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Rep. Vernon Ehlers

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Term Start Term End Role    State  Party 
2007 2008 Representative MI Republican
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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.
BillVoted
H.R.2642 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008
On Agreeing to the Senate Amendment With Amendment No. 3: H R 2642 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
Nay
May 15, 2008
H.R.2642 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008
On Agreeing to the Senate Amendment With Amendment No. 2: H R 2642 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
Nay
May 15, 2008
H.R.2642 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008
On Agreeing to the Senate Amendment With Amendment No. 1: H R 2642 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
Present
May 15, 2008

Voting Trends Analysis

The information below is an initial analysis of voting trends for this Member of Congress, calculated by cross-referencing all of this member's votes from the current 110th Congress (Jan. 2007 - Jan. 2009). The results are intended to offer some helpful context for the place that this Member of Congress occupies in the Congressional landscape. In the next steps of site development, OpenCongress will incorporate more detailed analyses of voting trends to give you a comprehensive snapshot of every Member of Congress.

Vernon Ehlers in the News feed

May 15, 2008 Brain Drain Could Ground Aerospace Production

The task force formed in 2006 after Rep. Vernon Ehlers (R-Mich.) introduced legislation to develop a strategy that would address workforce challenges in the ...

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May 11, 2008 Gas-tax break would please some, but could leave roads in ruins

US Rep. Vernon Ehlers, R-Grand Rapids, calls the gas holiday idea "silly." It not only takes from roads and bridges, it reinforces an addictive mentality, ...

Source: MLive.com, MI
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May 03, 2008 Ehlers: Offset rising gasoline prices by 'conserving energy'

GRAND RAPIDS — Gasoline prices, immigration and the moral decay of the nation's youth were on the minds of constituents at US Rep. Vernon Ehlers' town hall ...

Source: MLive.com, MI
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Vernon Ehlers in the Blogs feed

May 13, 2008 Ready … set … write!

Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Thad Cochran (R-MS) and Representatives Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) and Vernon Ehlers (R-MI-3) have introduced a bill to address the school library crisis facing the Nation: the Strengthening Kids’ Interest in ...

Source: YALSA
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May 04, 2008 International Conference on Peak Oil & Climate Change: Paths to ...

US Representative Vernon Ehlers has provided a video invitation on the conference web site. Ehlers is a former nuclear physicist and member of the congressional peak oil caucus. He is also contributing a short video overview of the ...

Source: Value System: Peak Oil, Gas Prices, Money...
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May 04, 2008 Michigan conference on peak oil & climate change May 30 - Energy ...

Michigan conference on peak oil & climate change May 30 Energy Bulletin - 58 minutes ago Ending the Love Affair with the Automobile The conference has the support of local politicians. US Representative Vernon Ehlers has provided a ...

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Campaign Contributions

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Top Funding Industry: Ideology/Single-Issue
Top Contributor: Amway/Alticor Inc ($4,600)
IndustryDonation% of total
Ideology/Single-Issue $26,350 20.7 %
Other $24,300 19.1 %
Misc Business $20,600 16.2 %
Transportation $14,500 11.4 %
Finance/Insur/RealEst $10,500 8.3 %
Health $7,250 5.7 %
Lawyers & Lobbyists $7,000 5.5 %
Construction $5,000 3.9 %
Labor $3,500 2.8 %
Energy/Nat Resource $3,000 2.4 %
Communic/Electronics $2,500 2.0 %
Agribusiness $1,500 1.2 %
Defense $1,000 0.8 %
Total:$127,000

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