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Rep. Sam Farr

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Term Start Term End Role    State  Party 
2007 2008 Representative CA Democrat
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Recent Voting History

The votes below were taken by roll call, a voting procedure that records a vote from every Senator or Representative on the bill under consideration. This Member of Congress may have voted on other bills by the process known as "voice vote", but these votes are not recorded.
BillVoted
H.R.7221 Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2008
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended: H R 7221 Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act
Aye
October 02, 2008
S.3641 A bill to authorize funding for the National Crime Victim Law Institute to provide support for victims of crime under Crime Victims Legal Assistance Programs as a part of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984.
Table Motion to Reconsider: S 3641 To authorize funding for the National Crime Victim Law Institute to provide support for victims of crime under Crime Victims Legal Assistance Programs as a part of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984.
Aye
October 02, 2008
S.3641 A bill to authorize funding for the National Crime Victim Law Institute to provide support for victims of crime under Crime Victims Legal Assistance Programs as a part of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984.
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass: S 3641 To authorize funding for the National Crime Victim Law Institute to provide support for victims of crime under Crime Victims Legal Assistance Programs as a part of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984.
Aye
October 02, 2008

Voting Trends Analysis

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  • H.R.676 United States National Health Insurance A... [2]
  • H.R.5535 Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2008 [2]
  • H.R.1415 Restoring the Constitution Act of 2007 [1]
  • H.R.1187 Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank N... [1]
  • H.R.3221 Small Public Housing Authorities Paperwor... [1]

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Sam Farr in the News feed

October 06, 2008 New Salinas candidate announces race against U.S. Rep. Farr

...money manger Pete Andresen is running as a write-in candidate against Congressman Sam Farr, D-Carmel. Andresen, a Repubilcan, announced his candidacy today. He said he wants to bring more focus to the national economic crisis during the race and to chal

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Source: The Californian


October 01, 2008 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

...to see that the media are interested in what he has to say. There are many people who believe Jeff Taylor will lose against Sam Farr in the Nov. 4 election for Congress, especially after his announcement to leave the Republican Party and switch to "decl

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Source: The Californian


September 27, 2008 Farr bill would aim to boost visits to the US

US Rep. Sam Farr, D-Carmel, who co-sponsored the bill with fellow chairman Jon Porter, R-Nev., of the Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus, ...

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Source: The Salinas Californian, CA


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Sam Farr in the Blogs feed

October 03, 2008 Protest at the NSA/The Financial Mess & Washington's Wars

("This goes back to the Iraq War," Rep. Sam Farr said. about the bailout Sept. 23. "Nobody on the Hill, of. either party, has confidence in the White House.") Oil is central to both crises: real petroleum in the ...

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Source: Baltimore Nonviolence Center


October 01, 2008 Letters: Farr didn't listen; vote him out

Farr didn't listen; vote him out Sam Farr is one of the reasons that public approval of Congress is so low. Calls to his office ran "heavily against the bailout," yet he voted for it. Rep. Farr does not seem to grasp the concept of ...

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September 30, 2008 So-called Paulson Bill

One can write to one’s congress representative (Sam Farr in my case, who voted yes on HR 3997: see recorded votes on 9/29/08) or senator (Diane Feinstein) something like:. Dear Representative: Please kill the misnamed Paulson bill—a ...

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Campaign Contributions

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Top Funding Industry: Agribusiness
Top Contributor: Plumbers/Pipefitters Union ($10,000)
IndustryDonation% of total
Agribusiness $95,150 22.5 %
Labor $82,000 19.4 %
Health $44,400 10.5 %
Misc Business $38,250 9.0 %
Other $33,850 8.0 %
Transportation $26,500 6.3 %
Lawyers & Lobbyists $25,209 6.0 %
Ideology/Single-Issue $22,670 5.4 %
Finance/Insur/RealEst $19,700 4.7 %
Energy/Nat Resource $12,000 2.8 %
Construction $11,250 2.7 %
Communic/Electronics $6,000 1.4 %
Defense $6,000 1.4 %
Total:$422,979

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