Members of Congress / Kenneth Salazar
Biographical InformationSALAZAR, 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.) More coverage of Kenneth Salazar on washingtonpost.com Roles in Congress
· 111th Congress: Senator, Colorado, Democratic.
Jan. 3, 2009, to Jan. 3, 2011. Key VotesSee 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 VotesKenneth 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 PartyKenneth 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. |  State InformationColorado demographic profile (2000 Census) Financial DisclosureView Kenneth Salazar'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 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Vote 3: S 22: S.22 as Amended.; Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 2: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on S.22.; Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 | Yes | No | Yes | |
| 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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