Members of Congress / Gordon Smith

Biographical Information

SMITH, Gordon Harold, (cousin of Morris King Udall and Stewart Lee Udall), a Senator from Oregon; born in Pendleton, Oregon, May 25, 1952; relocated with his family to Bethesda, Maryland, where he attended the public schools; served a two year church mission in New Zealand; graduated from Brigham Young University 1976; received law degree from Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles 1979; admitted to the New Mexico bar 1979, Arizona bar 1980; law clerk, New Mexico supreme court 1979-1980; practiced law in Arizona; president of Smith Frozen Foods; member, Oregon State senate 1992-1997, president 1995-1997; unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate in January 6, 1996, special election for the remainder of the term ending January 7, 1999, left vacant by the resignation of Robert W. Packwood; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1996, becoming the first individual to run for a state’s two United States Senate seats in one calendar year; reelected in 2002 for the term ending January 3, 2009; chair, Special Committee on Aging (One Hundred Ninth Congress). (Source.)

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Roles in Congress

· 110th Congress: Senator, Oregon, Republican. Jan. 4, 2007, to Jan. 3, 2011.
· 109th Congress: Senator, Oregon, Republican. Jan. 3, 2005, to Jan. 3, 2007.
· 108th Congress: Senator, Oregon, Republican. Jan. 3, 2003, to Jan. 3, 2005.
· 107th Congress: Senator, Oregon, Republican. Jan. 3, 2001, to Jan. 3, 2003.
· 106th Congress: Senator, Oregon, Republican. Jan. 3, 1999, to Jan. 3, 2001.
· 105th Congress: Senator, Oregon, Republican. Jan. 3, 1997, to Jan. 3, 1999.

Key Votes

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

Missed Votes

Gordon Smith has missed 4 votes (0.6%) during the current Congress. See a list of his missed votes since 1991 or see a full list of vote missers.

Voting with Party

Gordon Smith has voted with a majority of his Republican colleagues 72.6% of the time during the current Congress. This percentage does not include votes in which Smith did not vote. See a list of his votes against his party since 1991, a list of all Senators in the 110th Congress with a similar score, or a full list of party voters.

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State Information

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Financial Disclosure

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2005

Latest Votes

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Date	Vote	Position	GOP opinion	DEM opinion
7/22/08	Vote 183: On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 3268; Stop Excessive Energy Speculation Act of 2008	Yes	Yes	Yes
7/16/08	Vote 182: H R 5501: H.R. 5501 As Amended; Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008	Yes	Yes	Yes
7/16/08	Vote 181: S 2731: DeMint Amdt. No. 5077; To reduce to $35,000,000,000 the amount authorized to be appropriated to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria in developing countries during the next 5 years.	No	Yes	No
7/16/08	Vote 180: S 2731: Kyl Amdt. No. 5082; To limit the period during which appropriations may be made to carry out this Act and to create a point of order in the Senate against any appropriation to carry out this Act that exceeds the amount authorized for fiscal year 2013.	No	Yes	No
7/16/08	Vote 179: S 2731: Gregg Amdt. No. 5081; To strike the provision requiring the development of coordinated oversight plans and to establish an independent Inspector General at the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator.	Yes	Yes	No
7/16/08	Vote 178: S 2731: Cornyn Amdt. No. 5083; To establish a bipartisan commission for the purpose of improving oversight and eliminating wasteful government spending under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.	No	Yes	No
7/15/08	Vote 177: H R 6331: Shall H.R. 6331 Pass, the objections of the President of the United States to the contrary notwithstanding?; Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act of 2008	Yes	No	Yes
7/15/08	Vote 176: S 2731: Bunning Amdt. No. 5073; In the nature of a substitute.	No	No	No
7/15/08	Vote 175: S 2731: Motion to Table DeMint Amdt. No. 5068; To limit the countries to which Federal financial assistance may be targeted under this Act.	No	No	Yes
7/11/08	Vote 174: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 2731; Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008	Yes	Yes	Yes
7/11/08	Vote 173: On the Motion: Motion to Disagree to the Amdts. of the House, Adding a New Title and Inserting a New Section, to the Amdt. of the Senate to H.R. 3221; Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008	Yes	Yes	Yes
7/10/08	Vote 172: On the Nomination: Confirmation Lt. Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, USA, to be General	Yes	Yes	Yes
7/10/08	Vote 171: On the Nomination: Confirmation Gen. David H. Petraeus, USA, to be General	Yes	Yes	Yes
7/10/08	Vote 170: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Disagree to the Amdts. of the House, Adding a New Title and Inserting a New Section, to the Amdt. of the Senate to H.R. 3221; Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008	Yes	Yes	Yes
7/9/08	Vote 169: On the Cloture Motion: Upon Reconsideration, Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R. 6331; Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act of 2008	Yes	No	Yes
7/9/08	Vote 168: H R 6304: H.R. 6304; Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978	Yes	Yes	No
7/9/08	Vote 167: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on H.R. 6304; Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978	Yes	Yes	No
7/9/08	Vote 166: H R 6304: Bingaman Amdt. No. 5066; To stay pending cases against certain telecommunications companies and provide that such companies may not seek retroactive immunity until 90 days after the date the final report of the Inspectors General on the President's Surveillance Program is submitted to Congress.	No	No	Yes
7/9/08	Vote 165: H R 6304: Specter Amdt. No. 5059; To limit retroactive immunity for providing assistance to the United States to instances in which a Federal court determines the assistance was provided in connection with an intelligence activity that was constitutional.	No	No	Yes
7/9/08	Vote 164: H R 6304: Dodd Amdt. No. 5064; To strike title II.	No	No	Yes

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