Members of Congress / Gordon Smith
Biographical InformationSMITH, Gordon Harold, (cousin of Thomas Udall and Mark 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, and served from January 3, 1997, to January 3, 2009; chair, Special Committee on Aging (One Hundred Ninth Congress); was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 2008. (Source.) More coverage of Gordon Smith on washingtonpost.com Roles in Congress
· 110th Congress: Senator, Oregon, Republican.
Jan. 4, 2007, to Jan. 3, 2011. Key VotesSee 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 VotesGordon Smith has missed 5 votes (0.8%) during the current Congress. See a list of his missed votes since 1991 or see a full list of vote missers. Voting with PartyGordon Smith has voted with a majority of his Republican colleagues 72.4% 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. |  State InformationOregon demographic profile (2000 Census) Financial DisclosureView Gordon Smith'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 215: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R. 7005.; Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008 | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 214: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 6867; Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 213: H R 1424: H. R. 1424 As Amended; Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 212: H R 1424: Dodd Amdt. No. 5685; In the nature of a substitute. | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 211: H R 7081: H.R. 7081; United States-India Nuclear Cooperation Approval and Nonproliferation Enhancement Act | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 210: On the Motion: Motion to Concur in the House Amdt. To the Senate Amdt. to H.R. 2095; Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2007 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 209: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in the House Amdt. to the Senate Amdt. to H.R. 2095; Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2007 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 208: On the Motion: Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R.2638; Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 207: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in the House Amdt. to the Senate Amdt. to H.R.2638; Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 206: On the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Proceed to Consider S.3604; A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for economic recovery for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 205: H R 6049: H.R.6049 As Amended; Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 204: On the Motion: Motion to Waive C.B.A. Baucus Amdt. No.5635; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes. | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 203: H R 6049: Conrad Amdt No. 5634; To provide alternative minimum tax relief, and for other purposes. | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 202: H R 6049: Baucus Amdt. No. 5633; In the nature of a substitute. | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 201: S 3001: S. 3001 As Amended; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 200: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on S. 3001; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 199: S 3001: Nelson (FL) Amdt. No. 4979; To repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation. | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 198: S 3001: Vitter Amdt. No. 5280; To authorize, with an offset, an additional $100,000,000 for Procurement, Defense-wide, and an additional $171,000,000 for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-wide, for near-term missile defense programs and activities. | No | Yes | No | |
| Vote 197: On the Cloture Motion: Upon Reconsideration, Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 3001; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 196: H CON RES 398: H. Con. Res. 398; A concurrent resolution providing for an adjournment or recess of the two Houses. | No | No | Yes |
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