Members of Congress / Jon Tester

Biographical Information

TESTER, Jon, a Senator from Montana; born in Havre, Mont., on August 21, 1956; graduated College of Great Falls 1978, farmer; teacher; member, Big Sandy school board 1983-1992 (chairman 1986-1991); Montana State senate 1999-2006, serving as minority whip 2001-2003, minority leader 2003-2005, president 2005-2006; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 2006 for the term ending January 3, 2013. (Source.)

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Roles in Congress

· 110th Congress: Senator, Montana, Democratic. Jan. 4, 2007, to Jan. 3, 2011.

Key Votes

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

Missed Votes

Jon Tester has missed 7 votes (1.1%) during the current Congress. See a list of his missed votes since 1991 or see a full list of vote missers.

Voting with Party

Jon Tester has voted with a majority of his Democratic colleagues 89.5% of the time during the current Congress. This percentage does not include votes in which Tester did not vote. See a list of his votes against his party since 1991, a list of all Senators in the 110th Congress with a similar score, or a full list of party voters.

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State Information

Montana demographic profile (2000 Census)

Financial Disclosure

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2006

Latest Votes

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Date	Vote	Position	GOP opinion	DEM opinion
7/31/08	Vote 196: H CON RES 398: H. Con. Res. 398; A concurrent resolution providing for an adjournment or recess of the two Houses.	Yes	No	Yes
7/31/08	Vote 195: On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 3001; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009	Yes	No	Yes
7/31/08	Vote 194: H R 4137: H.R. 4137 Conference Report; College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2008	Yes	Yes	Yes
7/31/08	Vote 193: H R 4040: H.R. 4040 Conference Report; CPSC Reform Act	Yes	Yes	Yes
7/30/08	Vote 192: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S.3335; Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008	Yes	No	Yes
7/30/08	Vote 191: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 2035; Free Flow of Information Act of 2007	Yes	No	Yes
7/29/08	Vote 190: On the Cloture Motion: Upon Reconsideration Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R.6049; Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008	Yes	No	Yes
7/28/08	Vote 189: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S.3297; Advancing America's Priorities Act	Yes	No	Yes
7/28/08	Vote 188: On the Motion: Motion to Instruct Sgt. At Arms; Advancing America's Priorities Act	Yes	Yes	Yes
7/26/08	Vote 187: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of S. 3186; Warm in Winter and Cool in Summer Act	Yes	No	Yes
7/26/08	Vote 186: On the Motion: Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to Senate Amendment to the House Amendments to the Senate Amendment to HR 3221; Housing Tax Credit Coordination Act of 2008	Yes	Yes	Yes
7/25/08	Vote 185: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to the House Amendments to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 3221; Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008	Yes	Yes	Yes
7/25/08	Vote 184: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on S. 3268; Stop Excessive Energy Speculation Act of 2008	Yes	No	Yes
7/22/08	Vote 183: On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 3268; Stop Excessive Energy Speculation Act of 2008	Yes	Yes	Yes
7/16/08	Vote 182: H R 5501: H.R. 5501 As Amended; Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008	Yes	Yes	Yes
7/16/08	Vote 181: S 2731: DeMint Amdt. No. 5077; To reduce to $35,000,000,000 the amount authorized to be appropriated to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria in developing countries during the next 5 years.	No	Yes	No
7/16/08	Vote 180: S 2731: Kyl Amdt. No. 5082; To limit the period during which appropriations may be made to carry out this Act and to create a point of order in the Senate against any appropriation to carry out this Act that exceeds the amount authorized for fiscal year 2013.	No	Yes	No
7/16/08	Vote 179: S 2731: Gregg Amdt. No. 5081; To strike the provision requiring the development of coordinated oversight plans and to establish an independent Inspector General at the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator.	Yes	Yes	No
7/16/08	Vote 178: S 2731: Cornyn Amdt. No. 5083; To establish a bipartisan commission for the purpose of improving oversight and eliminating wasteful government spending under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.	No	Yes	No
7/15/08	Vote 177: H R 6331: Shall H.R. 6331 Pass, the objections of the President of the United States to the contrary notwithstanding?; Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act of 2008	Yes	No	Yes

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