Members of Congress / George Voinovich
Biographical InformationVOINOVICH, George Victor, a Senator from Ohio; born in Cleveland, Ohio, on July 15, 1936; B.A. in government, Ohio University 1958; J.D., Ohio State University College of Law 1961; assistant attorney general of Ohio 1963; Ohio state representative 1967-71; lieutenant governor of Ohio 1979; mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, 1979-89; governor of Ohio 1991-1998; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1998; reelected in 2004 for the term ending January 3, 2011; chair, Select Committee on Ethics (One Hundred Ninth Congress). (Source.) More coverage of George Voinovich on washingtonpost.com Roles in Congress
· 110th Congress: Senator, Ohio, Republican.
Jan. 4, 2007, to Jan. 3, 2011. Key VotesSee how George Voinovich voted on key votes -- the most important bills, nominations and resolutions that have come before Congress, as determined by washingtonpost.com. Missed VotesGeorge Voinovich has missed 11 votes (1.8%) during the current Congress. See a list of his missed votes since 1991 or see a full list of vote missers. Voting with PartyGeorge Voinovich has voted with a majority of his Republican colleagues 75.1% of the time during the current Congress. This percentage does not include votes in which Voinovich 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. |
State InformationOhio demographic profile (2000 Census) Financial DisclosureView George Voinovich'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 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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. | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 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 | |
| Vote 176: S 2731: Bunning Amdt. No. 5073; In the nature of a substitute. | No | No | No | |
| Vote 175: S 2731: Motion to Table DeMint Amdt. No. 5068; To limit the countries to which Federal financial assistance may be targeted under this Act. | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 174: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 2731; Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 173: On the Motion: Motion to Disagree to the Amdts. of the House, Adding a New Title and Inserting a New Section, to the Amdt. of the Senate to H.R. 3221; Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 172: On the Nomination: Confirmation Lt. Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, USA, to be General | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 171: On the Nomination: Confirmation Gen. David H. Petraeus, USA, to be General | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 170: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Disagree to the Amdts. of the House, Adding a New Title and Inserting a New Section, to the Amdt. of the Senate to H.R. 3221; Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 169: On the Cloture Motion: Upon Reconsideration, Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R. 6331; Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 168: H R 6304: H.R. 6304; Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 167: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on H.R. 6304; Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 166: H R 6304: Bingaman Amdt. No. 5066; To stay pending cases against certain telecommunications companies and provide that such companies may not seek retroactive immunity until 90 days after the date the final report of the Inspectors General on the President's Surveillance Program is submitted to Congress. | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 165: H R 6304: Specter Amdt. No. 5059; To limit retroactive immunity for providing assistance to the United States to instances in which a Federal court determines the assistance was provided in connection with an intelligence activity that was constitutional. | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 164: H R 6304: Dodd Amdt. No. 5064; To strike title II. | No | No | Yes |
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