting	No	Yes
9/27/95	Vote 688: H R 743	Not Voting	No	Yes
9/27/95	Vote 687: On Approving the Journal	Not Voting	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	Not Voting	Yes	No
9/21/95	Vote 685: H R 1530: Defense Department Authorization, Fy 1996	Not Voting	Yes	Yes
9/21/95	Vote 684: H R 1530: Defense Department Authorization, Fy 1996	Not Voting	Yes	Yes
9/21/95	Vote 683: H R 927: Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (Libertad) Act of 1995	Not Voting	Yes	No
9/21/95	Vote 682: H R 927	Not Voting	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	Not Voting	Yes	No

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