| Term Start | Term End | Role | State | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2008 | Senator | MA | Democrat |
| See All 4 Terms | ||||
Committee Membership
Most Recent Sponsored Bills
Recent Voting History
| Bill | Voted |
|---|---|
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S.2284 Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007 On the Amendment (Durbin Amdt. No. 4715 as Modified ) |
Aye May 08, 2008 |
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S.2284 Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007 On the Motion (Motion to Waive S. Con. Res. 21, 110th, Sect. 201, re: Dodd Amdt. No. 4707 ) |
Aye May 08, 2008 |
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S.2284 Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007 On the Amendment (Landrieu Amdt. No. 4705 As Further Modified ) |
Nay May 07, 2008 |
Voting Trends Analysis
- Most often votes with: Sen. Robert Menendez [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]
John Kerry in the News
May 10, 2008 Privacy trumps politics here
When John Kerry ran for president in 2004, Teresa Heinz-Kerry's personal income tax return was not made public. Like Mrs. McCain, she has a substantial ...
May 10, 2008 The Race's Real Winner
But Obama is not as liberal as Michael Dukakis and George McGovern or as elitist as John Kerry. Huge numbers of Democratic voters wanted their party to ...
May 10, 2008 Students understand how important Pops' visit is
I see a lot of Sen. John Kerry in him, not John Kennedy or the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Sen. John McCain, too, has his difficulties. ...
John Kerry in the Blogs
May 11, 2008 McCain reminds me of those who voted for McGovern
There is now a dispute around McCain telling people that he voted for 2000 presidential candidate Vice President Al Gore and 2004 candidate Senator John Kerry. This is reported in the Huffington Report. If McCain voted for Gore and ...
Source: The Dry Heat
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May 11, 2008 Did Tuesday show us GOP wankery or defection?
"Frankly, if it hadn't been for Republicans taking Democratic ballots, (Obama) likely would have won in Indiana, too," Sen. John Kerry, the Democrats' 2004 presidential nominee, said in a post-election conference call with reporters. ...
Source: Blue Indiana - Front Page
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May 11, 2008 Sen. Kerry carries Haverhill straw poll
HAVERHILL and mdash; If this city is the trendsetter that Democratic City Committee Chair Bill Cox says it is, then US Sen. John Kerry must be very happy today. Kerry, the 2004 Democratic presidential nominee, received 76 of 91 votes ...
Source: EagleTribune.com, North Andover, MA--Haverhill
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Featured Members of Congress
On March 31, 2008 John Kerry was featured on the homepage of OpenCongress:
Appearing on ABC's "This Week" on Sunday, John Kerry (D-MA) became the first member of the Senate to call on his party's superdelegates to choose a presidential candidate by July 1st. He did not call on Clinton to resign, but suggested that the negativity between the two candidates could hurt the eventual nominee's campaign. “The important thing is to be fighting against John McCain and not to be destructive in this campaign, either campaigns,” Kerry said.
Campaign Contributions
Top Contributor: University of California ($634,225)
| Industry | Donation | % of total |
|---|---|---|
| Finance/Insur/RealEst | $637,651 | 24.4 % |
| Lawyers & Lobbyists | $523,735 | 20.0 % |
| Other | $371,137 | 14.2 % |
| Ideology/Single-Issue | $367,970 | 14.1 % |
| Misc Business | $196,918 | 7.5 % |
| Communic/Electronics | $185,095 | 7.1 % |
| Health | $122,328 | 4.7 % |
| Labor | $93,000 | 3.6 % |
| Construction | $37,706 | 1.4 % |
| Transportation | $28,618 | 1.1 % |
| Agribusiness | $20,465 | 0.8 % |
| Energy/Nat Resource | $18,680 | 0.7 % |
| Defense | $13,900 | 0.5 % |
| Total: | $2,617,203 |







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What was Senator Kerrys vote on S.2248? The amendment to FISA 1978?
If you click on the "See Full Voting History" button above, you will see that Kerry voted "nay" on final passage of the FISA bill. There were also a dozen or so votes on amendments to the bill before it s final passage -- you can also see how he voted on each of those.
Mr kerry please push for the unemployment insurance extension. Just yesterday 200 more citizens have lost their jobs due to a plant closing, the USA can't wait until may june or july when the booster shot arrives the dissease is spreading fast..
The only thing worse than Bush as president is this guy!!
This is to my true Pesident! John Kerry!
IMPEACH GEORGE BUSH! A TRAITOR! A LIAR! A THEIF! PUT HIM IN THE STREET! EVERYONE SPEAK OUT! DON'T JUST WAIT FOR SOMETHING TO HAPPEN. GET UP AND MAKE IT HAPPEN!
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