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| Term Start | Term End | Role | State | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2012 | Senator | NV | Republican |
| See All 4 Terms | ||||
Committee Membership
- Senate Budget
- Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
- Science, Technology, and Innovation
- Senate Finance
- Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
- Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security
- State, Local, and Private Sector Preparedness and Integration (Ad Hoc)
- Senate Rules and Administration
Sponsored Bill Statistics
Recent Voting History
| Bill | Voted |
|---|---|
|
H.R.2918 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010 On the Motion (Motion to Table Motion to Commit H.R. 2918 to the Committee on Appropriations with Instructions ) |
Nay (with party)
June 25, 2009 |
| On the Nomination (Nomination of Harold Hongju Koh, of Connecticut, to be Legal Adviser of the Department of State ) |
Nay (with party)
June 25, 2009 |
| On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Harold Hongju Koh, of Connecticut, to be Legal Counsel of the Department of State ) |
Nay (with party)
June 24, 2009 |
Voting Trends Analysis
- Most often votes with: Sen. Richard Burr [R, NC]
- Least often votes with: Sen. Bernard Sanders [I, VT]
- Democrat most often votes with: Sen. Ben Nelson [D, NE]
- Republican least often votes with: Sen. Olympia Snowe [R, ME]
- Votes with party: 94% (Ranks 55 of 100)
- Abstains: 1% (Ranks 10 of 100)
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John Ensign in the News
July 04, 2009 A Tale Of Two Governors
...daughters. In the past two weeks the lack of devotion to one's spouse has KO'd the presidential ambitions of Republican Sen. John Ensign of Nevada and Governor Mark Sanford of South Carolina. And now Governor Palin is stepping aside before her term is
July 04, 2009 Palin will resign as Alaska governor
...Party plagued with recent setbacks, including extramarital affairs disclosed by two other presidential prospects, Nevada Sen. John Ensign and South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford. Palin hastily called a news conference late Friday morning at her home in su
Source: N.J. Courier-Post Online
July 04, 2009 Palin resigns as governor
...delivery of two weeks' notice rattles a Republican Party plagued with setbacks in recent weeks, including extramarital affairs disclosed by two other 2012 presidential prospects, Nevada Sen. John Ensign and South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford. ...
Source: Belleville News-Democrat
John Ensign in the Blogs
July 04, 2009 SPECIAL REPORT â continued: Strange Case of the Disappearing ...
Pawlenty and Barbour appeared to compare the sex scandals that apparently have sidelined Sanford and Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., from the group of 2012 hopefuls to Republican failure to stop runaway federal spending in recent years. ...
Source: Cedar Creek Voice
July 03, 2009 Palin resigning as Alaska governor on July 26 | US Post Today.
Palin's delivery of two weeks' notice rattles a Republican Party plagued with setbacks in recent weeks, including extramarital affairs disclosed by two other 2012 presidential prospects, Nevada Sen. John Ensign and South Carolina Gov. ...
Source: US Post Today.
July 03, 2009 Palin resigning as Alaska governor on July 26 | Home >> Other ...
Palin's delivery of two weeks' notice rattles a Republican Party plagued with setbacks in recent weeks, including extramarital affairs disclosed by two other 2012 presidential prospects, Nevada Sen. John Ensign and South Carolina Gov. ...
Source: philstar.com - Breaking News
Featured Members of Congress
On June 23, 2009 John Ensign was featured on the homepage of OpenCongress:
On June 16, 2009, Senator John Ensign (R, NV) admitted to having had an extramarital affair in 2008 with a campaign staffer whose husband was a member of his Senate staff. The following day, Ensign gave up his leadership position Chairman of the Senate Republican Policy Committee. The Senate Ethics Committee may launch an inquiry into employment-related issues involved in the senator's affair.
Campaign Contributions
Top Contributor: MGM Mirage ($134,000)
| Industry | Donation | % of total |
|---|---|---|
| Finance/Insur/RealEst | $996,710 | 19.8 % |
| Misc Business | $722,353 | 14.4 % |
| Health | $652,000 | 13.0 % |
| Communic/Electronics | $618,910 | 12.3 % |
| Lawyers & Lobbyists | $445,178 | 8.9 % |
| Ideology/Single-Issue | $420,287 | 8.4 % |
| Construction | $305,567 | 6.1 % |
| Transportation | $228,883 | 4.6 % |
| Other | $219,700 | 4.4 % |
| Energy/Nat Resource | $176,289 | 3.5 % |
| Agribusiness | $148,647 | 3.0 % |
| Defense | $77,550 | 1.5 % |
| Labor | $17,000 | 0.3 % |
| Total: | $5,029,074 |










