Members of Congress / Albio Sires
Biographical InformationSIRES, Albio, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Bejucal, Cuba, January 26, 1951; graduated from Memorial High School, West New York, N.J.; B.A., St. Peter’s College, Jersey City, N.J., 1974; M.A., Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vt., 1985; businessman; teacher; unsuccessful candidate for the One Hundredth Congress in 1986; mayor, West New York, N.J., 1995- 2007; New Jersey state assembly, 2000-2006; speaker, New Jersey state assembly, 2002-2006; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Ninth Congress, by special election to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Robert Menendez, and reelected to the two succeeding Congresses (November 13, 2006-present). (Source.) More coverage of Albio Sires on washingtonpost.com Roles in Congress
· 111th Congress: Representative, New Jersey (Dist. 13), Democratic.
Jan. 3, 2009, to Jan. 3, 2011. Key VotesSee how Albio Sires voted on key votes -- the most important bills, nominations and resolutions that have come before Congress, as determined by washingtonpost.com. Missed VotesAlbio Sires has missed 41 votes (4.6%) during the current Congress. See a list of his missed votes since 1991 or see a full list of vote missers. Voting with PartyAlbio Sires has voted with a majority of his Democratic colleagues 98.2% of the time during the current Congress. This percentage does not include votes in which Sires did not vote. See a list of his votes against his party since 1991, a list of all Representatives in the 111th Congress with a similar score, or a full list of party voters. |  District InformationNew Jersey, District 13 demographic profile (2000 Census) Financial DisclosureView Albio Sires'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 883: H RES 892: Recognizing the 20th Anniversary of the Remarkable Events Leading to the End of the Cold War and the Creation of a Europe, Whole, Free, and at Peace | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 882: H RES 903: Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 3962) to Provide Affordable, Quality Health Care for All Americans and Reduce the Growth in Health Care Spending, and for Other Purposes, and (H.R. 3961) to Amend Title Xviii of the Social Security Act of Reform the Medicare Sgr Payment System for Physicians | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 881: H RES 903: Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 3962) to Provide Affordable, Quality Health Care for All Americans and Reduce the Growth in Health Care Spending, and for Other Purposes, and (H.R. 3961) to Amend Title Xviii of the Social Security Act of Reform the Medicare Sgr Payment System for Physicians | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 880: H RES 877: Expressing Support for Chinese Human Rights Activists Huang Qi and Tan Zuoren for Engaging in Peaceful Expression As They Seek Answers and Justice for the Parents Whose Children Were Killed in the Sichuan Earthquake of May 12, 2008 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 879: H RES 700: Expressing Support for Designation of the Week Beginning on November 9, 2009, As National School Psychology Week | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 878: H R 1845: Small Business Development Centers Modernization Act of 2009 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 877: H R 1838: To Amend the Small Business Act to Modify Certain Provisions Relating to Women’S Business Centers, and for Other Purposes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 876: H R 3737: Small Business Micro-Lending Expansion Act of 2009 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 875: H R 2868: Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2009 | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 874: H R 2868: Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2009 | No | Yes | No | |
| Vote 873: H R 2868 | No | Yes | No | |
| Vote 872: H R 2868 | No | Yes | No | |
| Vote 871: H R 2868 | No | Yes | No | |
| Vote 870: H R 2868 | No | Yes | No | |
| Vote 869: H R 2868 | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 868: S 1211: Jack F. Kemp Post Office Building | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 867: H R 3788: To Designate the Facility of the United States Postal Service Located at 3900 Darrow Road in Stow, Ohio, As the “Corporal Joseph a. Tomci Post Office Building” | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 866: H RES 893: Congratulating the 2009 Major League Baseball World Series Champions, the New York Yankees | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 865: H CON RES 210: Providing for a Conditional Adjournment of the Two Houses. | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 864: H RES 878: Expressing Support for the Goals and Ideals of National Family Literacy Day | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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