Members of Congress / Bob Smith

Biographical Information

SMITH, Robert Freeman, a Representative from Oregon; born in Portland, Multnomah County, Oreg., June 16, 1931; attended public schools in Burns, Oreg.; B.A., Willamette University, Salem, Oreg., 1953; rancher; elected to the Oregon house of representatives, 1960-1972; Oregon’s representative on President’s Public Land Review Commission, 1965-1969; delegate, Republican National Convention, 1980; elected as a Republican to the Ninety-eighth and the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1983-January 3, 1995); not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fourth Congress; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fifth Congress (January 3, 1997-January 3, 1999); was not a candidate for reelection in 1998 to the One Hundred Sixth Congress; chairman, Committee on Agriculture (One Hundred Fifth Congress). (Source.)

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Roles in Congress

· 105th Congress: Representative, Oregon (Dist. 2), Republican. Jan. 3, 1997, to Jan. 3, 1999.
· 103rd Congress: Representative, Oregon (Dist. 2), Republican. Jan. 3, 1993, to Jan. 3, 1995.
· 102nd Congress: Representative, Oregon (Dist. 2), Republican. Jan. 3, 1991, to Jan. 3, 1993.

Last Votes

Date	Vote	Position	GOP opinion	DEM opinion
12/19/98	Vote 547: H RES 614: Appointment of Managers	Not Voting	Yes	No
12/19/98	Vote 546: H RES 611	Yes	Yes	No
12/19/98	Vote 545: H RES 611	Yes	Yes	No
12/19/98	Vote 544: H RES 611	Yes	Yes	No
12/19/98	Vote 543: H RES 611	Yes	Yes	No
12/19/98	Vote 542: Table Appeal From Ruling of the Chair	Yes	Yes	No
12/19/98	Vote 541: On Approving the Journal	Yes	Yes	No
12/18/98	Vote 540: On Motion to Adjourn	No	No	Yes
12/17/98	Vote 539: H RES 612: Supporting United States Troops in the Persian Gulf	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/20/98	Vote 538: H R 4328: Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations, Fy 1999	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/20/98	Vote 537: H RES 604: Providing for the Consideration of S. 1132 and S. 2133	Yes	Yes	No
10/20/98	Vote 536: H RES 605: Waiving Points of Order Against the Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 4328	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/15/98	Vote 535: S 1132: Bandelier National Monument Administrative Improvement and Watershed Protection Act	Yes	Yes	No
10/15/98	Vote 534: S 2133: To Preserve the Cultural Resources of the Route 66 Corridor	Yes	Yes	No
10/15/98	Vote 533: S 1733: To Require the Commissioner of Social Security and Food Stamp Agencies to Take Certain Actions to Ensure That Food Stamp Coupons Are Not Issued for Deceased Individuals	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/15/98	Vote 532: H RES 598: Steel Imports	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/14/98	Vote 531: H R 559: Add Bronchiolo-Alveolar Carcinoma to Service-Connected Diseases	Not Voting	Yes	Yes
10/14/98	Vote 530: H R 3963: Sell Canyon Ferry Reservoir Cabins	Not Voting	Yes	No
10/13/98	Vote 529: S 1722: Women’S Health Research and Prevention Amendments	Not Voting	Yes	Yes
10/13/98	Vote 528: S 1260: Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act	Not Voting	Yes	Yes

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