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 (4.5%) 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 98.1% 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 903: H RES 908: Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 2781) to Amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to Designate Segments of the Molalla River in Oregon, As Components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for Other Purposes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 902: H RES 908: Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 2781) to Amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to Designate Segments of the Molalla River in Oregon, As Components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for Other Purposes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 901: H R 3791: Fire Grants Reauthorization Act of 2009 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 900: H R 3791 | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 899: H R 3791 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 898: H RES 909: Providing for Consideration of H.R. 3791, Fire Grants Reauthorization Act of 2009 | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 897: H RES 909: Providing for Consideration of H.R. 3791, Fire Grants Reauthorization Act of 2009 | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 896: H CON RES 214: Providing for a Conditional Adjournment of the Two Houses. | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 895: H RES 891: Expressing the Gratitude of the House of Representatives for the Service to Our Nation of the Coast Guard and Marine Corps Aircraft Pilots and Crewmembers Lost Off the Coast of California on October 29, 2009, and for Other Purposes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 894: On Approving the Journal | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 893: H RES 841: Expressing Support for Designation of November 29, 2009, As “Drive Safer Sunday” | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 892: H R 3360: Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 891: H R 3767: To Designate the Facility of the United States Postal Service Located at 170 North Main Street in Smithfield, Utah, As the “W. Hazen Hillyard Post Office Building” | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 890: H R 3539: To Designate the Facility of the United States Postal Service Located at 427 Harrison Avenue in Harrison, New Jersey, As the “Patricia D. Mcginty-Juhl Post Office Building” | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 889: S 1314: To Designate the Facility of the United States Postal Service Located at 630 Northeast Killingsworth Avenue in Portland, Oregon, As the “Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Post Office” | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 888: H RES 895: Honoring the Lives of the Brave Soldiers and Civilians of the United States Army Who Died or Were Wounded in the Tragic Attack of November 5, 2009 at Fort Hood, Texas. | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 887: H R 3962: Affordable Health Care for America Act | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 886: H R 3962: Affordable Health Care for America Act | No | Yes | No | |
| Vote 885: H R 3962 | No | Yes | No | |
| Vote 884: H R 3962 | No | Yes | No |
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