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| Term Start | Term End | Role | State | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2010 | Senator | VT | Democrat |
| See All 6 Terms | ||||
Committee Membership
- Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
- Senate Appropriations
- Commerce, Justice, and Science and Related Agencies
- Defense
- Homeland Security
- State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
- Transportation, Treasury, the Judiciary, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
- Senate Judiciary
- Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights
Most Recent Sponsored Bills
Sponsored Bill Statistics
Recent Voting History
| Bill | Voted |
|---|---|
|
S.Con.Res.70 Budget resolution FY2009 On the Motion (Gregg Motion to Instruct Conferees (Discretionary Spending) re: S. Con. Res. 70 ) |
Nay May 15, 2008 |
|
S.Con.Res.70 Budget resolution FY2009 On the Motion (Vitter Motion to Instruct Conferees (OCS) re: S. Con. Res. 70 ) |
Nay May 15, 2008 |
|
S.Con.Res.70 Budget resolution FY2009 On the Motion (DeMint Motion to Instruct Conferees (China - India) re: S. Con. Res. 70 ) |
Nay May 15, 2008 |
Voting Trends Analysis
- Most often votes with: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI]
- 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]
Patrick Leahy in the News
May 17, 2008 Commencement season in full swing this weekend
Bernie Sanders à Green Mountain College: 10 am Speaker: Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas à Johnson State College: 2 pm Speaker: US Sen. Patrick Leahy.
May 17, 2008 Vt. Guard may be deployed in 2010
The possible deployment is one more sign of how important the Guard is to national defense, said Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., co-chairman of the Senate ...
May 16, 2008 Farm bill will benefit Vermont, lawmakers say
"This strong, bipartisan vote is a tremendous and hard-won victory for Vermont dairies," said Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., in a statement. ...
Patrick Leahy in the Blogs
May 17, 2008 Diversions
The committee itself is chaired by my favorite senator, Patrick Leahy (D-VT). Do you think there's a snowball's chance in hell this committee takes up Spygate? Not only are there three likely Patriots' fans here, including the boss, ...
Source: A Red Sox State of Maine
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May 17, 2008 Echoes Of Colombia In Mexico Drug War
Tim Rieser, an aide to US Sen. Patrick Leahy ( D-Vt. ), chairman of the Senate subcommittee that funds foreign aid programs, said Millan Gomez's murder illustrates that any aid request must include strict American oversight. ...
Source: 420 Magazine
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May 17, 2008 Senator Leahy Schedules Judiciary Committee Hearing on the Right ...
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) has scheduled a hearing to examine the constitutional underpinnings of voting rights and to investigate obstacles that impede access to the ballot box for all Americans.
Source: Veterans for Common Sense
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Campaign Contributions
Top Contributor: Technet ($81,491)
| Industry | Donation | % of total |
|---|---|---|
| Lawyers & Lobbyists | $782,149 | 38.1 % |
| Communic/Electronics | $483,416 | 23.5 % |
| Finance/Insur/RealEst | $195,253 | 9.5 % |
| Other | $182,979 | 8.9 % |
| Misc Business | $156,085 | 7.6 % |
| Defense | $64,400 | 3.1 % |
| Health | $60,050 | 2.9 % |
| Agribusiness | $57,726 | 2.8 % |
| Ideology/Single-Issue | $37,000 | 1.8 % |
| Labor | $15,500 | 0.8 % |
| Energy/Nat Resource | $9,750 | 0.5 % |
| Transportation | $5,700 | 0.3 % |
| Construction | $4,900 | 0.2 % |
| Total: | $2,054,908 |
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