Members of Congress / Jim Sensenbrenner
Biographical InformationSENSENBRENNER, Frank James, Jr., a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., June 14, 1943; graduated from Milwaukee Country Day School, 1961; A.B., Stanford University, Stanford, Calif., 1965; J.D., University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison, Wis., 1968; staff assistant to United States Representative J. Arthur Younger of California, 1965; lawyer, private practice; member of the Wisconsin state assembly, 1969-1975; member of the Wisconsin state senate, 1975-1979, assistant minority leader, 1977-1979; delegate, Wisconsin state Republican conventions, 1965-2009; elected as a Republican to the Ninety-sixth and to the sixteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1979-present); one of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 1989 to conduct the impeachment proceedings against Walter L. Nixon, judge of the United States District Court for the District Court of Mississippi; one of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 1998 to conduct the impeachment proceedings of President William Jefferson Clinton; chair, Committee on Science (One Hundred Fifth and One Hundred Sixth Congress); chair, Committee on the Judiciary (One Hundred Seventh through the One Hundred Ninth Congresses). (Source.) More coverage of Jim Sensenbrenner on washingtonpost.com Roles in Congress
· 111th Congress: Representative, Wisconsin (Dist. 5), Republican.
Jan. 3, 2009, to Jan. 3, 2011. Key VotesSee how Jim Sensenbrenner voted on key votes -- the most important bills, nominations and resolutions that have come before Congress, as determined by washingtonpost.com. Missed VotesJim Sensenbrenner has missed 0 votes (0.0%) during the current Congress. See a list of his missed votes since 1991 or see a full list of vote missers. Voting with PartyJim Sensenbrenner has voted with a majority of his Republican colleagues 90.2% of the time during the current Congress. This percentage does not include votes in which Sensenbrenner 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. |  District InformationWisconsin, District 5 demographic profile (2000 Census) Financial DisclosureView Jim Sensenbrenner's official financial disclosure statements, which describe the sources, types and amounts of income earned in a given year. (See more disclosure reports.) |
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| Date | Vote | Position | GOP opinion | DEM opinion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote 883: H RES 892: Recognizing the 20th Anniversary of the Remarkable Events Leading to the End of the Cold War and the Creation of a Europe, Whole, Free, and at Peace | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 882: H RES 903: Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 3962) to Provide Affordable, Quality Health Care for All Americans and Reduce the Growth in Health Care Spending, and for Other Purposes, and (H.R. 3961) to Amend Title Xviii of the Social Security Act of Reform the Medicare Sgr Payment System for Physicians | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 881: H RES 903: Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 3962) to Provide Affordable, Quality Health Care for All Americans and Reduce the Growth in Health Care Spending, and for Other Purposes, and (H.R. 3961) to Amend Title Xviii of the Social Security Act of Reform the Medicare Sgr Payment System for Physicians | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 880: H RES 877: Expressing Support for Chinese Human Rights Activists Huang Qi and Tan Zuoren for Engaging in Peaceful Expression As They Seek Answers and Justice for the Parents Whose Children Were Killed in the Sichuan Earthquake of May 12, 2008 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 879: H RES 700: Expressing Support for Designation of the Week Beginning on November 9, 2009, As National School Psychology Week | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 878: H R 1845: Small Business Development Centers Modernization Act of 2009 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 877: H R 1838: To Amend the Small Business Act to Modify Certain Provisions Relating to Women’S Business Centers, and for Other Purposes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 876: H R 3737: Small Business Micro-Lending Expansion Act of 2009 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 875: H R 2868: Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2009 | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 874: H R 2868: Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2009 | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 873: H R 2868 | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 872: H R 2868 | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 871: H R 2868 | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 870: H R 2868 | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 869: H R 2868 | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 868: S 1211: Jack F. Kemp Post Office Building | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 867: H R 3788: To Designate the Facility of the United States Postal Service Located at 3900 Darrow Road in Stow, Ohio, As the “Corporal Joseph a. Tomci Post Office Building” | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 866: H RES 893: Congratulating the 2009 Major League Baseball World Series Champions, the New York Yankees | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 865: H CON RES 210: Providing for a Conditional Adjournment of the Two Houses. | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 864: H RES 878: Expressing Support for the Goals and Ideals of National Family Literacy Day | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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