| Term Start | Term End | Role | State | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2008 | Senator | NM | Republican |
| See All 6 Terms | ||||
Sponsored Bill Statistics
Recent Voting History
| Bill | Voted |
|---|---|
|
H.R.7005 Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008 On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R. 7005. ) |
Aye (against party)
December 11, 2008 |
|
H.R.6867 Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008 On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 6867 ) |
Aye (with party)
November 20, 2008 |
|
H.R.1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 On Passage of the Bill (H. R. 1424 As Amended ) |
Aye (with party)
October 01, 2008 |
Voting Trends Analysis
- Most often votes with: Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R, AK]
- Least often votes with: Sen. Russell Feingold [D, WI]
- Democrat most often votes with: Sen. Ben Nelson [D, NE]
- Republican least often votes with: Sen. Thomas Coburn [R, OK]
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Pete Domenici in the News
December 30, 2008 NM's Sen. Domenici leaves office after 36 years
ALBUQUERQUE, NM (AP) â Sen. Pete Domenici, who is retiring after 36 years in the Senate, has packed up his office and said goodbye to most of his staffers. ...
December 30, 2008 NM's Sen. Domenici Leaves Office After 36 Years
...ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Sen. Pete Domenici, who is retiring after 36 years in the Senate, has packed up his office and said goodbye to most of his staffers. But with only days left in office, it seems the thought of retirement is still unreal to him. "I lo
December 30, 2008 Senator for 36 years: New Mexico's Pete Domenici bids farewell to political life
...ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Sen. Pete Domenici, who is retiring after 36 years in the Senate, has packed up his office and said goodbye to most of his staffers. But with only days left in office, it seems the thought of retirement is still unreal to him. "I lo
Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune
Pete Domenici in the Blogs
December 30, 2008 NM's Sen. Domenici leaves office after 36 years - Salon.com
Dec 30th, 2008 | ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Sen. Pete Domenici, who is retiring after 36 years in the Senate, has packed up his office and said goodbye to most of his staffers. But with only days left in office, it seems the thought of ...
December 30, 2008 NM's Sen. Domenici leaves office after 36 years - Kansas City Star
Sen. Pete Domenici, who is retiring after 36 years in the Senate, has packed up his office and said goodbye to most of his staffers.
Source: Kansas City Star: Nation
December 30, 2008 Balanced Benefits
The legislation is named after the late Minnesota Sen. Paul Wellstone, who had a brother with severe mental illness, and Sen. Pete Domenici, who has a daughter with schizophrenia. Congressional staffers estimate it will improve coverage ...
Source: Inside Counsel
Featured Members of Congress
On April 25, 2008 Pete Domenici was featured on the homepage of OpenCongress:
Pete Domenici (R-NM) has been officially admonished by the Senate Ethics Committee for his infamous phone call to former U.S. Attorney David Iglesias. The Committee found that Domenici "should have known that a federal prosecutor receiving such a telephone call, coupled with an approaching election which may have turned on or been influence by the prosecutor's action in the corruption matter, created an appearance of impropriety that reflected unfavorably on the Senate."
Campaign Contributions
Top Contributor: Peabody Energy ($17,600)
| Industry | Donation | % of total |
|---|---|---|
| Energy/Nat Resource | $458,550 | 24.4 % |
| Finance/Insur/RealEst | $268,037 | 14.3 % |
| Lawyers & Lobbyists | $199,106 | 10.6 % |
| Ideology/Single-Issue | $168,600 | 9.0 % |
| Other | $145,444 | 7.7 % |
| Misc Business | $143,075 | 7.6 % |
| Agribusiness | $116,994 | 6.2 % |
| Construction | $86,000 | 4.6 % |
| Health | $80,750 | 4.3 % |
| Transportation | $78,766 | 4.2 % |
| Defense | $71,800 | 3.8 % |
| Communic/Electronics | $54,800 | 2.9 % |
| Labor | $7,000 | 0.4 % |
| Total: | $1,878,922 |









