U.S. Congress - Rep. Arlen Specter, (D) 
Arlen Specter
Democrat • 5 Terms • Sworn In 1981
Last Term
2005 - 2010
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- 134 Sponsored Bills (Ranks 3 of 440) 0 Made Into Law (Ranks 49 of 440)
- 306 Co-Sponsored Bills (Ranks 20 of 440) 10 Made Into Law (Ranks 31 of 440)
- Most often votes with:
- Sen. Debbie Stabenow
- Sen. Susan Collins
- Least often votes with:
- Ben Nelson
- Sen. Thomas Coburn
- Votes with party 87%
- Abstains: 5%
Person's Views
- Today: 19
- Past Seven Days: 57
- All-Time: 49,238
Recent Voting History
The votes below were taken by roll call, a voting procedure that records a vote from every Senator or Representative on the bill under consideration. This Member of Congress may have voted on other bills by the process known as "voice vote", but these votes are not recorded.
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On the Nomination (Confirmation Mary Helen Murgia, of Arizona to be U.S. Circuit Judge)December 22, 2010
Aye
(with party)
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On the Resolution of Ratification (Resolution of Advice and Consent to Ratification As Amended (Treaty Doc. 111-5))December 22, 2010 Aye
(with party)
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On the Amendment (Kyl Amdt. No. 4893)December 21, 2010
Nay
(with party)
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Featured Members of Congress
On March 24, 2009 Arlen Specter was featured on the homepage of OpenCongress:
On April 28, 2009, fifth term Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter announced that he was leaving the Republican party to join the Democrats and that he would be running on the Democratic ticket in 2010 for re-election. In a <a href="http://www.politicspa.com/Specter%20Switches.htm">statement</a> on his decision he said: "Since my election in 1980, as part of the Reagan Big Tent, the Republican Party has moved far to the right." Since his party switch, Sen. Specter has voted on several big issues against the rest of the Democrats. Here is a list of his <a href="http://www.opencongress.org/people/voting_history/300092_arlen_specter">recent votes</a> on OpenCongress.
Official website: http://specter.senate.gov/
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Address:
711 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
711 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-224-4254
Fax: 202-228-1229
Fax: 202-228-1229
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