Members of Congress / Karen Shepherd

Biographical Information

SHEPHERD, Karen, a Representative from Utah; born in Silver City, Grant County, N.Mex., July 5, 1940; B.A., University of Utah, 1962; M.A., Brigham Young University, 1963; staff assistant to Senator Frank E. Moss; teacher of high school and collegiate English, 1963-1975; director, Salt Lake County social services; founder and owner of a magazine and publishing company, 1978-1988; director of development and community relations, David Eccles School of Business, University of Utah, 1989-1992; Utah State senator, 1991-1993; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Third Congress (January 3, 1993-January 3, 1995); unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fourth Congress; fellow at the Institute of Politics, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. (Source.)

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Roles in Congress

· 103rd Congress: Representative, Utah (Dist. 2), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1993, to Jan. 3, 1995.

Last Votes

Date	Vote	Position	GOP opinion	DEM opinion
11/29/94	Vote 507: H R 5110: General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade	Yes	Yes	Yes
11/29/94	Vote 506: On Approving the Journal	Not Voting	No	Yes
10/7/94	Vote 505: H RES 579: Providing for the Adoption of H. Res. 578	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/7/94	Vote 504: S 1569: Minority Health Improvement Act of 1994	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/7/94	Vote 503: S 455	No	No	No
10/7/94	Vote 502: S 455	No	No	No
10/6/94	Vote 501: H RES 568: Waiving Points of Order Against the Conference Report on S. 21	Yes	No	Yes
10/6/94	Vote 500: H J RES 416: Limited Authorization of U.S. Troops in Haiti	Yes	No	Yes
10/6/94	Vote 499: H J RES 416	No	No	No
10/6/94	Vote 498: H J RES 416	Yes	No	Yes
10/6/94	Vote 497: H J RES 416	No	Yes	No
10/6/94	Vote 496: Call in Committee	Present	Present	Present
10/6/94	Vote 495: H RES 570: Providing for Further Consideration of H.J. Res 416; Limited Authorization of U.S. Troops in Haiti	Yes	No	Yes
10/6/94	Vote 494: H R 4278: Social Security Act Amendments of 1994	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/6/94	Vote 493: H RES 565: Providing for the Consideration of S. 455	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/5/94	Vote 492: H RES 564: Providing for the Consideration of H.R. 5110, General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/5/94	Vote 491: S 1225: U.S. = Mexico Border Health Commission	Yes	No	Yes
10/5/94	Vote 490: S 1919: Rio Puerco Watershed Act 0f 1994	Yes	No	Yes
10/5/94	Vote 489: H R 4533: National Park Service Entrepreneurial Management Reform Act	Yes	No	Yes
10/5/94	Vote 488: H R 5139: Postal Service Reemployment	Yes	No	Yes

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