Members of Congress / Craig Thomas
Biographical InformationTHOMAS, Craig Lyle, a Representative and a Senator from Wyoming; born in Cody, Park County, Wyo., February 17, 1933; attended public schools; B.A., University of Wyoming 1955; LLB LaSalle Extension University 1968; entered the United States Marine Corps as a private 1955, released as a captain 1959; executive vice president, Wyoming Farm Bureau 1966-1975; natural resource director, American Farm Bureau 1971-1975; general manager, Wyoming Rural Electric Association 1975-1989; independent small businessman; state representative, Wyoming 1984-1989; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred First Congress, by special election, April 25, 1989, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Richard B. Cheney; reelected to the One Hundred Second and One Hundred Third Congresses and served from April 26, 1989, to January 3, 1995; was not a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives in 1994, but was elected to the United States Senate in 1994; reelected in 2000, and again in 2006 for the term ending January 3, 2013; died of leukemia at the Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. on June 4, 2007; interment in Riverside Cemetery, Cody, Wyoming. (Source.) More coverage of Craig Thomas on washingtonpost.com Roles in Congress
· 110th Congress: Senator, Wyoming, Republican.
Jan. 4, 2007, to June 4, 2007. |  Financial DisclosureView Craig Thomas's official financial disclosure statements, which describe the sources, types and amounts of income earned in a given year. (See more disclosure reports.) |
Last Votes
| Date | Vote | Position | GOP opinion | DEM opinion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote 181: On the Motion: This $120 billion dollar package was passed in the Senate by an 80-14 vote on May 24. The bill primarily focuses on funding for the Iraq war but also addresses other unrelated topics.
A previous war funding bill was vetoed by the president because it included troop withdrawal deadlines, which were largely supported by anti-war Democrats. Ten Democrats opposed this new bill with no withdrawal deadlines, while 37 supported its passage. Congress had to act to replace war funding that would have ended May 28. According to the Washington Post, this bill includes 18 “benchmarks that the Iraqi government must meet to continue receiving reconstruction aid.” One hundred billion dollars in funding is slated to support continuing military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The bill says that the President and Congress must not take any action that will endanger the troops and that they provide any funds necessary for training, equipment and other types of support to ensure their safety and the effectiveness of their missions. The president is required to give a first report on the Iraqis' progress in meeting the benchmarks to Congress on July 15. Seventeen billion dollars in the package is for domestic spending. Out of this funding, $6.4 billion is for Gulf Coast hurricane relief efforts, $3 billion in emergency aid for farmers, $1 billion to upgrade port and mass transit security, $3 billion towards converting closing U.S. military bases to other uses, and $650 million to increase funding for children’s health care. A Congressional Research Service summary states that the “other domestic beneficiaries include state HIV grant programs, mine safety research, youth violence prevention activities, and pandemic flu protection.” Sens. Barack Obama (Ill.) and Hilary Clinton (N.Y.) were among the 14 who opposed the bill. | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 180: S 1348: Vitter Amdt. No. 1157; To strike title VI (related to Nonimmigrants in the United States Previously in Unlawful Status). | Not Voting | No | No | |
| Vote 179: S 1348: Sanders Amdt. No. 1223; To establish the American Competitiveness Scholarship Program. | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 178: S 1348: Dorgan Amdt. No. 1181; To sunset the Y-1 nonimmigrant visa program after a 5-year period. | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 177: S 1348: Coleman Amdt. No. 1158; To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to facilitate information sharing between federal and local law enforcement officials related to an individual's immigration status. | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 176: S 1348: Akaka Amdt. No. 1186; To exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from the numerical limitations on immigrant visas. | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 175: S 1348: Bingaman Amdt. No. 1169; No Statement of Purpose on File. | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 174: S 1348: Dorgan Amdt. No. 1153; To strike the Y nonimmigrant guestworker program. | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 173: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S.1348; Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007 | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 172: S CON RES 21: S. Con. Res. 21 Conference Report; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 and 2009 through 2012. | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 171: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke cloture on the Reid Amdt. No. 1123; Expressing the sense of the Congress that no action should be taken to undermine the safety of the Armed Forces of the United States or impact their ability to complete their assigned or future missions. | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 170: H R 1495: H.R. 1495 As Amended; Water Resources Development Act of 2007 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 169: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Cochran Amdt. No. 1135; To express the sense of the Senate that Congress must send to the President acceptable legislation to continue funds for Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom by not later than May 28, 2007. | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 168: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Warner Amdt. No. 1134; Relative to the President's strategy in Iraq. | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 167: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Feingold Amdt. No. 1098; To provide for a transition of the Iraq mission. | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 166: H R 1495: Kerry Amdt. No. 1094; To require the consideration of certain factors relating to global climate change. | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 165: H R 1495: Feingold Amdt. No. 1086; To establish a Water Resources Commission to prioritize water resources projects in the United States. | No | No | No | |
| Vote 164: H R 1495: Coburn Amdt. No. 1089; To prioritize Federal spending to ensure the needs of Louisiana residents who lost their homes as a result of Hurricane Katrina and Rita are met before spending money to design or construct a nonessential visitors center. | No | No | No | |
| Vote 163: H R 1495: Coburn Amdt. No. 1090; To prioritize Federal spending to ensure the residents of the city of Sacramento are protected from the threat of floods before spending money to add sand to beaches in San Diego. | No | No | No | |
| Vote 162: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R.1495; Water Resources Development Act of 2007 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Full list of votes by Craig Thomas
