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511 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-3441 Fax: 202-228-0514
Contact Maria Cantwell via web
| Term Start | Term End | Role | State | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2012 | Senator | WA | Democrat |
| See All 3 Terms | ||||
Committee Membership
- Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
- Consumer Affairs, Insurance, and Automotive Safety
- Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard
- Science, Technology, and Innovation
- Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety and Security
- Senate Energy and Natural Resources
- Public Lands and Forests
- Water and Power
- Senate Finance
- Senate Indian Affairs
- Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Most Recent Sponsored Bills
Sponsored Bill Statistics
Recent Voting History
| Bill | Voted |
|---|---|
|
H.R.1256 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. 1247 ) |
Aye (with party)
June 08, 2009 |
|
H.R.1256 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 1256 ) |
Aye (with party)
June 02, 2009 |
|
H.R.2346 Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 On Passage of the Bill (HR 2346 As Amended ) |
Aye (with party)
May 21, 2009 |
Voting Trends Analysis
- Most often votes with: Sen. Robert Menéndez [D, NJ]
- Least often votes with: Sen. Jim DeMint [R, SC]
- Republican most often votes with: Sen. Olympia Snowe [R, ME]
- Democrat least often votes with: Sen. Ben Nelson [D, NE]
- Votes with party: 94% (Ranks 46 of 100)
- Abstains: 0% (Ranks 28 of 100)
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| People | Bills | Issues |
|---|---|---|
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Maria Cantwell in the News
July 04, 2009 HEALTH CARE: Support public system option
...have been able to afford the crushing costs, and my death would have been the most likely outcome. Moderate Democrats like Sen. Maria Cantwell are defeating our opportunity to give everyone access to higher-quality and lower-cost health care by opposing
Source: TheNewsTribune.com
July 03, 2009
MOSES LAKE â With supportive words and mention of a possible tax credit, Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., complimented REC Silicon's creation of ...
July 03, 2009 Patients weigh in
Cathy mcmorris Rodgers, left, and US Sen. Maria Cantwell talk Thursday outside the Shriners Hospital for Children in Spokane. Both spoke at the Save Our ...
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Maria Cantwell in the Blogs
July 04, 2009 WASHINGTON ELECTION BLOG: SENATOR MARIA CANTWELL
Senator Maria Cantwell: Does she support health co-ops or the public option? The health care debate is heating up this week as nearly 10000 people demonstrated in Washington D.C. yesterday. President Obama has asked Congress to consider ...
Source: WASHINGTON ELECTION BLOG
July 03, 2009 graphics for myspace » Archive du blog » Shriners Parade ...
Sen. Closing the surgery would guts children and their families to expeditions to Portland or Salt Lake City payment turbulence. Maria Cantwell, a Democrat, and Rep. Mike Prior said at a just the same from time to time when officials ...
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July 03, 2009 Open Left:: The Path to Victory on the Public Option
Would Al Franken's first major act as a Senator be to oppose a public option, and take a right-wing position relative to the rest of the caucus on the most prominent issue of the day. Really? Really really? I'm certain we can win over Franken. ...
Source: Open Left - Front Page
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Featured Members of Congress
On June 26, 2008 Maria Cantwell was featured on the homepage of OpenCongress:
Last week The Politico asked all 100 senators for information about their mortgages. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) is the only senator that hasn't provided them with any information. According to the Politico, public records "show that Cantwell has a mortgage with Countrywide Financial Corp. — the same company that provided special VIP mortgage deals to Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND)."
Campaign Contributions
Top Contributor: Microsoft Corp ($174,200)
| Industry | Donation | % of total |
|---|---|---|
| Lawyers & Lobbyists | $1,770,003 | 20.3 % |
| Other | $1,767,696 | 20.2 % |
| Finance/Insur/RealEst | $1,325,590 | 15.2 % |
| Misc Business | $1,124,299 | 12.9 % |
| Communic/Electronics | $983,428 | 11.3 % |
| Ideology/Single-Issue | $802,747 | 9.2 % |
| Health | $395,442 | 4.5 % |
| Energy/Nat Resource | $150,175 | 1.7 % |
| Construction | $141,675 | 1.6 % |
| Transportation | $94,756 | 1.1 % |
| Agribusiness | $87,891 | 1.0 % |
| Defense | $82,651 | 0.9 % |
| Labor | $5,750 | 0.1 % |
| Total: | $8,732,103 |
