The U.S. Congress Votes Database

Members of Congress / Kenneth Salazar

Biographical Information

SALAZAR, Kenneth Lee, (brother of John Salazar), a Senator from Colorado; born in Alamosa, Colorado, March 2, 1955; B.A., political science, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colo., 1977; J.D., University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Mich., 1981; practiced law in Denver, Colo., 1981-1986, 1994-1998; chief legal counsel, Governor Roy Romer of Colorado, 1986-1990; executive director, Colorado Department of Natural Resources 1990-1994; Colorado State attorney general 1999-2005; elected as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in 2004, and served from January 3, 2005, until his resignation on January 20, 2009, to accept a Cabinet position; Secretary of the Interior in the Cabinet of President Barack Obama, 2009-. (Source.)

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Roles in Congress

· 111th Congress: Senator, Colorado, Democratic. Jan. 3, 2009, to Jan. 3, 2011.
· 110th Congress: Senator, Colorado, Democratic. Jan. 4, 2007, to Jan. 3, 2011.
· 109th Congress: Senator, Colorado, Democratic. Jan. 3, 2005, to Jan. 3, 2007.

Key Votes

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

Missed Votes

Kenneth Salazar 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 Party

Kenneth Salazar has voted with a majority of his Democratic colleagues 100.0% of the time during the current Congress. This percentage does not include votes in which Salazar did not vote. See a list of his votes against his party since 1991, a list of all Senators in the 111th Congress with a similar score, or a full list of party voters.

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State Information

Colorado demographic profile (2000 Census)

Financial Disclosure

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Latest Votes

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DateVotePositionGOP opinionDEM opinion
1/15/09 Vote 5: S J RES 5: S.J.Res. 5; A joint resolution relating to the disapproval of obligations under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. No Yes No
1/15/09 Vote 4: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S.181; Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 Yes No Yes
1/15/09 Vote 3: S 22: S.22 as Amended.; Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 Yes No Yes
1/14/09 Vote 2: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on S.22.; Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 Yes No Yes
1/11/09 Vote 1: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 22; A bill to designate certain land components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. Yes None Yes

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