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Rep. John Olver
Democrat • 1st District, Massachusetts • 11th Term • Sworn In 1991
- 2 Sponsored Bills (Ranks 422 of 440) 0 Made Into Law (Ranks 50 of 440)
- 188 Co-Sponsored Bills (Ranks 170 of 440) 3 Made Into Law (Ranks 118 of 440)
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- Rep. Walter Jones
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- Votes with party 94%
- Abstains: 11%
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Mass. Democrat launches campaign for US House
Richard Neal. Nuciforo lives in a district currently represented by retiring U.S. Rep. John Olver. The reshaped district includes portions of Neal's current district but all of the Berkshires as well. Federal Election Commission records show ...
Olver singled out in earmark investigation
State Rep. William "Smitty" Pignatelli, along with other local lawmakers, have long praised Olver for his ability to bring home money for much need infrastructure upgrades in Western Massachusetts. "John Olver deserves a lot of credit for what ...
Mass. Democrat launches campaign for US House
...unseat 12-term Democratic U.S. Rep. Richard Neal. Nuciforo lives in a district currently represented by retiring U.S. Rep. John Olver. The reshaped district includes portions of Neal's current district but all of the Berkshires as well. Federal Election
Mass. Democrat launches campaign for US House
...unseat 12-term Democratic U.S. Rep. Richard Neal. Nuciforo lives in a district currently represented by retiring U.S. Rep. John Olver. The reshaped district includes portions of Neal's current district but all of the Berkshires as well. Federal Election
Mass. Democrat launches campaign for US House
...unseat 12-term Democratic U.S. Rep. Richard Neal. Nuciforo lives in a district currently represented by retiring U.S. Rep. John Olver. The reshaped district includes portions of Neal's current district but all of the Berkshires as well. Federal Election
Mass. Democrat launches campaign for US House
...to unseat 12-term Democratic U.S. Rep. Richard Neal. Nuciforo lives in a district currently represented by retiring U.S. Rep. John Olver. The reshaped district includes portions of Neal's current district but all of the Berkshires as well. Federal Elect
Olver singled out in earmark investigation
...8, 2012 of property he owns with his wife. WASHINGTON -- A months-long investigation by The Washington Post has identified Rep. John W. Olver as one of 33 members of Congress to direct more than $300 million in federal earmarks to public projects next t
Olver directed $5.1M to project near home
State Rep. William "Smitty" Pignatelli, along with other local lawmakers, have long praised Olver for his ability to bring home money for much need infrastructure upgrades in Western Massachusetts. "John Olver deserves a lot of credit for what ...
Congressional hopeful visits Easthampton, Holyoke today
Nuciforo's Berkshire County base was located in a different district then, one represented by Amherst Congressman John Olver, who announced his intention to retire from Congress in 2012. Instead, the newly drawn district lines pit Nuciforo ...
Congressional earmarks sometimes used to fund projects near lawmakers' properties, including John Olver's
A congressman from Georgia secured $6.3 million in taxpayer funds to replenish the beach about 900 feet from his island vacation cottage. A representative from Michigan earmarked $486,000 to add a bike lane to a bridge within walking distance of ...
Report details earmarked funds for projects near properties of Mass. lawmakers
Among the members were Democratic Representatives John Olver of Amherst, John Tierney of Salem ... The Tierney project has a more remote connection to the congressman. The Post reported that since 2005, Tierney helped secure $3.5 million ...
Report Sees Possible Earmark Conflicts For 3 Mass. Congressmen
anyone who knows John Olver knows that a charge that he would make a decision like that based on personal interest doesn’t know the man. It’s just not him. The Post reports that Rep. Tierney obtained $3.5 million for a parking garage for the ...
Report Sees Possible Earmark Conflicts For 3 Mass. Congressmen
...He didn’t remember anything about funding for the road, but here’s what he said about Olver: Honestly, anyone who knows John Olver knows that a charge that he would make a decision like that based on personal interest doesn’t know the man. It’s
Massachusetts congressmen stockpile cash in preparation for new districts
...major changes in western Massachusetts, essentially by carving up the 1st District now represented by Democratic U.S. Rep. John Olver, who has announced that he will retire at the end of his term. U.S. Rep. Richard Neal's district now extends west to in
New Mass. congressional map has reps. raising cash
The map makes major changes in western Massachusetts, essentially by carving up the 1st District now represented by Democratic U.S. Rep. John Olver, who has announced that he will retire at the end of his term. U.S. Rep. Richard Neal's district ...
Colleagues Petition for Retirees’ Funds
retiring Rep. Charlie Gonzalez (D-Texas ... transferred $250,000, Jerry Costello (Ill.) transferred $150,000, and John Olver (Mass.) transferred $170,000 to the DCCC. "The DCCC is a Member participation organization and we appreciate everything our ...
Leominster garage will increase spaces for rail passengers
U.S. Rep. John Olver, D-Amherst, was among those advocating for federal money to pay for the station. Because the station is so easy to access from Route 2 -- as well as Lunenburg and Townsend via Route 13 -- it has become too popular for its ...
Leominster garage will increase spaces for rail passengers
...providing more parking spaces because the size of the facility was determined by the available funding, he said. U.S. Rep. John Olver, D-Amherst, was among those advocating for federal money to pay for the station. Because the station is so easy to acce
Nonprofit innovator Greg Speeter dies at 68
"Here we are fussing about the very thought that we might reduce military expenditures at the same time we're being asked to reduce funding for all kinds of social programs," said U.S. Rep. John Olver, D-Amherst. "Greg's greatest effort was at ...
House Republican Dan Burton Latest Congressional Veteran to Announce Retirement
Rep. Dan Burton, R-Ind., an outspoken critic of President ... 17 terms Brad Miller, D-N.C., 5 terms John Olver, D-Mass., 10 terms Todd Platts, R-Pa., 6 terms Mike Ross, D-Ark., 6 terms Lynn Woolsey, D-Calif., 10 terms
Layover station a hot topic in Westminster
Jennifer Flanagan, D-Leominster, state Rep. Kimberly Ferguson, R-Holden, and Kristin Wood, on behalf of U.S. Rep. John Olver, D-Amherst, all spoke in support of the overall project and rail upgrades and their importance in bringing business to the area.
US Rep. James McGovern praises redevelopment efforts in Northampton
McGovern is running for re-election to the new 2nd District this November, and will be heavily favored to succeed longtime Congressman John Olver, D-Amherst, who is retiring at the end of his term this year. The new district extends west from ...
House Republican Dan Burton Latest Congressional Veteran to Announce Retirement
...13 terms Maurice Hinchey, D-N.Y., 10 terms Dale Kildee, D-Mich., 18 terms Jerry Lewis, R-Calif., 17 terms Brad Miller, D-N.C., 5 terms John Olver, D-Mass., 10 terms Todd Platts, R-Pa., 6 terms Mike Ross, D-Ark., 6 terms Lynn Woolsey, D-Calif., 10 terms.
Layover station a hot topic in Westminster
...State Sen. Jennifer Flanagan, D-Leominster, state Rep. Kimberly Ferguson, R-Holden, and Kristin Wood, on behalf of U.S. Rep. John Olver, D-Amherst, all spoke in support of the overall project and rail upgrades and their importance in bringing business t
Where are they Now?
Blankley later gained fame as a TV commentator and editorial page editor of the Washington Times. Rep. John Olver (D-MA) has never generated a lot of press in his 22 years on Capitol Hill. But the bookish former chemistry professor may have ...
Where are they Now?
...to the Speakership. Blankley later gained fame as a TV commentator and editorial page editor of the Washington Times. Rep. John Olver (D-MA) has never generated a lot of press in his 22 years on Capitol Hill. But the bookish former chemistry professor m
Doubling the House: Massachusetts and DC
Richard Neal - Dem average 52.7 Congressman Neal gets a district a bit safer than ... 51.5 The super liberal 5 colleges area counters the Worcester suburbs. If John Olver wasn't retiring he would run here. Jim McGovern - Dem average 48.5 The ...
Doubling the House: Massachusetts and DC
Richard Neal - Dem average 52.7 Congressman Neal gets a district a bit safer than ... 51.5 The super liberal 5 colleges area counters the Worcester suburbs. If John Olver wasn't retiring he would run here. Jim McGovern - Dem average 48.5 The ...
U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern endorses Elizabeth Warren for Senate
He will run to represent the new 2nd Congressional District, which includes more than 20 communities, including Amherst, Greenfield and Northampton, that are now part of the 1st District represented by John Olver, D-Amherst. “Congressman ...
Redistricting and Partisanship Fuel House Departures
Unlike Representative Gabrielle Giffords and others who have ... Some House members who have already announced they would not seek re-election such as Representatives John Olver, Democrat of Massachusetts, and Steve Austria, Republican of ...
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